Neither any dispatcher nor anyone at 911 has legal authority to tell someone at the other end of the phone line to do ANYTHING, including initiate a chase or end a chase.
They are not on the scene, therefore, they can't legally direct anyone to do this or that.
A person must, however, obey directions from a law enforcement officer AT the scene of an incident.
Leni
Neither any dispatcher nor anyone at 911 has legal authority to tell someone at the other end of the phone line to do ANYTHING, including initiate a chase or end a chase.Yeah, you're right, I realized that after I posted.
I truly hope this kid was justified in killing.....just a terrible tragedy..