Several employers "did not feel the need to". How hard is that to understand? Clearly I did not make their policy.
But what you actually said was;
But inform the Police? Why?
In all the years I flew into sites all over the country with several different companies I don't think we ever thought this necessary, what's it to do with them?
Sounds like, in all those years, you went with it without question. Did the different company policies actually say, 'Do not inform the local plod'?
Were you not allowed to express and practise your own 'airmanship' ?
I say again - "
Just because you don't have to do something, doesn't mean that you shouldn't!"