[El Gato]

But the police were, once again, telling folks to "call 911" and "Be a good witness", rather than defending themselves and/or their property.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/05/09/20080509truckshooting0509.html

From the link:

Instead, the Police Department advises people who suspect a crime to call 911 and, Tranter said, to act as "good witnesses."

Sgt. Joel Tranter is a spokesman for the PPD.

Pulling out your cell phone and calling 911, when a guy is trying to run you down with your own vehicle, doesn't seem like an optimum move. It would only be natural to take your firearm with you when you stepped outside to investigate why your truck was starting while you weren't there, so that you could be that "good witness", and be able to at least describe the perp.

[Oatka]

Instead, the Police Department advises people who suspect a crime to call 911 and, Tranter said, to act as "good witnesses."

Reading just the first page of the readers' comments at the end of the article indicates they don't buy this idiotic comment either. In fact, most of them sound like this thread, so there's still hope for Arizona.

[TalonDJ]

Instead, the Police Department advises people who suspect a crime to call 911 and, Tranter said, to act as "good witnesses."

I can totally support being a 'good witnesses'. I expect I will get the clearest picture of what is going on if I view it through one eye, over a set of tritium sights, by the light of the muzzle flash.