Was this the best use of police resources?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220645/Two-year-old-girl-investigated-police-car-vandal.html

There have been numerous cases of children being abused and some have died as a consequent, where were the police then?

But let a two year old pick up a stick and touch a car, and hey! they are there on the job to sort things out.

Marvellous you couldn't make it up.

[Gromit]

Most acts of vandalism are by children. Should all those be ignored as well. Or what arbitrary age would you investigate a complaint? Should a 5 year old be exempt, but a 6 year old be told off?

If the paintwork was damaged by this child, is it just tough luck for the owner of the property? Isn't it better to teach the child at at early age what is wrong.

In child abuse cases such as Baby P, the police were frequent visitors to Baby P's home. The fact that they did nothing and let the child down badly is another story.