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Police here are known for not pursing such crimes. I reported an attempted property theft to my local police, having caught the perps on my security camera. The police weren't even interested in the video.

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> attempted property theft

> The police weren't even interested in the video.

Why would the police want to see a video if no crime has taken place? What did you expect the police to do?

I guess if someone tries to shoot me in the head point blank, but the cartridge fails to fire and the perpetrator runs away, then everything is fine, since no crime was committed in the end.

Attempted murder is a crime.

Just like attempted theft.

You can take that up with the parent's "if no crime has taken place".

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