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Law enforcement would be forced to act if Facebook informed them.

They would like to cover their asses in case something bad happens.

If they didn't act, they would be susceptible to lawsuits.



That's fair, I guess in my ideal world, law enforcement would just act on the factual information rather than being biased by the fact that a Facebook person reported it as a concern. But as evidenced by things like swatting, police are certainly not the best at responding to reports in a calm and unbiased way. I guess my hope is that law enforcement can learn to appropriately interpret and respond to these reports (including deeming that it's actually not a concern), but maybe that's unrealistic.


  they would be susceptible to lawsuits
No, they wouldn't, as case law is totally consistent about. Police have no duty to act on the safety of anyone except those in custody.




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