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[jsmirman]

290. I think you are correct that a 911 operator has no legal authority

however - your call with a 911 operator - what you say to them and how you respond to their directives - will be relevant to a determination of whether you acted in self-defense or committed a murder. The 911 operator's directive - the 911 operator is a municipal employee and must, specifically, be trained under Florida law - is a reminder that, under the law, you have no authority to "pursue" a "suspect" when you are in no way, shape, or form, a law enforcement officer. When you are told you are not to pursue - and you disregard that directive - it is evidence that you intentionally disregarded the law that states that only law enforcement authorities can pursue, question, or apprehend.

The case I am thinking of is the Horn case in Texas - where Horn pursued two men and shot them, despite the fact that he was told not to do so and that he was under no physical threat from the men.

Horn was found not guilty - by a Texas jury - but, in my opinion - speaking both legally and morally - anyone who thinks that jury did not perpetrate an utter failure of justice - has a seriously warped view of our laws.