Should you report an incident when...?

[nitrogen]

There was a blogger from Philadelphia who did just what you speak about; he drew his gun when a homeless person demanded money with a knife.

The blogger didn't call the police.
The homeless person DID, and the blogger lost his CHL.

[atxgun]

There was a blogger from Philadelphia who did just what you speak about; he drew his gun when a homeless person demanded money with a knife.

The blogger didn't call the police.
The homeless person DID, and the blogger lost his CHL.

Seriously? Is there something in PA law that differs than TX? Maybe they are required to report? Maybe their justifications for deadly force is different?

Do you have a link to the blog posting about this?

[frankie_the_yankee]

There was a blogger from Philadelphia who did just what you speak about; he drew his gun when a homeless person demanded money with a knife.

The blogger didn't call the police.
The homeless person DID, and the blogger lost his CHL.

Seriously? Is there something in PA law that differs than TX? Maybe they are required to report? Maybe their justifications for deadly force is different?

Do you have a link to the blog posting about this?

Just a guess on my part, but the bum probably ommitted the part about having the knife and told the cops that when he asked the guy for money (panhandling) the guy pulled a gun on him instead. It was "he said, he said" and the cops believed the bum.

An example of "whoever calls in first is the victim".

[JadeFire]

Finally, a thread where I can contribute something meaningful to the discussion!

I'm going to Grad school in Pittsburgh, and have heard about this sort of thing, and discussed it with a few LEOs from my area- decent folks, warm right up when you show a little respect (I have a standing rule- I see a young cop eating alone when i go to a restaurant, I pay his tab. There are two reasons for this: One, I don't have a hell of a lot of friends here, and it usually creates some interesting conversation that thankfully isn't related to class. Second, but more important, I figure if someone's willing to strap on the badge and gun, they deserve a bit of common courtesy. Besides, it's fun to see them surprised.)
Before any of you think you ask, yes I come from an LEO family- 2 uncles retired LEOs, Father in the posse, uncle a reserve deputy.)
According to my LEO buddies, Philadelphia absolutely HATES CHL. In fact, the state congress had to pass a law preempting the city's weapon-averse policies. When in doubt, anyone on welfare is correct and if the other guy has a CHL, he's probably, to quote my officer friend, "A militia whackjob"

Hope this helps- it seems to be an NYC and DC spillover of hoplophobia, with respect to Cooper.