And when they arrive on the scene, before arresting him, they'll do a quick investigation to determine if there's probable cause to arrest him. If there is, they'll take him into custody and charge him with assault and he'll be arraigned within 24 hours, whereupon he'll have an opportunity to post bail pending trial.
Thereafter, the district attorney will take time to review the evidence and assess whether there's enough evidence to bind him over to a grand jury and, if so, on what charges, and how the case will be presented.
Among other things, the DA will interview witnesses (including you) to determine if they're credible, review medical records, etc. If they think the case may be a little shaky (for example, if they find out your eyesight is so bad you couldn't possibly have seen what you say you saw, or another eyewitness has a history of accusing people of crimes they didn't commit, or his wife changed her mind and doesn't want to testify), they may decide to charge him with a lesser included offense that's easier to prove in court, offer to allow him to plead to a lesser offense or, if the case is too weak to hold up in court, decide not to proceed at all.
In other words, a process will be followed that, although it won't provide immediate gratification, it will help to ensure that justice is done.
Nice analogy but you have your comparables .mixed up. The police have already been called on Trump. Now Congress is working through the process of holding him accountable, just like the DA would in your analogy.
So, if you decide not to call the cops when your neighbor beats up his wife that's on you ...it has nothing at all to do with how Congress is handling impeachment
But nice try anyway.
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