Probably more to this story than meets the eye. I don’t trust CNN’s version of the details.
This was debated on FR at the time it happened.
Analyzing the CNN "story", it appears to be a hit piece on Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law.
The "retired Tampa police captain" is ACTUALLY the retired Tampa police SWAT captain - the guy who organized Tampa's first SWAT team.
You know, SWAT - those laid-back guys who believe in talk and negotiation, not confrontation? /laughter
Reeves is most likely a confrontational individual by nature.
Little or nothing to do with "Stand Your Ground", but everything to do with "Armed When You Shouldn't Be" police-state actors.
I remember when this happened, several threads on FR over it.
CNN’s details are correct, but the story is twisted so as to blame the SYG law as a cause of this type of incident which is poppycock.
The defendant provoked a petty quarrel and then ramped it up to 11. The victim was also a jerk. Two men behaved badly, played stupid games and won stupid prizes.
That the defendant tried the self-defense SYG card is unremarkable. Even if there was no SYG law, they would still mount a defense based on self defense to the jury which is what they get to do now that the judge has shot down their SYG motion.
“Probably more to this story than meets the eye. “
Only that Reeves was a retired cop.
I don’t either.
Movie theater pop corn? Kinda stupid of the man to throw away a $12 bag of pop corn.
If you carry a gun to defend yourself, it’s not to defend your ego or sense of propriety. You don’t become etiquette tutor for the gobs of ill-mannered jerks out there. If some random stranger’s poor manners is enough to precipitate a conflict with you, watch your movies and practice dry-firing at home.