I was assaulted on a public transit train, where I was sitting and the guy was standing in front of/over me. It became immediately apparent that that's a really crappy position to be in if a fight starts.
> How is Revves supposed to retreat from sitting cross-legged in a movie theater seat? <
Reeves could have disengaged from the whole situation earlier than that. But I would NOT have convicted him on that basis. Reeves had every right not to disengage. He had every right to stay just where he was.
My problem here is that I think he overreacted. He used deadly force when it was not warranted. Others here disagree with that, and so did the jury. As I noted earlier, that is a fair position and I respect it.