Posted on 08/11/2014 10:11:48 AM PDT by John Semmens
When she heard someone breaking into her home, 80-year-old N.J. Logan grabbed a pistol and called 911. The Holmes Beach, Florida 911 operator repeatedly insisted that Logan “put down the gun.”
This seemingly counter intuitive advice was labeled “standard protocol” by Holmes Beach Police Captain Abbie Safer. “Our first priority must be to insure the safety of our officers. Ideally, only the police would have guns. Failing that it is our presumption that anyone else with a gun is a perp deadly force will be deployed.”
“If Ms. Logan is armed when the police arrive she could get shot,” Safer continued. “Even worse, she could mistakenly shoot one of our officers. If she puts the gun down the casualty totals will almost certainly be lower. Chances are those breaking into her home are not armed. Even if they are a shoot out between the victim and the criminals risks multiple lives. An unarmed victim is usually not killed by burglars or rapists. So, on balance, we feel it is better that victims not attempt do-it-yourself self-defense. Wait and let the professionals handle it.”
Logan was not persuaded by either the initial urgent demands from the 911 operator or Captain Safer’s rationale. “It took the police 20 minutes to get there, who knows what might’ve happened while I had to wait for them?” she asked. The crooks, apprised by Ms. Logan that she had a gun, ran off long before the cops arrived.
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too realistic
lol
Call 911 after the shots so they can send an ambulance/hearse.
“Ideally, only the police would have guns. Failing that it is our presumption that anyone else with a gun is a perp deadly force will be deployed.”
You certain you didn’t lift that from commentary by local law enforcement in my area?
“So, on balance, we feel it is better that victims not attempt do-it-yourself self-defense. Wait and let the professionals handle it.”
“Ho, Ho, oh, oh fk that!!! When seconds count you guys are stuck in a drivethru with three cars ahead and 5 behind you.”
“I got this and if you treat everyone as a perp, who has a gun, then you are preps as well and can be shot. ...cuz I was scared....”
This is worth thinking through. In a home invasion situation, if you call 9-1-1, or even if a neighbor calls, the police are likely to shoot your dog and may shoot you too or instead if you don’t have a dangerous attack dog (like a Golden Retriever). How to handle the transition from armed self-defense to dealing with police is a serious issue, whether or not you’re a white Hispanic, and whether or not you have fired your weapon.
Do it yourself self defense. Bra ha ha ha ha aaaaaaaa!
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