>> This all hinges on the shortage of competant police officers.
A lot of this stuff never gets to a warranted officer.
Police call handlers, whether by training or habit, will act as gatekeepers and do their best to filter out anything they perceive as 'civil'.
Probably 20years ago my kids were rehearsing with a community youth band in the local Sports Centre. Older youths in their mid/late teens were in and out of the building engaging in various forms of disruptive and anti-social behaviour. Northants Police refused to do anything as (a) it was on private premises and 'civil' and (b) when I pushed it I wasn't the owner/controller of the building.
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