When the police receive a complaint of a sexual assault in a public place, should they tell the public, even if the complaint later turns out to be untrue? (poll 7525442)

When the police receive a complaint of a sexual assault in a public place, should they tell the public, even if the complaint later turns out to be untrue?

Yes; the most important thing is safety, and not many complaints turn out to be fabricated

No, not until a charge is laid; people are being unnecessarily worried about a threat that may turn out not to exist

Can you imagine the racket if it turned out the RNC was sitting on complaints of suspected assaults?

Maybe the police need to make a judgment call on a case-by-case basis

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