In what regard? The man wasn’t a retired cop? His eyesight hadn’t recovered after entering the dark theater? The text dude didn’t ask if the retired cop had reported him to management? The text dude wasn’t the one that threw the popcorn?
Did you miss the part where the cop threw the first kernel of popcorn as was stated in court.
So if I walk into a dark theater I can shoot anyone who ‘scares’ me?
" He’s being charged with second degree murder. Curtis maintains that he was attacked, but in court, an attorney called Curtis’ claims “weak” due to the fact that other people in the movie theater saw him throw popcorn first".
http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/01/14/curtis-reeves-movie-theater-shooter-five-things-to-know/
In the regard that what the cop's training REALLY was, was to provoke a response and then use it to justify beating, tazing, arresting or killing people.
Grow up - cops carry throwdown pieces too. It's called the real world.
Witnesses said the perp threw the popcorn first. Know why? It's that training you're invoking. He DECIDED to shoot this guy, and hide behind self-defense. Maybe he didn't think his 380 would accomplish an immediate kill, but he decided to shoot. All he needed was a plausible reason. Hmmm, after being a cop for so long, it took him one second flat to come up with one.
And so he threw the popcorn.