[D-fendr]

If the cops can’t distinguish between someone talking on the phone and a real threat, you have lousy - and dangerous - cops.

No excuse.

[samtheman]

If the cops can’t distinguish between someone talking on the phone and a real threat, you have lousy - and dangerous - cops.

That's the point. Do we want cops like this roaming the streets. The kid was an idiot, but the caller was a liar and the cops were about what you would expect in Zimbabwe, or North Korea.