The guy shot an un-armed man in a movie theater because he didn’t quit texting when told to. There is no justification for the shoot. NONE
NO ONE is justifying the shooting. Don’t put words in my mouth. You can reply to my comments as they were written, or you can start your own thread.
Agreed. Throwing popcorn and texting before a movie might be obnoxious, but its hardly life threatening or worthy of the escalation to lethal force.
Life in prison? No. Capital punishment.
In the original police report the ex-cop maintained that the victim struck him. The ex-cop is 71 years old and the victim is younger, bigger and stronger. The law states that you can use deadly force if you are in fear of your life or great bodily harm.
The guy shot a guy who was standing after berating the man for notifying management about the texting.
It wasn’t a clean shot. It wasn’t a justified shot.
But he wasn’t shot for texting. He was shot for being a beligerant dumbass.
Oh come on! "The guy" is a retired cop. The shooting is fully justified because Mr Text did not Respect His Authoratah. Do I really need a </sarcasm> tag???
and yet, she was wounded, shot through the hand. Possibly restraining her husband, who was possibly menacing a 60 plus year old man.
Won’t know the facts until all the facts are in. Unarmed does not mean dangerous...
Asking for conventional courtesy, or a social norm, should not require an act of self defense.
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