What happened to take a protective position, gun out at the front door and shout “ police. Is everything ok”03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 3:11 pmIt is a fact that idiots make 911 calls creating very serious situations out of nothing.Ruark wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 2:08 pm Another possible element of this picture is the nature of the original phone call. Just possible. Did the caller say something like, "I noticed my neighbor's door was open, any chance you could stop by and take a look?" Or did he say something like, "Help! Somebody's burglarizing my neighbor's house! Hurry, they're still in there!!"
Sounds to me like this officer was definitely at fault in several different ways, but in any case, this might be a significant component of the picture.
If I see someone creeping around my back yard at 12am, what should I do? Ignore continue watching TV? Get up go to the window? Get a weapon?
And yeah 911 callers can color a situation badly. The Las Vegas Costco CHL murder by police is a classic example. “there is a man with a gun in our store”. No signs preventing concealed carry. Not told to leave, when he bent down and security noticed the barrel of the gun exposed. They just called 911 and 10 units responded. Video cameras that showed the event were not working that day. Had a cell phone in his hand. West Point grad in the store with his girlfriend.