You are living in another world and really need to get your facts correct
before posting such nonsense. The police can and do determine if a crime
occurred before taking a report. It happens every day with people coming
in with civil matters (I loaned him something and he won't give it back, now
I want to press theft charges as an example) The police have probably had
this happen many times and are basing their decision on past cases where
the DA may have told them they won't prosecute these types of cases. Too
hard to prove theft probably. But there could be a civil matter to pursue.
That is not a police matter though. Without the casinos assistance, which
you won't get, good luck trying to get proof who did it so you can sue for
your money back.
In a message dated 7/31/2012 3:26:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
tabbycat@wachafo.com writes:
You did the right thing by going to the police station, but then
unfortunately let them talk you out of it. I meant to say that you should file a
"criminal complaint", probably a John Doe unless you have a description of the
perp. No matter what they say, you have a right to make one. They are not
qualified to decide whether a crime has occurred - that will be up to the
city attorney. And that office can never afford to ignore a civilian
complainant (when the cop is the complainant, that's another story). At the point
you can pressure them to investigate, and they can view or seize the
security tape as evidence.
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