Then I refer you to the previous post: > in a way that can't be meaningfully predicted. The stakes are incredibly high, too. If we're talking about giving peo

Then I refer you to the previous post: > in a way that can't be meaningfully predicted. The stakes are incredibly high, too. If we're talking about giving people advice for the police, I don't think people are going to need help with "Oh, you're being stabbed as we speak, should you call 911?" That's not the question people need help with. You're not boosting anyone's judgment here by leading with that argument. However, if police want to ask what you're doing on your property in a friendly way, should you respond or should you say that you want to contact your lawyer? Or if you feel like striking up a conversation with the police to develop warmth, should you? The right answer might come down to whether you're black, Native American, Asian, man, woman, etc., but without knowing more, don't talk to police is solid advice which has developed through a long relationship between citizenry and police. Even if you're just a witness, it would be naive to think you have nothing to fear. Even when you are the person who needs help, it would be naive to think you have nothing to fear. If the police of America want to turn around their reputation, that's totally on them. The ball is in their court.