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Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by tamimio on Saturday August 31, 2024 @01:30PM (#41410376)
I watched dashcam videos, and most times after accidents, it turned out that there is no insurance or, worse, wrong insurance information is given, only to be found later that it’s fake. Obviously, this is not real statistics, but something I observed.

> nothing is stopping Karens from reporting things

True, but when you provide a platform for that, you incentivize the behavior. As mentioned below, you might start getting “points” in the app for these reports, just like how you report gas prices and get points that might win you free gas.

Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by IncreasePosts on Saturday August 31, 2024 @02:27PM (#41410764)
And likewise, you might get points deducted for wasting the reviewers time with a frivolous submission.
Re:Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be comi... by nosianu on Saturday August 31, 2024 @03:36PM (#41411325)
The far more risky and dangerous - ostensibly for the original caller too - phenomenon of swatting exists despite all that. I would not be so sure about the quality of society's controls and feedback mechanisms.