[Slings and Arrows]

The woman subsequently sued for damages, but the court ruled that all reports to the police are absolutely privileged. In other words, no liability can be connected to telling police of a suspected crime, whether real or not.

Cool! I'm going to call the police and tell them that my next-door neighbor - the one who always lets his dog crap on my lawn - is harboring Osama bin Laden. No liability, right?

[monday]

"Cool! I'm going to call the police and tell them that my next-door neighbor - the one who always lets his dog crap on my lawn - is harboring Osama bin Laden. No liability, right?"

You live in S. Carolina. I doubt that $hit would fly there. Only in the police state of California.