Brian Dale
Member
Wow. Thank you for posting this, Flea.
1. I honestly can't decide if it would have been better to leave the phone on or not. Having a jury hear "Get on the ground or I'll shoot." might not be good if things went bad.
2. Open or not open the door? If he would have waited and let the guy with the crow bar bust in the door, he probably would have had to shoot them. In this scenario he didn't have to fire. It would be a tough call given the guy had the means to get in.
Generally I'd advise someone to stay inside and not go looking for trouble. Then, if you do have to shoot you are showing that you were trying to avoid that by staying inside and barricading yourself.
"Large white male in jeans and dark hoodie with a crowbar, short female accomplice blond hair black leather jacket, unknown weapons at the _____ motel on _____ in _______, Kentucky. Send officers, there are going to be shots fired unless they cease their actions."