I think this is the mistake people make, assuming they can figure out if there's something to it or not. At the slightest indication that somethings wrong call the cops, get people investigating who have seen it all and know what to look for. Wideawake is right a lot of these people have no sense of right or wrong and can conceal just about anything.
We are talking about a whole spectrum of behavior and claims and accusations here.
imho . . . silly accusations that turn out to be perverse joking by adolescents of whatever chronological age can likely be determined by experienced elder leaders in-house.
In most cases, these things are not super time-sensitive. A few days to check out some basic facts is usually tolerable.
There are a number of sorts of things in this ball park that experienced police & detectives would laugh at as a waste of their time.
I’m certainly NOT suggesting that probable crimes be ignored etc. Timely reporting of them is fitting. I just don’t think that 100% of ALL accusations warrant instant reporting.
Thank you, that was exactly my point.
A normal person, when feeling a suspicion, will furtively try to see what they can figure out on their own without involving the authorities and potentially embarrassing themselves with false accusations. They want to be sure.
And a predator, who is keenly sensitive to a normal person's rather clumsy amateur surveillance, will likely counter with a very subtly-played charade to allay that person's suspicions - to prevent them from ever becoming 100% sure.
After all, they've been carefully watching and toying with other people for years.