I received 7 separate emails about it starting last September from the State of NJ mailing list that /u/elmariachi304 references below. I think I ended up on that list after signing up for covid related updates a while back.

Might Quinns on rt3, also has a beef rib that is worth trying. Their brisket and burnt ends are better than their regular ribs, too.

That's fair, and I eluded to the fact that the DA can move forward on their own in a follow-up response earlier.

However, if the police are asking if the victim wants to move forward and they say no, then unless it's an egregious circumstance, I don't see how the DA moves forward when the victim will NOT cooperate. That will be a really quick discussion with the DA, presumably, "Does she wanna press?" "Nope." "Next!"

That's irrelevant as the case would not be brought to trial without the support of the victim afaik. It's ok, we can disagree.

Or, there's a process that's followed and if the victim doesn't want to press charges (ie, wouldn't want to file a police report, or show up in court), then they drop it knowing they won't be able to get a conviction without the victim's support. But sure, let's just go with "they're lazy."

oh c'mon. Obviously, the DA can choose to press charges, too. However, in minor cases like this, if the person doesn't want to move ahead, they don't.

It appears the reason for charges not being filed are because she wouldn't sign the complaint, because, "'In order to do that,' she told Newsweek, 'I would have to return to Point Pleasant Beach, and I'm not doing that unless someone pays me to.'"

So, as easy as it is to trash the system, the simple fact is that she didn't want to move forward with the charges.

Interestingly, the guy's friends apparently gave the assailant's name to the club owner, who then passed it on to the police when the police spoke with the owner.

It's all in the article.