[Non-Sequitur]

But Costco also has part of the blame for inciting the situation. Witness reports are starting to come forward that confirm what we all suspected. Some liberal twit Costco employee saw his concealed handgun, got into an argument with him about it, and called the cops to report a crazed gunman in the store.

If every person or business who calls the police is later responsible for the police officer's actions, then from a liability standpoint it makes little sense for them ever to call the cops at all.

[MrB]

It would be hard to prove,
but anyone who INTENTIONALLY misrepresented a situation while contacting the authorities should be liable for the consequences.

[conimbricenses]

You're actually correct in a roundabout way - it makes little sense to call the cops these days because their actions will be at best useless and ineffective as they arrive late to the scene, and there's a high risk they'll do something stupid that hurts you or somebody else.

But suppose you call the cops and falsely claim there's a terrorist on the loose in a train station, inciting a stampede of confusion. You should be personally liable for making that false report.

[cycjec]

I have no useful opinion on whether or not COSTCO mgmt.
and this clerk should be liable criminally, but a civil
trial seems in order.
They didn’t call the cops for anything other than “a man
with a gun” i.e. they couldn’t distinguish between legal
carry and a disruptive threat. That they should know.