Eyewitness accounts ( video below)don’t put Mr Reeves actions in a very good light.
Particularly the Air Force col.who was closest to him, who said Reeves made a statement about “ throw popcorn at me”, after shooting Oulson . Now, I’m not going to say that Mr. Oulson wasn’t a jerk too, but after watching the theater video, it’s clear to me that Reeves had the gun in hand, and shot Oulson in a split second after the popcorn was thrown. He had just returned from the lobby and exchanged words with Oulson. Keep in mind, he shot two people in that theater and ruined everyone’s day, and two people’s lives... over thrown popcorn. He clearly wasn’t in fear for his life.
bond hearing, witness testimony video here: (AF Col. Is first up)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5iw1xtJx58&feature=youtube_gdata_player
One wonders if someone pulled a gun on you and all you had was a bucket of popcorn would throw it at them to distract while you ducked and/or grabbed?
He ruined more than 2 lives. The dead guy. Dead guy’s wife. The dead guy’s daughter. His own life. His wife’s life. His son’s life (who was also at the screening) etc.
And the guy who got shot was a jerk. Doesn’t mean stupid = death but he didn’t “Do the right thing” as Spike Lee once said.
Butthead meets butthead.
And a thousand cantina shootings go uninvestigated.
The “videotape” of him “going to his car to get his gun” never did materialize.