[Happygal]

In your case there was evidence of some wrong-doing. That wasn't the case in this instance.

[Alia]

I was responding to yours on not calling the police. In the case of the flasher, had I not called the police; had they not caught the guy -- the evidence (his bizarre underware) would never have been "evidence"; either.

If you are trying to make the point that police are called at the drop of a hat; and therefore its costing all of us; Yes, that's true -- just count up how many times people dial 911 in domestic violence cases; only to have the caller: rescind the charge of "domestic violence".