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Having been the victim of anonymous complaints regarding dog barking -- my neighbor used to get mad at me and say "You'd better _______ or I'll call Animal Control again," I'm not a big fan of anonymous reporting. This neighbor knew exactly how far she could go (that with the third complaint I'd get a citation and have to go to court), so she used that information every time she got upset with me about something (like asking her kids not to throw things at my dogs in their kennel). With respect to Mr. Snitchweasel saying just take the test again, that argument seems like the justification for the patriot act -- if you don't have anything to hide, why do you care if someone listens to your conversation? Citizens have the right to not be harassed by the law. Having just moved my father with Alzheimer's across the country and taken away his car, I know how hard that process is, but creating a method for citizens to harass each other isn't the answer.

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