[Robert DeLong]

If the following is true, it wasn't about the popcorn:

Reeves and his attorneys have argued that Oulson threw a cell phone at Reeves' head and was aggressively leaning over a chair toward him at the time of the shooting. On the stand, Reeves testified he "perceived" that Oulson was getting ready to punch him, according to WFTS.

"A 6-foot-4 individual standing, trying to come over that chair is terrifying," defense attorney Richard Escobar said at the hearing, WFTS reports.

Chad Oulson and his wife Nicole are seen together in this photo taken from Facebook.

However, I still think Curtis Reeves is culpable, because he allowed a simple incident, while perhaps annoying, get him aggravated to the point of possible escalation. If he had asked the person texting to please refrain from doing it in the theater a much different outcome would have transpired most likely.

[kiryandil]

See my post #14.

It's amusing that the beefy CCW ex-SWAT captain was all "terrified" of a 6'4" guy "leaning in".

I'd spit in that lying, murdering pr*ck's face if I was kin to the dead man.

Heck, I'd do it anyway...

[Bob434]

[[However, I still think Curtis Reeves is culpable, because he allowed a simple incident, while perhaps annoying, get him aggravated to the point of possible escalation.]]

I don’t- rights stop t the tip of a person’s nose- ie the man throwing something at him crossed the line- we can shout and yell all we want- and it’s legal- (sort of) It’s not illegal to yell at someone- but when assault happens- the situation changes- The popcorn, while not dangerous, crossed the line- then the phone- which could cause injury, even serious injury-

Was Curtis a jerk? Probably- but that doesn’t give someone a right to assault him

Now as for use of deadly force- that’s a separate issue- I didn’t hear courtroom testimony- so it’s hard to determine here on a forum- I’m not sure what stand your ground entails- does the person have to prove they legitimately feared for their life? Someone ‘acting aggressively’ after having already demonstrated that they were trying to do serious bodily injury, by throwing the phone at the defendant’s head- should be construed as a possibly dangerous escalation - should it rise to a level of concern where deadly force is warranted? I dunno- again we don’t know all the details-

[Secret Agent Man]

One of the key points of self defense is not engaging or continuing to engage in the situation. Not being a willing participant. Going back again shows he could have just left. I know it seems stupid,for the person armed to leave but the point is we hope to hell we dont have to use it. For killing, and for dealing with the aftermath.

[ifinnegan]

Another dead bully.

Too bad.

He finally met someone who’d stand up to him m

[sagar]

His yoot and six-four frame was his downfall, trying to charge at the senile cranky old bastard who was just trying to enjoy the movie. Guess the weak geezer was packin, so advantage — old geezer.