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Originally Posted by Yakk
There is a reason to fill out a report. The existance of the report provides evidence that could improve Sultana's chances of getting a restraining order.
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Getting a Restraining Order is typicaly not all that difficult. 5-10 minutes explaining to a judge why one is deemed necessary. Supporting documentation is not a prerequisite.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
Lacking any police report, nothing happened. There is no record of harrassment.
What, exactly, is the downside to filing a report, stating that the person in question was picked up and why? What, exactly, is the downside of speaking to the person who called 911, and seeing if anything else that the police are not aware of happened?
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Field Interview Card.
Wonderful little tool. Takes 5 minutes to fill out, as opposed to upwards of an hour or two for an official report. It records police contact, and/or involvement, without tying up valuable time. A FIC is exactly what it sounds like. An abreviated notation of events, that is admisable in court. An official police report is an actual legal document that has to have every T crossed and i dotted. If not, it can easily be thrown out in court. Nothing, and I do mean
nothing pisses a cop off more than having a known dirtbag hit the streets again, all because he forgot to have a witness initial the block that indicates that the initials certifying that the time that his signature was placed in the paragraph that indicates that suspects left shoelace was untied at the time off the assault. And people wonder why burnout is so rampant within law enforcemnt.
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Originally Posted by Elphaba
I didn't communicate my entire line of thinking in my post. Given your information regarding how difficult these arrests can be, the "obligation" I referred to also gives the police the political support that might not be found in every 911 call. If a judge has deemed that a restraining order is justified, the police cannot be faulted for jailing him. Under this circumstance, the law has clearly been broken.
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I urge you not to place too much confidence in a Restraining Order. It holds no extra consideration during a response. No additional priority is placed on a 911 call, just because the caller claims to have a Restraining Order. All a Restraining Order does is gives the D.A. another card to play when negotiating with the Public Deffender...long
after the fact.
Remember...paper don't stop no bullets.