A friend[1] of mine (and his neighbours) have made a lot more than 4 official complaints about an absolutely deranged lunatic[2] on his street. It took years o

A friend[1] of mine (and his neighbours) have made a lot more than 4 official complaints about an absolutely deranged lunatic[2] on his street. It took years of complaints and police calls, for the guy to get a court date (For harassing the neighbors and vandalizing their cars.) Unless you actually go through many of the steps of investigating, you have no idea if the person making the complaints is the anti-social shithead, or if the person being complained about is. '4 official calls = complainer is full of shit' is a terrible heuristic. [1] Who I trust and respect very much. I doubt that he's full of crap. [2] Who, from all accounts, wouldn't benefit from a fine or prison sentence - he needs therapy.