Why should one waste ones time dealing with bureaucracy where one knows one isn't going to find succor from the current authorities? Yes, yes, I know... If you

Why should one waste ones time dealing with bureaucracy where one knows one isn't going to find succor from the current authorities? Yes, yes, I know... If you don't make a paper trail... The squeaky wheel and such. But there is no one, police or otherwise who wake up in the morning going "Gee willickers! What a great day to generate some statistics!" If that person exists, do please speak up, and let us know your favorite metric so we can guess what your field is. P