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Widow of man shot in theater ‘for texting’ hits out at judge after ‘shooter’ released
UK DailyMail online ^ | 11 July 2014 | By ALEX GREIG and SNEJANA FARBEROV

Posted on 07/13/2014 10:21:09 AM PDT by Albion Wilde

Bail was set at $150,000 for the release of Curtis Reeves, 71, accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Chad Oulson, 43

Appeals court ruled that a district judge may have made an error by failing to set bail for Reeves

Reeves shot and killed Oulson at a movie theater in January after a dispute over text messaging

The former police captain must stay home, wear an ankle monitor, surrender his guns and avoid contact with victim's widow

'We are flooded, we are devastated,' said lawyer representing Nicole Oulson after news of Reeves' impending release

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: cop; curtisreeves; donutwatch; floridashooter; nicoleoulson; oulson; police; reeves; shooter; texting; theatershooter
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To: morphing libertarian

Popping some popcorn.

Somebody else have the last word.


161 posted on 07/13/2014 3:07:56 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( On to impeachment and removal (IRS, Open Borders, pro-terrorist, Fast and furious, VA, Benghazi)!!!)
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To: morphing libertarian

And that response leads me to conclude that you are a morphing idiot who knows nothing about the law or this case.


162 posted on 07/13/2014 3:09:51 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: TigersEye

I hope you are right.


163 posted on 07/13/2014 3:13:25 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: morphing libertarian
When your 71 being hit by fists can be life threatening.

Don't pick a fight with an old man. Too tired, too scared, he might just shoot you.

The popcorn thrower could have learned that BEFORE going to the theater.

164 posted on 07/13/2014 3:13:51 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (An armed society is a polite society.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

As far as the law is concerned, it is the same thing. It will get you 3 to 5 year vacation as a guest of the State in most places. More in others. Don’t believe it? Try it and let us know how it ends. Heck, they may even put you on COPS.


165 posted on 07/13/2014 3:16:34 PM PDT by sport
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To: smokingfrog
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/ipolls.html


Thanks for the link -- for what it's worth, right?

166 posted on 07/13/2014 3:18:56 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Safetgiver; mlo
First strike from the enraged perp. What might be expected next? Oh, gee! not popcorn, a fist to my 71 year old head.

As you can clearly see, he was surrounded -- surrounded -- by empty seats. He could have moved to any of them. He could have demanded his money back and left the theater, if the manager would do nothing. But he chose to be a hard guy. Now he should do hard time.

167 posted on 07/13/2014 3:22:22 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: TigersEye

In the Florida Department of Corrections, the internet is not available to inmates.


168 posted on 07/13/2014 3:24:15 PM PDT by sport
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To: Albion Wilde
I don't see a reason to worry about it. FWIW all I said is that he's not going anywhere meaning that he isn't likely to skip bail and run. He, or his family, have put up $150k for bail. Unless his wife is willing to go with him he would have to leave her behind, with the debt, and skip the country for the rest of his life. At 73 that seems just a bit unlikely.

It's not like they couldn't tap his phone and his computer either if he is suspected of hatching some plot against the witnesses. That sounds pretty far fetched anyway. He's not some big mob boss with a crew of people sworn in blood to be loyal to him. Who would collude with him? Some of his old retired cop friends? They're going to risk prison to help him beat the rap of shooting someone in a movie theater? That's a crazy idea.

169 posted on 07/13/2014 3:26:38 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: sport

Whatever. It’s a ridiculous concern whether he’s in jail or out.


170 posted on 07/13/2014 3:28:15 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: morphing libertarian
"If you believe you are under attack which he was, you don’t have to delay a response to see if the attacker will stop."

You seem to think this is up to you. It isn't. It isn't legally justified self-defense if he wasn't defending against a deadly threat. Whether you think that makes sense or not it is the law.

171 posted on 07/13/2014 3:29:00 PM PDT by mlo
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To: Albion Wilde

The one saving grace in this is that one of the witnesses against him is right there in the house with him.

And she is going to own him like never before and I don’t think he is going to like it one bit.


172 posted on 07/13/2014 3:29:29 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: meatloaf
meatloaf, dear -- I will not waste time reading a book that attempts to refute thousands of years of human experience in Western Civ that has always held adults accountable for their behavior, including one's teaching children by example to delay gratification and develop self-control. And that's not even to mention the successes of numerous recovery programs for people with addiction problems.

And even if the guy had a serious brain malfunction impelling him to kill at the first sight of flung popcorn, he is still guilty of manslaughter. He still was packing when he shouldn't have been. He still, by your own post, expressed horror at his own choices after he killed a man. And he deserves to be punished for not having developed self-control, especially after having sworn to "protect and serve" all those years. Face it. Even if he had run over a man with a car "by accident" because he's old, he would face jail time. And would deserve it.

173 posted on 07/13/2014 3:30:56 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Balding_Eagle
Don't pick a fight with an old man.

Don't pick a fight if you are an old man otherwise you might just find yourself spending your golden years in the greybar retirement home.

174 posted on 07/13/2014 3:33:51 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: morphing libertarian
Somebody else have the last word.

OK: "Dislike: ... judges who take frivolous cases or let the bad guys skate."

175 posted on 07/13/2014 3:36:44 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: TigersEye
Who would collude with him? Some of his old retired cop friends? They're going to risk prison to help him beat the rap of shooting someone in a movie theater? That's a crazy idea.

Have you never lived in a city? I have; and many of the cops are as crooked as the crooks.

176 posted on 07/13/2014 3:39:52 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Albion Wilde

You really live in la la land don’t you? I’ll bet you believe that Stephen Spielberg shot a triceratops don’t you?


177 posted on 07/13/2014 3:41:47 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: Uncle Chip
she is going to own him like never before

That's some comfort, or karma. But she is also going to watch their life savings go down the drain, and worry about her old age and the humiliation of having to turn to her grown kids to take care of her when she's broke. No winners here.

178 posted on 07/13/2014 3:45:09 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: TigersEye

You always know when the other side is losing an argument; it’s when they start attacking your intelligence, looks or integrity.


179 posted on 07/13/2014 3:46:57 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The commenters are plenty but the thinkers are few." -- Walid Shoebat)
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To: Albion Wilde

What argument? I said I don’t think he will skip bail. Period. Do you think he will?


180 posted on 07/13/2014 3:48:25 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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