What is it with some people?

Some local idiot (female this time) is making crank calls. Yeah, I know that's not new. But the subject matter is.

(Per the Ocala Star-Banner) "Someone posing as a Sheriff’s Office employee is making bogus phone calls to Marion County residents. The victims are being told that a traffic ticket was issued to them, and left on their door, and that they have failed to report for court as directed...In one incident, the intended victim of the crank call was deceased, yet the imposter continued the “missed court” story with the spouse of the deceased."

I just don't get it.