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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by ryandrake on Thursday May 12, 2022 @09:20PM (#31362146)
I want to know what happened to the people calling the police. There needs to be consequences for people who call the cops on someone to falsely report a crime. Start holding people accountable for their nosiness and people will start minding their own business. An encounter gone wrong with our militarized police can end an innocent life, result in significant injury, cause them to lose their job, and needlessly involve them in the expensive legal system. People ought to err on the side of not inflicting this on each other unless it's obvious that urgent violent intervention is necessary.
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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by notch656a on Friday May 13, 2022 @02:01AM (#31363880)
Brah you're not even allowed to know who called CPS on you. It's anonymous and it's illegal for them to tell you the identity of the caller.

Not only are there no consequences, but the system is set up to ensure that one can make any accusation they like, that CPS will be administratively required to investigate it, and that the pain will always be asymmetric. Also CPS investigations typically aren't 'criminal' investigations so it's doubtful you could argue that any false accusations as 'falsely reporting a crime.' You may be told that it's not a criminal but child welfare case.

It's practically the perfect system for a vindictive neighbor / ex-spouse / whatever.

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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by lupire on Friday May 13, 2022 @09:26PM (#31374258)
You have no reason to suspect thay anyone reported a crime. Just that a child was reported alone outside.
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Re:I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was ... by 988747 on Saturday May 14, 2022 @09:57AM (#31377957)
And why is "child alone outside" something that needs to be reported to the police? People calling 911 with such bullshit should be fined for unnecessarily blocking the line for those with real emergencies.
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