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I was pointing out that the call would go to the 911 operator/dispatcher who would probably ask questions and decide whether the situation merits direct intervention.
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They are not likely going to have much discretion in a request for service where the caller is currently being followed and feels threatened. They may decide when the call goes out, who receives the call and how the call is categorized/characterized but I cannot imagine the call not going out. It would be a HUGE liability to intentionally delay or deny a request for service unless there is SUBSTANTIAL information showing that the call is completely bogus, unrelated to public safety/law enforcement or victim only(no expressed danger/ incident no longer active).
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it does document that you are the complainant in case the situation does escalate
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and any officer worth his/her salt knows that calling the police does not absolve the caller of guilt or suspicion and does not necessarily mean that the caller is not the primary offender. One could argue that its merely a rough outline.