With over 700 responses on this thread as I post, you may miss this. But it's important: WITH A STORY THIS CRITICAL, PLEASE BE ACCURATE. You never know who is reading these threads. Chief Moose most assuredly DID NOT ASK THE SNIPER to call. We do not know who left the message. It could be:
Other than the fact that it contained a phone number (pay or other neutral phone) the police could monitor and the person who left the message could use to talk to them, we don't know anything more about the message. The media may screw up facts, but we on FR should try to get it right
Chief Moose?
This thread has gone off topic alot and you bring up very good points!