The Gun Counter

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/13/fl ... latestnews

....shoots one of the bad guys anyway.

If there's a home invasion in progress and you're armed, the only reason to call 911 is to come pick up the bodies.
And you call after the shooting stops.
Even odds the dispatcher was a protected minority, and will receive a stern finger waving, but no other penalties or corrective discipline.

Given that this is FL, it's a pity the one he shot got away, instead of being taken out for a midnight gator-feeding expedition.

They tell the story around here, about a couple of punks breaking into a man's tractor shed in the wee small hours of the morning. Owner calls 911, and is told will be 20-30 minutes before some member of the local constabulary arrives. Owner hangs up the phone.

Five minutes later, Owner calls 911 again, tells them that there's no rush, because he'd shot both of the misguided choirboys, and they were deader than canned mackerel.

Five minutes after that, THREE county sheriff's cars pulled up in Owner's driveway, and find both choirboys zip-tied together, both alive and well. Deputy said "They told us you'd killed them!"

Owner says, "S'alright, they told me it's be a half hour before ya'll got here."

First Shirt wrote:They tell the story around here, about a couple of punks breaking into a man's tractor shed in the wee small hours of the morning. Owner calls 911, and is told will be 20-30 minutes before some member of the local constabulary arrives. Owner hangs up the phone.

Five minutes later, Owner calls 911 again, tells them that there's no rush, because he'd shot both of the misguided choirboys, and they were deader than canned mackerel.

Five minutes after that, THREE county sheriff's cars pulled up in Owner's driveway, and find both choirboys zip-tied together, both alive and well. Deputy said "They told us you'd killed them!"

Owner says, "S'alright, they told me it's be a half hour before ya'll got here."

Sounds good to me!!! Turned a Priority 3 call into a Priority 1 call right away!!!

"911 operator fat-fingers transfer button" is a lot more boring than "911 operator puts caller on hold" I guess.

Jericho941 wrote:"911 operator fat-fingers transfer button" is a lot more boring than "911 operator puts caller on hold" I guess.

For the one calling for help, it does not really make a difference.

home invasion equals gunfire. Period.

first off, that is a violent action by definition and violent people only understand violence right back

second, in Florida, if you violently enter my home, it is presumed BY LAW that you are trying or at least willing to kill me and I should kill you right back

Third, dead home invaders do NOT become repeat offenders - I am protecting the less prepared and able.