2. Escalation of force was initiated by the EX cop.
Reeves went out front and complained to the manager, then RETURNED to the theater, and reengaged in the confrontation with Oulson. You don't get to claim fear for your life, after reinserting yourself into harms way. Well, Reeves can try this defense, but if there's any justice left at all in our two tiered “justice”system, the jury will convict Reeves of murder, or at the very least, manslaughter.
You have evidence that he was in harm's way before he left his seat to complain to management?
If not, then he wasn't "reinserting" himself into harms way, but at most simply "reinserting" himself into annoyance way.
“You don’t get to claim fear for your life, after reinserting yourself into harms way.”
Absolutely correct.
I remember a time, years ago, hubby had some weird, typical NYC confrontation with some nut on the subway. Hubby is a big guy and sometimes he is not so aware of his girth, plus he was carrying some big duffel bag or something. In all likelihood he did bump the guy or step on his foot or something.
So, of course the guy started threatening him: I’m going to eff you up, etc. He even pulled a knife out!
Anyway, almost immediately the train comes to a station and the angry fellow got off. Hey, it was his stop, you know?
Hubby tells this story to his sister and she says: I’m surprised you let him get away with that!
And hubby says: a crazy man wanted to stab me, but didn’t, and you want me to run after him and give him another chance?
She was like....oh yeah....