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Originally Posted by WillyPete
He just replied: "And you told me that there was no-one available to respond."
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While this story is amusing, I'm afraid it paints an untrue picture of those in law-enforcement. It's not as though they were all at doughnut shop annoyed that someone called in report their shed was being broken into. It's that the police are usually extremely limited in their resources and are forced to prioritize calls.
For example, let's say every working police officer was already on a call - dealing with medicals, assault reports, domestic disputes, vehicle accidents, runaways, burglaries, business alarms, DUIs and the list could go on. Now you call up and say you shot somebody, even though you didn't. You just ripped police services away from your fellow citizens - some who were in worse situations than you - how does that make you feel?
Not to threadjack, I know this isn't about the police specifically. I'm also not saying the police are perfect. But let's not blame the police for doing the best they can with limited resources.