In the movie theater the shooter asked the hubby to stop texting at least twice.
He wouldn't stop.
An argument ensued.
The hubby threw a container of popcorn in the shooter's face.
The shooter pulled his gun and that ended the texting.
Not saying the shooting was right or justified - that will be the job of the jury.
But there are some things a prudent person can do to avoid escalating a potentially dangerous confrontation and making it worse or even deadly.
Was it during or before the movie?
“there are some things a prudent person can do to avoid escalating a potentially dangerous confrontation”
Like if you are carrying a pistol legally, be the bigger man and move to another seat. Or I know this will sound completely INSANE, but ignore the fact that someone is texting during coming attractions?
the movie had not yet started...
I’m with you. It’s kinda like the guy who is killed by a drunk driver because he wasn’t wearing his seat belt. It’s the drunks fault, but still...
And I do believe that an armed society is a polite society. If the guy knew the old guy was carrying, he may still be alive.
But there are some things a prudent person can do to avoid escalating a potentially dangerous confrontation and making it worse or even deadly.
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Of course, all the prudent actions need to come from the unarmed man, right?
What about the shooter, were there things he might have done differently? Like just maybe keep your perspective given that it’s the previews being shown, not the movie itself?
Maybe you’ve noticed that people are still getting seated during the previews.
It’s kind of disgusting that so much of the focus is on the dead man, not the shooter.