“He had been out of his truck for quite some time and headed back to it when advised by the 911 dispatcher “We don’t need you to do that.”
And what does “we don’t need you to do that” even mean? It’s very ambiguous language, with no clear meaning — at a time when clear, unambiguous language is necessary. Taken literally, the dispatcher just told Zimmerman what “we” (the police) don’t need. There was no command there (not that the dispatcher had the authority to issue a command), there wasn’t even an advisory.
If this is at all representative of the way police dispatchers communicate; then they need a course in communication skills.
He wasn’t even talking to a police trained dispatcher. They’re 911 operators that can read cards on how to do CPR and some are pretty stupid. Not all. They sit around and answer emergency phone calls, no real world experience.
[[And what does “we don’t need you to do that” even mean? It’s very ambiguous language, with no clear meaning]]
911 dispatchers don’t even have hte authority to issue a cease and disist order- they aren’t phyisically on scene and can NOT give orders to someone over hte phone because they can NOT see the circumstances involved in any particular case and hence have NO right ordering anyone to do anything!