[Mad Dawg]

Why would he need a good self "defence" (your spelling) since the police believed him and have not arrested or charged him?

Personally I'm a fan of creative spelling. And, if guns cause crime, then keyboards cause spelling mistakes so I think you should lighten up, okay? ;)

Seriously, the more I read this, the more I think that (a) If this gets in front of a grand jury, things may change; and (b) maybe the dead guy was universally acknowledged (or at least the police might have thought so) to have "needed killin'", since everything else about this shoot is, at best, questionable.

Somebody comes up to me out of the blue and says,"I think you just attempted rape and I don't want you to go anywhere and I'm drawing my weapon to see that you don't," I'd charge the sucker with assault. I must be missing something here.

[Atlas Sneezed]

everything else about this shoot is, at best, questionable

---

When did they guy make an error (aside from incurring risk by trying to detain suspect)?

What did he do that would not be entirely proper for a cop to do?

Do/should citizens have the same right as cops to detain those witnessed committing felonies?

[FreePaul]

Winkelman may, just may, not get indicted. I'll be mildly surprised if he's not. He will need a good lawyer for the civil suit "the victim's" relatives will bring. Getting his gun back from the police may just be another asset for him to lose in the civil case.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I think you just attempted rape and I don't want you to go anywhere and I'm drawing my weapon to see that you don't,"

---

He didn't draw the gun until the accused started fishing in his pockets for his.

But I think I would have let the rapist go into his own house. it's not like the police wouldn't be able to find him.

[El Gato]

I think you just attempted rape and I don't want you to go anywhere and I'm drawing my weapon to see that you don't," I'd charge the sucker with assault. I must be missing something here.

You're missing that he didn't draw his weapon until the "dearly departed" started fumbling in his pockets, for what turned out to be a gun. Prior to that time he'd merely asked him stay and wait for the police.

[bad company]

I'm stealing that for my tagline.