No one should call the police for silly things. But, this whole issue is getting ridiculous.
Most of these types of 911 calls are made on “white” people, too. Of course, the media won’t say that; they’d prefer to sow division.
However, we can say it here:
The girl selling water bottles? That story was nothing new. There have been many news stories about children’s lemonade stands actually shut down by police.
Then some of the cases involve people actually disobeying the rules.
Example: The fact is, you’re not supposed to barbecue in that spot in the park. There’s a reason for that rule. Children have been severely burned tripping and falling on hot charcoal dumped in parks.
Example: Use your own key to enter a secured building. Don’t push past the resident at the door. And don’t let anyone you don’t know into the building, either.
“Race” probably was involved in some cases, such as the guy babysitting the kids. OTOH, 911 is sometimes called even on parents out with their OWN children over misunderstandings. I know a woman (white) it happened to.
A few years ago, bulldozers came and cleared a large lot for a housing development behind an existing housing development. I needed a few flat stones to complete a low garden wall, so I went over on Sunday afternoon when the crew was not working and picked up a few stones off the newly-churned-up ground. I am a little old lady, and I didn’t even have a container for the stones — just carried a few to my car trunk. Nevertheless, someone in the neighboring houses called the police on me.