I think trusting the police, or any institution is a big mistake. People are just people, and the police or medical profossionals can be just as lazy and inept as anyone else in any other line of work.
In fact, I would say in the police it's worse as they learn to dissasociate with people's problems since they see them every day.
Case in point: We were involved in a car crash. The guy crashed in to the side of us and span us 360 degrees. Immediately after the crash I checked on my wife and she said she was ok (I think she was in shock, though, later she had to be cut out of the car, needed oxygen, and was taken to hospital). I got out to see if the people in the other car were ok and saw them try and drive off, but their car was too damaged and they just drove into a few parked cars. I had a clear view of this.
When the policeman arrived that night to take our statement it was clear he'd had a long day for whatever reason. I told him I saw the other car attempt to drive off.
"Are you sure, sir?"
"Yes. There were other people there, didn't they say the same thing?"
"No."
"There must have been damage to the other parked cars, though, what about that?"
"The only damage was your car and their car. Remember, you'd just been in a crash, perhaps you're misremembering?"
"But I could've sworn...."
"Are you sure you wish to pursue this? No one else reported this."
"Er, ok, er...."
It was only many months later, when we received the witness accounts from the insurance company, that we realised the witnesses said the same thing as me. Neither the insurance company not the police cared.
Maybe there's an extra form to fill in if someone tries to drive off.
If you're involved in a motor accident where someone has been hurt, it's a criminal offence to drive away. There would have been a lot more admin for the police officer to do.
In fact, I would say in the police it's worse as they learn to dissasociate with people's problems since they see them every day.
Case in point: We were involved in a car crash. The guy crashed in to the side of us and span us 360 degrees. Immediately after the crash I checked on my wife and she said she was ok (I think she was in shock, though, later she had to be cut out of the car, needed oxygen, and was taken to hospital). I got out to see if the people in the other car were ok and saw them try and drive off, but their car was too damaged and they just drove into a few parked cars. I had a clear view of this. When the policeman arrived that night to take our statement it was clear he'd had a long day for whatever reason. I told him I saw the other car attempt to drive off.
"Are you sure, sir?"
"Yes. There were other people there, didn't they say the same thing?"
"No."
"There must have been damage to the other parked cars, though, what about that?"
"The only damage was your car and their car. Remember, you'd just been in a crash, perhaps you're misremembering?"
"But I could've sworn...."
"Are you sure you wish to pursue this? No one else reported this."
"Er, ok, er...."
It was only many months later, when we received the witness accounts from the insurance company, that we realised the witnesses said the same thing as me. Neither the insurance company not the police cared.
Maybe there's an extra form to fill in if someone tries to drive off.