Revisiting the Murder of Kyle Dinkheller by Andrew Howard Brannan

[TBryce]

I only recently came across this tragedy and found it somewhat fascinating for a number of reasons.

The main reason I make this thread is to pose a question to those who understand exchanges like this and the laws that surround them:

- At 2:31-2:32, it seems almost as though Brannan is retreating before Dinkheller attempts to fire in an apparent act of aggression which Brennan then responds with the fatal shots.

Of course Brannan did not behave exactly as tactfully as he could have during what should have been a routine traffic stop, but once they started firing at each other: weren't they both essentially acting in self defence.

And, like I said: as Brannan had been fired upon while he looked like he was backing up and ceasing his aggression as he was instructed to by the cop; it then seems like the cop, Dinkheller, tried to take a cheap shot at Brannan's life in which Brannan ultimately responded in kind.

That being said, at a certain point, it could be argued that Brannan was justified in taking Dinkheller out.

Anyone else kinda sorta see it that way?

 

[RF667799]

I only recently came across this tragedy and found it somewhat fascinating for a number of reasons.

The main reason I make this thread is to pose a question to those who understand exchanges like this and the laws that surround them:

- At 2:31-2:32, it seems almost as though Brannan is retreating before Dinkheller attempts to fire in an apparent act of aggression which Brennan then responds with the fatal shots.

Of course Brannan did not behave exactly as tactfully as he could have during what should have been a routine traffic stop, but once they started firing at each other: weren't they both essentially acting in self defence.

And, like I said: as Brannan had been fired upon while he looked like he was backing up and ceasing his aggression as he was instructed to by the cop; it then seems like the cop, Dinkheller, tried to take a cheap shot at Brannan's life in which Brannan ultimately responded in kind.

That being said, at a certain point, it could be argued that Brannan was justified in taking Dinkheller out.

Anyone else kinda sorta see it that way?

I don't think going to his truck and retrieving his rifle amounted to him "ceasing his aggression." My take is it was a deliberate escalation.

 

[TBryce]

I don't think going to his truck and retrieving his rifle amounted to him "ceasing his aggression." My take is it was a deliberate escalation.

Oh okay.

Wasn't really clear what was going on I guess.