What to do...

Scoob956 · December 5, 2009, 05:30 PM

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Brian Pfleuger · December 5, 2009, 05:46 PM

I can not possibly imagine not calling the police in that situation.

1) You were in an accident. Call the police.

2) You were assaulted. Call the police.

3) You drew a gun on a human being. Call the police.

Otherwise, the police may get a phone call saying how you cut this poor man off and when he went up to your vehicle to innocently exchange information you pulled a gun on him.

Whose story do you want them to have FIRST?

Call the police.

and don't say one more WORD on the internet until you do!

zoomie · December 5, 2009, 05:51 PM

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Scoob956 · December 5, 2009, 06:34 PM

Just got done meeting with an officer.

Al Norris · December 5, 2009, 09:49 PM

The OP has sensibly deleted his post, which now makes this thread sort of meaningless (since many won't know what has happened.

A short summary: A situation occurred in which peetzakilla gave some advice (post #2) and the advice was taken. The OP deleted his post so as not to confuse/conflate any legal issues that may or may not occur.

At some point, it might be nice if Scoob comes back and tells us what occurred and the outcome, if and only if, all legal/civil processes are over and done with.

Folks, this is something we have discussed several times. Never make statements on the internet that may come back and bite you. Electrons are never lost!

With that in mind, I'm leaving this thread open, for a bit, to discuss just that issue, should anyone be inclined.

Ditto_95 · December 6, 2009, 05:44 PM

I think calling the police to report any potential "crime" is a wise thing to do.

Why wouldn't you do that?

ming · December 6, 2009, 06:26 PM

Good job by peetzakilla to remind everyone on this. Never post/email/etc. anything which could come back and bite you at some future time. I tell this to all those I represent. Just wish they'd all listen.

Scoob956 · December 8, 2009, 04:20 PM

I will post a followup hopefully within the next week.

Everything that was originally posted was told to the police.

Everything is OK.

maestro pistolero · December 8, 2009, 10:19 PM

. . . from people well known to me, first hand stories of provocateurs who have made preemptive phone calls to police in order to appear like victims.

**Mike Irwin** · December 8, 2009, 11:21 PM

No sense in letting this open with no initial message.

December 5, 2009, 05:30 PM	#1
Scoob956 Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 66	What to do... .......... Last edited by Scoob956; December 5, 2009 at 06:35 PM.

December 5, 2009, 05:51 PM	#3
zoomie Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: GA Posts: 1,862	.... Last edited by zoomie; December 5, 2009 at 09:50 PM.

December 6, 2009, 05:44 PM	#6
Ditto_95 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2007 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 154	I think calling the police to report any potential "crime" is a wise thing to do. Why wouldn't you do that? __________________ Finem Respice Consider the end Principils Obsta Resist the beginings

December 6, 2009, 06:26 PM	#7
ming Member Join Date: July 26, 2009 Posts: 65	Good job by peetzakilla to remind everyone on this. Never post/email/etc. anything which could come back and bite you at some future time. I tell this to all those I represent. Just wish they'd all listen. Last edited by ming; December 6, 2009 at 06:32 PM.

December 8, 2009, 10:19 PM	#9
maestro pistolero Senior Member Join Date: August 16, 2007 Posts: 2,153	I have heard this more than once . . . from people well known to me, first hand stories of provocateurs who have made preemptive phone calls to police in order to appear like victims.

December 5, 2009, 05:46 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	I can not possibly imagine not calling the police in that situation. 1) You were in an accident. Call the police. 2) You were assaulted. Call the police. 3) You drew a gun on a human being. Call the police. Otherwise, the police may get a phone call saying how you cut this poor man off and when he went up to your vehicle to innocently exchange information you pulled a gun on him. Whose story do you want them to have FIRST? Call the police. and don't say one more WORD on the internet until you do! __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

December 5, 2009, 06:34 PM	#4
Scoob956 Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 66	Just got done meeting with an officer.

December 5, 2009, 09:49 PM	#5
Al Norris Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 9,660	The OP has sensibly deleted his post, which now makes this thread sort of meaningless (since many won't know what has happened. A short summary: A situation occurred in which peetzakilla gave some advice (post #2) and the advice was taken. The OP deleted his post so as not to confuse/conflate any legal issues that may or may not occur. At some point, it might be nice if Scoob comes back and tells us what occurred and the outcome, if and only if, all legal/civil processes are over and done with. Folks, this is something we have discussed several times. Never make statements on the internet that may come back and bite you. Electrons are never lost! With that in mind, I'm leaving this thread open, for a bit, to discuss just that issue, should anyone be inclined.

December 8, 2009, 04:20 PM	#8
Scoob956 Member Join Date: December 17, 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 66	I will post a followup hopefully within the next week. Everything that was originally posted was told to the police. Everything is OK.

December 8, 2009, 11:21 PM	#10
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	No sense in letting this open with no initial message. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.