I don't agree with the parent, but they're not wrong either. A good high-profile example is Alex Skeel, who refused to tell responding officers anything about

I don't agree with the parent, but they're not wrong either. A good high-profile example is Alex Skeel, who refused to tell responding officers anything about his ordeal on-camera. Guy was basically Theon Greyjoy living with Ramsay Bolton as his girlfriend. You can't testify against your torturer outside of a courtroom and risk her finding out about it. Calling for help is a big no-no when it comes to hostage-taking. Cops are not good at discretion when it comes to intelligence. Snitches get outed all the time. While off-camera, you can dismiss anything as hearsay or rumor, but you really, really don't want there to be video evidence of you snitching against someone dangerous.