Originally Posted by
georgeib
I was referring to the original post. I was the one that started this thread with the idea of answering a question with a pretty obvious (now) answer. I meant I wasn't thinking clearly when I started the thread regarding LE's ability to take into evidence NFA items after a defensive shooting.
As to not speaking to the police, I would tend to agree almost unreservedly. A micro statement (similar to the one in your example) after being the victim of a crime, necessitating the use of deadly force in self-defense, goes a long way towards establishing innocence in the minds of first responders. And will determine the perspective from which the initial police reports will be written.
A very brief statement along the lines of, "The guy broke though the garage door and attacked me. I thought he was going to kill me, so I defended myself. I don't feel very well, officer, could you call me an ambulance, please?" will go a MUCH LONGER way towards establishing who was the victim and who was the perp versus a statement of, "I won't answer any questions without the presence of my attorney."
You can bet the police report is going to look pretty different between those 2 statements.