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Originally Posted by Willravel
Yeah, the woman had no reason to call the police at all.
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Have you been to the neighborhood and seen the front of his house from her point of view? If not, you cannot say this with any level of certainty at all. I know what the folks living in the houses right in front of my and too either side of them look like but beyond that, I have only a vague idea and could easily get it wrong. I've lived here 6 years and most of them for longer than that.
If the professor had set the cane on the porch or in a corner where it wasn't easily visible that would be no help. If the caller had not seen the driver walk up to help she likely would only have seen his back so no clue he was in tux. I have read that he leases the house rather than own. If true, he is much less likely to active in the community which reduces the likely hood his face is known well.
The reality is the woman made the safe call. The cops made the safe call. The professor over reacted.