You have absolutely no idea how many bench warrants hang on our wall for petty crap that they just don't appear at court for
Then why bother with it at all, if it's "petty"...? Surely there are wose crimes for the police to be involved with than those that police officers themselves describe as "petty"...?
Because when we ignore stupid stuff, the stupid people we work for (your stupid neighbors) pitch a hissy fit.
The cops can only ignore what the taxpayers (who insisted in the stupid laws to begin with) will let them ignore.