M. Sage said:Being chatty on 911 is almost as stupid as being chatty with cops afterward. Being chatty with cops is generally a bad way to retain your freedom, no matter how innocent, right and good you are.
Are you nuts!? Never try to explain what happened!!!! Everything you say can be used against you, and will if they can find a way to do it!
Only thing you should say if you shoot someone in self defense: "I was in fear for my life! I want to talk to a lawyer!" That's it. I don't care how friendly the officer seems, he isn't.
No offense to you police officers, but I've got to point this out to everybody else. A cop's job isn't to be your buddy. His job is to find a reason to arrest you and build a case to put you into prison. Period. You might think you're helping your cause, but even if you're in the right opening your trap to a cop is just stupid.
I know that you're a cop, and I know you're a gun guy, but if I ever shoot someone in my living room in the middle of the night, I'm not saying anything to you. It's not personal, it's just that I don't like the extremely close company of other men.
It's flat out stupid not to treat LE as your opponent, because they are.
Shut up. Get a lawyer. Police aren't friends.
Sage, I dont think I have ever taken issue with any of your posts, and I will hand it to you, your gun knowledge is far above and beyond mine but this is the world I live and work in and you are way off on this one.
All of the above underlined statements are PURE opinion. On what planet is it LE's job to "find a reason to arrest you and build a case to put you into prison."?
The job of the police is to find out what happened, sometimes that ends up with you in jail, most times it doesnt.
I have investigated shootings, stabbings and fights with other deadly weapons. In many of these cases, probably better than half, if self defense was claimed, and the evidence fit that claim, no one went to jail except maybe to guy who got shot (after he got out of the hospital).
I can only speak for the officers I know, and I know quite a few. We dont want to put someone in jail that shouldnt be there. We dont try to twist the facts just to put handcuffs on you. We too have families and know what we would do if someone came into our house to rape, rob, or pillage. We dont expect you to do any different and aren't going to "find a reason to arrest you and build a case to put you into prison" when you have not commited a crime.
In fact, I am continually reminding the officers that work under me that this job isnt a competition, you dont get a bonus based on how many people you take to jail. I prefer a quality case over a quantity of cases.
Lawyers give advice that gets them more clients, not neccesarily the advice that is in your best interest.