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It’s been illegal for a long time, with very harsh penalties, to make false reports. Obviously that hasn’t stopped everyone from making them, but I’m not surpri
by maxlybbert 8y ago
It’s been illegal for a long time, with very harsh penalties, to make false reports. Obviously that hasn’t stopped everyone from making them, but I’m not surprised that the people involved are being prosecuted and face jail time.
I would also like the police department (and other departments) to learn from their response.
- maxlybbert 8y agoIt’s too late to edit the original comment: the person who actually made the call is probably facing charges of making a false report (and evidence tampering, for asking the other guys to delete their chat logs). The others are probably facing charges of conspiracy to make a false report ( https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/conspiracy.html https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/conspiracy.htm... ). There may be an argument that encouraging somebody to commit a crime, by way of a bet, isn’t the same thing as helping someone plan to commit a crime. I’m sure sure this wouldn’t be the first time for that argument to come up. Also, if they said anything like “just make a call and say ...,” that defense won’t work.