do you report crime ?

Question

If you hear a crime or see one do you report it?Why?How?When?Where?Do you think you have duty as a citizen of this country to keep crime off the streets,even if you are not a soldier or an officer?Do you battle your own battles ,and how do you do it?

Answer 1

Yes!!
When criminals and bullies feel secure, no-one else will. If you don’t take part in your environment (neighborhood) you cannot complain about what it becomes.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Some really good answers and some that are not so good. And I can't help wonder why maxx is a *former* police officer, with that kind of experience and attitude. CWPD offered a very good answer. lonewolf1 made some very good points, and I see that frequently as well. Malus also makes a good point. And sure, you can send copies of your reports to all kinds of persons other than the law enforcement agency that you are reporting to. Those other persons will almost always promptly deposit them in the local shredder. Your question involves a number of variables. You make reports to an individual, and individuals can fail to act as you'd like. If your report is for something fairly minor, or for something that really can't be investigated, it's not going to take all that seriously. I frequently receive anonymous reports of people smoking marijuana in a local park. There's no way to get to the people who are supposed to be smoking it without letting them see me from a hundred yards away. Would YOU continue to smoke while a cop was walking in your direction? Your ability to effectively communicate has a bearing on how law enforcement receives your information. If you come screaming up to some cop, yelling about how "that guy" just broke some law, and you have no specifics, are hysterical about it, and won't answer questions, you're not going to be taken very seriously. You laugh, but more people do this than you would believe. Your attitude will also have a significant effect on how you are received, and therefore how seriously you're taken. If you approach the cops with the "you're so stupid, why aren't you out there arresting those people, are you done eating your donuts yet, I know more than you" kind of attitude, you can pretty much bet that even if you were physically on fire, you'd get ignored. Again, this happens more than anyone I know would like. Does it work? I think it does, provided you have your facts in order and discuss the situation intelligently, calmly ,and with some degree of credibility.

Answer 4

I do report it if I see it.

Why? Well, if I were a victim, and someone saw the crime committed against me, I would want the same thing. It is that simple. I like to think that I have compassion. I mean, letting a drunk driver continue on the road and not reporting it, only to find out the next morning that they killed a family wouldn't do much for me.

How? Call 911 - that is the easiest. I mean, a crime in progress is an emergency, and they aren't going to penalize you for that thought.

Answer 5

Most often, I find out about someone having committed a crime in my capacity as an attorney -- so, no, for obvious reasons I cannot report that.

But when I do see or hear of someone committing a violent crime -- against a person or property -- I take steps to notify the authorities. And/or to stop it from happening right then.

Answer 6

I do make reports when I witness something that appears to be a credible threat, that I think the authorities can do something about.

I have had multiple temptations to play vigilante where the law enforcement community not seem to be doing a good job. So far I have resisted that temptation.

At one employer I reported what I believed to be embezlement, spelling out who was doing it, how they were doing it. The company chose to do a cover up instead. However, I had done my duty.

I saw a traffic light malfunctioning & figured that pretty soon it could contribute to an accident, so I reported it.

I have reported fires to fire department more often than I have reported crimes witnessed.

I have seen and reported cyber crimes much more more often than I have seen and reported stuff in the real world.

About a thousand cyber criminals have been put out of business thanks to my vigilance, and knowing where and how best to report them.

I met someone on the Internet who claimed to be bin Laden. I figured it was some stupid kid playing a prank, but I reported him to the FBI just in case.

Later I read bin Laden's open letter to Americans where he explained how come he at war with us, at which time I was utterly sure that the earlier encounter was with a stupid kid.

I have seen some vulnerabilities in US infrastructure, and reported them to the FBI, and to the folks in charge of the infrastructure involved.

I saw some ways to shut down "deposit scan" criminals (Nigerian Scam & win lottery etc.) which I reported to the Secret Service, because they are in charge of fighting crimes against our banking system and currency.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division has thanked me several times for helping them catch people doing "pump & dump" stock scams.

After 9-11 I was spending a lot of time reading news stories in English in foreign nations, because there were some aspects of the terrorist behavior that I did not understand. Anyhow, I saw a news story about an anrhrax lab that had not been picked up by the US media. I passed that link to the FBI.

I am not entirely pleased with the methods I have figured out how best to deal with various criminal behavior I am a witness to, so I periodically figure out refinements.

Answer 7

If you were being mugged, raped, assaulted would you want someone 2 call 911 or watch??Yes you would if some 1 is being Or is danger you help.We have the 2 amendment a right to bare arms not many country's have this so be safe protect yourself>

Answer 8

if it's an inprogress emergency you call 911.
if it's something that is over 30 min old call the non emergency # for your local police
answer the questions the emergency call operator asks you to the best of your ability. don't be ignorant it's our job to ask questions that may sound stupid but it's our job and it's for your safety as well as the officers and victims if you are calling for someone else.
if you chose not to notify the police of problems we can't be blamed or should be for not doing anything about it bcse we didn't know about it.
they are there to serve and protect but need to know it's happening in order to do so
don't take it upon youself to police your area unless you are fully aware of the person risk you take- ie getting shot stabbed killed etc
let the police do the policing you be our eyes and ears till we get there

Answer 9

You asked way too many questions. I'll answer the first one. Yes, I report crimes when I see them happen.

Answer 10

Yes I do report it, and yes I do think we have a responsibility when we are part of a community to shoulder part of the responsibility. I battle my own battles when I can.