If your neighbor said "if you hear gunshots, don't bother calling 9-1-1 because it will be too late," would you report it to the authorities?
Just to be clear, for those who hopefully read the details, this is not about me or anything in my neighborhood.
On the news, there’s a new report of a murder/suicide in Long Island where a man killed 4 relatives and then committed suicide. He used a pump action rifle. The police, in their press conference, said that neighbors told them now that in the past, the man said “if you ever hear gunshots, don’t call police because it will be too late.” The police said that it’s not illegal to own a rifle but if he was determined to have mental issues then maybe it would have been (meaning they could have removed the weapon from his residence).
In thinking about it, I’m not sure i would have reported it. If the police ended up not removing the weapon, I’d be concerned that the man would find out somehow who reported it and seek revenge.
What do you think?
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