If someone tells a police officer that they saw a rape take place the officer will probably investigate. If a police officer comes to your door you should talk with him. Unless he witnessed a crime taking place the officer probably won't take any invasive measures to make an arrest without a rape victim.
If an armed neighbor comes to your door you may feel justified in leaving by the back door although many here would recommend shooting first. If Hughes had shot his neighbor for threatening him in his own home would that be a "good shooting?"
Nothing in the article indicates that a felony took place other than in the mind of a thirteen year old girl. The shooter in this case never witnessed any crime and according to his statements he had some previous issues with the man he shot. This doesn't make a very good case for the shooting. Perhaps the article left something out. Maybe we'll find out later.
Yeah, the more I read this, the worse it sounds. That could be just lousy reporting, but there is certianly something going on here that was not presented to us. I'll come back if I learn more.
Just because the witness was 13, we're not suppose to believe her? My daughter is 10, and if she told me someone was screaming...hysterically...for help, I would believe her!