Maybe, maybe not, and that is the problem. There is a phrase "the process is the punishment". So they arrest you, and you drag you through the system, you hir

Maybe, maybe not, and that is the problem. There is a phrase "the process is the punishment". So they arrest you, and you drag you through the system, you hire a lawyer, lose days at work, etc... You're out several thousand dollars, exhausted, and they eventually just drop the charges without another word, maybe the officer gets a little extra overtime even.