She should have learned a lesson.
Sorry, I don’t get what you mean. Is that sarcasm? Yes, I’m sure the widow learned a lesson. That’s why she was at the task force meeting, to convey her hard-earned lesson: Don’t call the po-po in this area because they’ll kill you. Great lesson.
Your next question is what I meant. Unless you want a family member to get killed or go to jail, do not call the police. At one point in time, the police would when called mediate a dispute, exert a calming influence, offer counseling to a misbehaving child. Taking someone’s life or putting someone in jail was a last resort. However, this has went the way of the dodo bird. The function of the police is now to control and arrest. The police are no longer your friend. I taught my children that the police were their friend[s]. Do not be afraid of them. I would not do that in today’s climate.