You could have started that statement with, "a 71 year old, retired, obese gentleman......" What you stated was obviously intended to make him sound like some kind of a young, big, virulent, muscular, fire-breathing, linebacker type of guy. What you left out was that he is an elderly overweight and out of shape man. How you chose to state this and what you left out just turned it into total manipulative deception. Your slant on this incident and departure from the full truth and known reality is noted.
OK you are right, I know you were there and saw it all and listened to every word that was whispered, spoken, and screamed. I have the utmost respect and belief in your crystal balls accuracy and understand that you have full factual knowledge about what the shooter felt and believed in that instant in time when he pulled the trigger. So I can attest to all that you know it all and can read minds from great distance.
This discussion has descended to the level of many other discussions I had with those who worshiped Saint Travon in the first week after that monster GZ hunted down the poor naked scared toddler and shot him in the back just because he was black. Or at least that is what they and the media wanted the world to think about Travon's level of involvement and the facts surrounding his death. As it was then it is now. The statements and posts made by many in their attack of this shooter are not factual, complete, or rational and misrepresent not only the presently known facts but also what actually could be known by them at this point in time.
I'm good with waiting for a judgment from a judge or jury who have all the facts, fully understand all of the applicable laws, and can make a decision from an informed point of view. That would not be you.
Have a good day.
Don't even begin to go there.
There is utterly no evidence that the assault went beyond throwing popcorn.
And that does not rise to the level of assault to justify lethal force by anyone's sane definition of such.
The shooter broke many rules that CCW carriers are supposed to follow, the biggest being backing away from such confrontations when possible. Instead, he went BACK and resumed the confrontation, because apparently he had a major bee up his butt about texting at movies.
Whereas Zimmerman did not shoot until the perp was on top of him bashing his head against the sidewalk. You insult Zimmerman by trying to tie this idiot to him in such a manner.
Your heated anger here is either because you are still angry over George Zimmerman, or because you are related to the shooter. We're just sifting the available reportage. How it looks to us would be helpful to the defense as well as the prosecution. Chill, baby.