Their hands are moist certainly NOT tied. Cops have choices in what they do, which is why people get off with “warnings”. Cops ignore things because they don’t want to do the paperwork, let friends off the hook for offenses, have people and places they target more often… If they are doing it, it’s because they want to. They know it doesn’t matter because they aren’t going to be held accountable for anything but the most egregious offences, and it’s going to make their personal work stats go up even if the victim is let off in the courts later.