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Sabrewolfe · June 2, 2014, 02:09 PM

The problem with ID is you're proximity to the holder: i.e. if you are close enough to verify a badge and warrant (because if it really is the police knocking at 0'dark:30, they either have one or come back during business hours), you are close enough to be easily attacked.

Best suggestion I can think of is pretty much what .22lr said: check for a squad car outside, and if you have any questions, advise the person at the door you are calling 911 to verify and then do exactly that.

Until you are confident it really is LE at the door, stay back away from and out of a direct line of fire through the door.

June 2, 2014, 02:09 PM	#8
Sabrewolfe Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2014 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 140	The problem with ID is you're proximity to the holder: i.e. if you are close enough to verify a badge and warrant (because if it really is the police knocking at 0'dark:30, they either have one or come back during business hours), you are close enough to be easily attacked. Best suggestion I can think of is pretty much what .22lr said: check for a squad car outside, and if you have any questions, advise the person at the door you are calling 911 to verify and then do exactly that. Until you are confident it really is LE at the door, stay back away from and out of a direct line of fire through the door. __________________ "The true measure of a hero is when a man lays down his life with the knowledge that those he saves . . . will never know." - The Outer Limits: The Voyage Home "Without logic, reason is useless. With it, you can win arguments and alienate multitudes." - Unknown