You are correct on that. Had my garage robbed. They filled out a report and gave it to me for my insurance. I asked what they were going to do to find the people who robbed me. The cop looked at me blank. I suggested that they notify local pawn shops and troll craigslist for my property. The cop said, ‘that’s a good idea.’
My son was robbed at knifepoint and he managed to pull a gun on the man trying to stab him. He reported it. The cops dutifully wrote down his description and appeared quite bored with the whole process. No follow up.
My credit card number was stolen and my account was cleaned out to pay random strangers’ utility bills. I reported it and the cop was quite happy to explain the scam. I asked him what they were going to do to the people who robbed me. He told me that it really wasn’t a ‘crime’ because the bank was going to pay me back. When I pointed out that we had the names and account numbers and addresses of all the people who were in on the scam and that it MIGHT not be so difficult to track him down, he was baffled. “But the bank is going to give you your money back. What’s the bid deal?”
I DON’T KNOW. A CRIME WAS COMMITTED BY CRIMINALS AND MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP THEM FROM CONTINUING TO COMMIT CRIMES.
Neighbor’s dogs were terrorizing my yard, driveway and home. The cop told me, “why don’t you shoot them?” and refused to respond to the call.
I could go on and on and ON.
But damn. They were onto you if you didn’t pause long enough at a stop sign.
Texas cops are crap.
I’ve got a long list of similar incidents. Most recently, my wife had her passenger window smashed and her purse stolen. Another car in the lot (at an elementary school) was hit too.
The cops showed up over 2 hours later.
By then, one of her credit cards had been used at a nearby gas station. I went there and they said they had surveillance video, but would only give it to police. That was 7 weeks ago. The gas station manager says the cops never came.
Another elementary school in town has been hit too.