Ex-cop ‘Who Killed Theater Texter’ Menaced Moviegoer Last Month

New York Post ^ | January 15, 2014 | Bob Fredricks

[lbryce]

The ex-Florida cop charged with murdering a man in a beef over texting at the movies menaced another texting moviegoer at the same theater just last month, she said.

Jamira Dixon and her husband said Curtis Reeves, the 71-year-old retired Tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man inside a theater Monday, screamed at them during a Dec. 28 showing of “The Hobbit.”

“It could have been us,” Dixon told Tampa’s ABC Action News.

Reeves was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly gunning down Chad Oulson, who was texting his 3-year-old daughter’s day-care center while in the suburban theater outside Tampa.

[lbryce]

For texting? WTF? That's pretty much as unintrusive as just watching the movie. He also may have had some sort of flashback regarding Senator McCain's outburst about Hobbits.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Ex-cop is just plain nuts...

Makes me wonder why he’s an ex-cop.

[Vaquero]

cause he’s 71?

[12th_Monkey]

Obviously this dude’s coo-coo doesn’t come all the way out of it’s clock.

[Yo-Yo]

See, this is why only the police should have guns.

[pingman]

He retired at 51.

[BykrBayb]

I’d get my popcorn out and watch this thread, but somebody might shoot me over it.

[Red Badger]

He’s using the “I felt threatened.” excuse. I guess he thinks he’s still a cop....................

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I quit going to movies simply because there are so many jerks in the audience.

Talkers, texters, gigglers, spoilers. I’m talking about ADULTS! Not kids.

I’ve seen others loose it at drive in movies because some jerk insisted in pumping his brake pedal in the dark.

Now I wait for the DVD.

[TurboZamboni]

“The cell phone looked like a gun.”
“He made a furtive movement with his popcorn.”
“he looked like a wanted fugitive delivering newspapers.”

There are a myriad of reasons to shoot him.

[TigersEye]

“He looked like a dog owner.”

[MrB]

That’s why they shoot dogs all the time...

“I felt threatened” by the Chihuahua that was running at me.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

For a peevish loser such as this guy, prison will be a very special hell for him.

[George from New England]

“Makes me wonder why he’s an ex-cop.”

Retired at an ungodly early age, like they all do. Collecting pension for 20 years now so he can turn it all over to this widow and her daughter.

[glorgau]

He must be a “get off my lawn” type of retired cop.

[kjam22]

Nah.... he’s a “do whatever the hell I say, just because I say so, or I’ll shoot your ass” kinda cop.

[Cloverfarm]

I wonder if the ex-cop is senile or going into Alzheimers and undergoing a drastic personality change. So sad for the victim’s family!

[thackney]

I quit going to movies simply because there are so many jerks in the audience.

BTTT, not to mention the price

Talkers, texters, gigglers, spoilers. I’m talking about ADULTS! Not and the kids.