I am also a firm believer in pointing out what happened, that person attacked me, that was their weapon, point out wittnesses, I will sign a complaint. Then I want to have my lawyer present before saying anything else!
You have been through a traumatic experience where you have probably experienced tunnel vision, selective hearing and a distorted sence of time and distance. It will probably take some time to sort out what happened so this is not the time to make any more comments to police. Police officers should understand this because most bargin for the right to delay any statement about an officer involved shooting for at least 24 hours.
When you are still adrenaline pumped from the incident it will be easy to say things you will regret later. If you leave out details or get time and distances wrong and realise that later after you have had time to think. That can be taken by a LEO or prosecuter as "changing your story" when in reality you have just calmed down and have sorted out the forgotten details. This way your lawyer can start fresh on your case. That is if you get a real self defense attorney and not the guy that handles your real estate transactions. Jim.
You have been through a traumatic experience where you have probably experienced tunnel vision, selective hearing and a distorted sence of time and distance. It will probably take some time to sort out what happened so this is not the time to make any more comments to police. Police officers should understand this because most bargin for the right to delay any statement about an officer involved shooting for at least 24 hours.
When you are still adrenaline pumped from the incident it will be easy to say things you will regret later. If you leave out details or get time and distances wrong and realise that later after you have had time to think. That can be taken by a LEO or prosecuter as "changing your story" when in reality you have just calmed down and have sorted out the forgotten details. This way your lawyer can start fresh on your case. That is if you get a real self defense attorney and not the guy that handles your real estate transactions. Jim.