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Old 30-04-2008, 20:10   #11
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Re: Fighting crime over the telephone

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Originally Posted by Incognitas View Post
Good question.Could be that the directly reported crime has no obvious suspects to be named but through crimestoppers guaranteed anonymity people are more likely to 'finger' someone that they are afraid of reporting openly.
Nearly everyone hates the police anyway, so plenty of people wouldn't want to deal with them or would expect them not to follow it up properly, regardless whether they actual do or not. As Crimestoppers is independent, they are seen as a trustworthy alternative.
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