[Tarheel]

...to me, the author was offering sage advice that is intended to put us squarely into the mindset of the BG's...to see yourself through their eyes. He did so with remarkable skill, IMHO. Good follow-up comments have been offered above by other members. We sometimes allow our little bubble world to become reality...what we want it to be. Unfortunately, these times we live in don't afford that luxury. Danger may very well lurk at every crossroad, it seems, and we must build a natural barrier via realistic and effective personal situational awareness. It takes practice...a lot of practice. I see a rose..the BG sees a thorn. I must observe the same thorn as does he and that's not an easy task.

Yogi, thx for the opportunity to share the essential context of the post with our membership.

Tarheel

 

[Tarheel]

I understand that it always in your best interest to not say a thing until you have discussed the situation with an attorney, but I guess I'm reading something the wrong way...

....don't think so, nickj. He offers the same advice that my two CCP instructors carefully explained....both are VA attorneys. My thoughts are that the author wished to walk us through situational awareness of a serious confrontation from beginning to the end....awareness of your potential legal predicament after a shooting is extremely important. A LEO investigator has but one job...to get to the bottom of the incident with facts, which includes grilling you as much as legally possible before an attorney tells you to keep your lips zilled. The LEO is doing his/her job, so please don't misinterpret that statement. The author goes into great detail in the piece regarding the tactics he has used to obtaiin information. YMMV

Tarheel