Comment by spankibalt
1 year ago
> "On the other hand, if you call in the cops and there wasn't a gun, you're fine."
Yeah, cause cops have never shot somebody unarmed. And you can bet your ass that the possible follow-up lawsuit to such a debacle's got "your" name on it.
Good luck suing somebody for calling the police.
In Texas filing a false report is a crime and can result in fines and/or imprisonment. Details:
https://legalclarity.org/false-report-under-the-texas-penal-...
Furthermore, anyone who files a false report can be sued in civil court.
“The system flagged a gun, please check it out” is not a false report.
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Reports on child welfare, it is often illegal to release the name of the tipster. Commonly taken advantage of by disgruntled exes or in custody dusputes.