Paradox of a Crime

Early Saturday morning, the Racine, Wisconsin, 911 call center received a call of a disturbance at a local marina. The dispatchers could barely hear the caller, and he wouldn't answer their questions. They listened to the caller's conversation for several minutes before deciding to send a patrol to the scene. The officers arrived at the marina and walked to the men's bathroom, where the call was initiated. They found the man who made the call and asked what happened.

The caller, Will Pratt,...