Talk:False complaint
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The current definition is:
- A false complaint is when someone files or reports an activity to police that the accuser knows is not illegal or incorrect.
- the phrase "is not illegal or incorrect" is unclear, because that phrase can be interpreted as:
- "is not illegal or is not incorrect"
- or as "is not illegal or is incorrect"
The definition is incorrect:
- I think that a complaint is a false complaint only if the reported facts are not true. For example, if I know that some activity is not illegal, and I accurately report that activity to the police, you cannot say that it is a false complaint.
- I think that a statement to the police is a false complaint only if it is a complaint. For example, if I report to the police that a car hit a tree, and the driver needs medical attention, and my report is untrue, it is a false statement, but not a false complaint, because it was not a complaint.
Johan Lont 13:21, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
