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Caution! 911 May NOT Be the Number to Call After a Shooting
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Bruce W. Krafft
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"Earlier today, I posted the following statement: 'In battle, you do what you gotta do, live, call 911 and deal.' The 911 part of the formula is no small point. All your go-to gun gurus and lawyer friends (oxymoronic as that sounds) agree: you must call the cops immediately after a shooting. That's the only way you can establish yourself as the victim rather than the aggressor. It's also critical for guiding the first responders to your 10-40, and pre-identifying yourself so you don't get yo' ass capped by the good guys. Only there’s a fly in the cellular ointment. The rabbi sent me a link to a CNN story that raises the alarm about raising the alarm by calling 911 from your cell . . ." ... |
| Comment by:
jpmartino31
(9/11/2010)
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| Good advice, even for emergencies not related to shooting. I was driving through town and spotted a serious traffic hazard. Called 911. Got the county dispatcher. she had to reroute my call to the city dispatcher. Since I was using a cell phone, I had no control over which dispatcher answered. Had it been a shooting, the problem would have been even worse. |
| Comment by:
harp1034
(9/11/2010)
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| This is why I have a landline at home. That way I get connected to the right 911 call center. They also will have my correct address. |
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| "There's no legitimate use for a gun like this." --Chicago Police Superintendent Philip Cline, brandishing a 9mm semiautomatic handgun at a news conference (Chicago Tribune, "Special unit hauling in guns, drugs" by Glenn Jeffers, January 29, 2004) |
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