If someone on the other end of a
telephone call tells you to not defend yourself with the best means possible, you can pretty much write off everything else they tell you as well. In a situation that stressful (four men breaking into your home), the last thing you need is a delay brought about by trying to satisfy the voice on the phone AND doing what you need to stay alive.
'Do not, while I’m on the phone, do not fire that firearm, OK?' the dispatcher says
'What if another one comes in the house, ma'am?' he asked.
'Let me know, OK, if you see anybody. I will let you know (when a deputy gets to the house),' the dispatcher responded.
I wonder if the dispatcher saying that is in their SOPs or if they went off book?
Spotted
here.
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That 911 dispatcher needs to be fired. It's one thing to say "I can not advise you to do that" as the dispatcher in the case of the Oklahoma mother did, but to actively discourage self defense when in the face of imminent harm? Indefensible.
'Do not, while I’m on the phone, do not fire that firearm, OK?'
OK, I'm hanging up now. Bye.
Listen to the 911 call here
http://www.wral.com/news/local/audio/10552931/
There's a script I've memorized if I'm ever in a similar situation, assuming that my family is in the room with me and I'm in a barricade position:
Me: ". There's someone breaking into my house, send the police right now. I'm at ." "ATTENTION IN THE HOUSE! THE POLICE ARE ON THE WAY! ANYBODY APPROACHING THE SLEEPING AREAS WILL BE SHOT!"
My wife can then pick up the phone and talk to the 911 operator if she wants, I'm going to keep both hands on the gun at that point.
I messed up my comment: My script calls for me to state my address at the beginning of the call, and again right before I set the phone down and start shouting.
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