TomsTXCHL wrote:Texsquatch wrote:In another side discussion, I was told that it was best to remain on the line with 911, stay in a safe place/room, give 911 a good description of yourself, only secure gun and open doors when you confirm police have arrived.
That being said, I would also give them as much detail of the robber and definitely explain that shots were fired. I'm sure the 911 calls would be played in any trial/lawsuit, so I would want to be as honest as possible in such a difficult situation.
This is wrong wrong wrong. There's a video around here somewhere with a law professor and a police investigator telling you in no uncertain terms to say nothing, nothing at all beyond the brief details already discussed.
To volunteer more information can never help you, but it can potentially hurt you!
BTW my CHL instructor played a 911 tape of a young woman in TX who "remained on the line with 911" and ended-up dead despite that she had a firearm. The nice 911 operator told her to "stay calm" and her attacker stabbed her to death. Horrific.
Anyone know the name of the woman in the case above?
TBM