Retired officer arrested in Wesley Chapel theater shooting

BayNews 9 ^ | 1/13/14

[ConradofMontferrat]

Oh Hell!

That’s what they say about us old bikers!

The crotch rocket crowd will NEVER live to ride with us old effers.

LOL.

[Traveler59]

It is time to ban cellphones in theaters, restaurants, etc.

I use one of these: http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/rx90.html . Portable, lightweight, and shuts them down in under 30 seconds. If they behave and put their phone away or go outside the theater, I'll turn it off. Works great in theaters, libraries, restaurants, and classrooms.

[driftdiver]

Its also illegal.

[oh8eleven]

The shooter is 71 years old and many men develop anger management issues as they age.
Gee, only men? How about the pre-menstrual, menstrual and post-premenstrual women ... who are only superseded by the pre-menopause, menopausal and post-menopause women?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Spot on.

[DariusBane]

The retired officer forgot his mantra. “I feared for my safety.” Then it would be cool. If he were on duty.

[SgtHooper]

Texting can be fatal even if NOT driving.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Your thoughts are what I was thinking. I think there is more to the story than what’s being reported. The story, IMHO, is agenda (anti-gun) driven.

[SgtHooper]

LOL!!

[Traveler59]

Yes it is... That's why it's sold in England and not in the US. But through an amazing thing called the internet, you too can have one delivered right to your door. Watch in amusement as the gal in the next booth at a restaurant, who is explaining in loud detail of her weekend sexual escapade, suddenly look at her phone and wonder why the display on the phone shows "out of service area". And then the service is back, and then its gone, and then its back. For the most ardent obnoxious cell phone user, sometimes it takes as many as four to five disconnects before they take a hint. Now if they're texting, no problems... not bothering anyone, happy days... right? Except when you're sitting next to one in Calculus III class and you're trying to pay attention to the professor. Welp... Junior sitting next to me is trying to text "War and Peace" to his buddy and I'm getting seriously annoyed. Reach in the pocket and turn it on. Texting stops, and I can resume my education while at the same time educating Junior sitting next to me that there might be something in the walls that screws up phone reception. Yes, I am an evil one. But for most of the time it just sits in my vehicle and doesn't bother anyone.

[driftdiver]

So you feel justified using an illegal device which interferes with everything including emergency communications just so the 1% chance of someone bothering you?

yeah there are a lot of assholes around all right

[driftdiver]

There were a lot of witnesses including an off duty cop. They got in an argument and the retired cop shot the guy.

murder, nothing else to it

[Traveler59]

yeah there are a lot of assholes around all right

Yep, and I shut them down one at a time.

[Donnafrflorida]

HD all day everyday :)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Aand at least the officer was safe and sound.

He lived to go home to his family... oh wait!

[Balding_Eagle]

Yeah, I know. It was hard to know who to disparge the most. Probably the cop, as the texter apparently got his due.

[sarasmom]

There have been no indications as yet, that Reeves ever “reported” Oulson to management.

That might yet turn out to be true, but as of now, reports have only stated that Ouslon made some statement to the affect that he believed Reeves had done so.

I wasn't there. I don't know what happened.

What we are entirely certain of, is that Reeves shot and killed Oulson.

And yes, it looks very much like a crazed gun owner escalated an argument over possibly rude public behavior into murder.

Reeves either had the gun, or more likely, went out to his car and brought the gun back into the theater to shoot Oulson.

I would deem that proof positive of premeditation, and lethal intent.

[sport]

Well, as someone posted on another thread, the theatre does not allow dogs so when he got the urge to kill, his options were limited. The unlucky guy happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[sport]

Very true. And that, not the texting, was what got him killed.

[Paladin2]

"..the theatre does not allow dogs.."

That's why streaming is so good...