I’ll wait ‘til I see the full details, but until then:
1) Texting/phoning/etc. is what the LOBBY is for. I’m not sure about you, but EVERY movie in the recent past I’ve gone to see, the FIRST thing shown is the ‘Please turn off...’. It appears the victim lacked common courtesy.
2) 70+ yr old vs. 30+...yeah, THAT might be a reason to ‘fear for ones life’ (I haven’t seen/read of distances/confrontation/etc.)
3) Blows the whole ‘only cops’ meme from the Left
So far, it appears the cop is being charged (good)...
No doubt. I'll even concede that the guy was a complete jerk and we all get pissed off by this kind of behavior. But, I stop short of murdering people, way short.