Posted on 03/25/2012 11:24:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
What should you say, or what should you NOT say if you’re involved in a shooting? Massad Ayoob shares the 5-points to cover when the police arrive.
(Excerpt) Read more at gunsandammo.com ...
Absolutely. Great advice. I use a guy that was the DA and current LEO counsel. He knows the ins and outs of such situations and advised me on proper procedures both for a shoot and what to do afterwards. I couldn’t argue or disagree with a single piece of advice he had to offer. His fees were very reasonable; about $500 for the retainer and good advice, and he settled my last shoot for $1,500. Best money I ever spent, next to an engagement ring for the now wife.
Well, once you “lawyer up” by stating you’ll be waiting for an attorney the police are supposed to let you be until that time as anything they demand from you after that can be dismissed from evidence. I only answer questions that help them direct their on-scene investigation or control, such as pointing out witnesses or where the involved weapons may be found, my name and where my ID is, etc. Helpful but only factual and direct. Descriptions of the scene, events, players, etc are strictly off limits.
that *supposed to* is where i really meant for the call to the EMTs to come in...when they press beyond the bounds...
some say that immediately 'lawyering' is sometimes seen as a defacto admission of something, as *only* the guilty party calls for counsel...
if, immediately after the event, you feel lightheaded, short of breath, and chest tightness, *they* will want to give you room and not risk being considered at fault if you were denied medical treatment, giving time to let the adrenaline come down, and get that counsel, w/o specifically challenging them to *allow* it...
just extra food for thought on the thread...
Is that the content of the video that I can’t find at the link?
I don't think lying to the cops is the best idea I've seen on the thread. Once you've said enough to clear the emergency (IE, could there be another assailant?), they have to respect your wishes to clam up until you get counsel.
Your follow up comments clarify a lot. Sorry....
hehehe...most of my comments need clarification...8^}
Yeah, me too...as evidenced by #25 & 26. LOL
Preach it brother! I keep an extra around too, and recommend it online to others frequently.
Flying with guns is easy. You check them. Usually the line is shorter than if you are checking luggage.
The YouTube link was through Guns and Ammo as I recall. It featured Tom Gresham and Massad Ayoob. i don’t have the link any more and I didn’t find it with a quick search. The link was embedded in a posting as a reply in a FR article. That’s about all I can tell you.
I spoke to Mr Attoryney last night. His advice was not to play that short of breath gambit becuase it can be used against you in that you are admitting to not being of good health. Imagine getting grilled on just when your health was having problems and did it contribute to your lack of good judgement in the shoot. What “lack of good judgement?” Well, you did admit immediately after the shoot that you needed medical care.
I suspect that if you were afraid for your life and had to shoot someone, you might really be short of breath or lightheaded. Adrenaline dumps are really something else.
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