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Originally Posted by Walkingwolf
There should be a federal law that makes false reporting a mandatory 10 year prison sentence upon conviction. No exceptions, whether family, medical, neighbor, or even police. False report go to prison for 10 years.
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They would have to prove malicious intent on the part of the citizen doing the reporting. I would imagine this to be quite a task in today's world where "
if you see something, say something" is encouraged. I suspect that the people reporting others...would be protected by "Good Samaritan" laws. There should at least be some responsibility on the part of the police and local authorities to first ascertain if the complaint is legitimate...in other words if it passes the "smell test"...rather than resorting to a knee-jerk reaction.