You are right, Doug. Of course I am biased a bit at this point. My best friend is a Cop in a Hennepin county suburb and he said all they have been getting is Firecracker complaints...and he said it himself, WORTHLESS!!!! The reports that they have to write and the time they waste with these types of calls is unbelievable. I'm sure they have better things to do, especially in a town where there are more redneck bars than churches and scholls put together.
Funny thing is, we live in a culdesac and all but 2 of the neighbors were out with us enjoying the nice evening...all 12 of our kids collectively slept right through!