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When I lived in another house in this city, the police showed up asking about a burglary next door. Mostly they were interested in knowing if we had seen anything, and giving us a warning to lock our doors and windows in case the burglar decided to revisit our neighborhood. We didn't have any information to give them, but if we had had any, I wouldn't have hesitated to give it to them.
Burglary is a much different issue than, say, minors drinking, which is another thing we deal a lot with in this community. I've had the police come to my own house while parties with minors were in progress. Usually I try to intercept them before they step on to my property and deal with whatever their issue for showing up is--typically a noise violation. In that case, I'm obviously not interested in incriminating myself or my friends. Furthermore, if I knew my neighbor was enjoying the reefer in the comforts of his own home, I wouldn't be calling the police up with that information or answering questions from the police about that topic. To me, that's not a crime.
Clearly, however, the example of the OP IS a crime, and should be dealt with accordingly.
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