>no one should ever have to worry about the consequences of reporting a crime The rub is, they should have to worry about the consequences, if they're making a

>no one should ever have to worry about the consequences of reporting a crime The rub is, they should have to worry about the consequences, if they're making a bad-faith false report. They should have to worry a lot, because they themselves are committing a wrong by reporting a false crime in such a way. It's an incredibly hard problem, though.