[[How do you know he was a bully?]]
The reverse needs to be asked in order to objectively determine guilt- how do you know he wasn’t? Could he have threatened the cop’s life? Was he the one who re engaged when the cop came back? Is it possible that the text guy was stewing about the first encounter and let his emotions get out of control to the point where it was he who crossed the line and violated the rights of the cop? IF so- then this is the issue that hte man was killed over- not the initial texting point- (Again, I’m not stating it happened this way- just that these things, in an effort to be fair and objective, needs to be answered-)
[[But I cannot find any compelling reason to justify the deadly use of force for the crime of texting. ]]
It wasn’t simply about that- If yo or i confront someone about something stupid- and they are the type of person to not take it well- and we leave, and come back and get confronted by an irate person threatening us- it’s no longer about the initial stupid issue but is now about defending yourself against someone who seems unhinged and could do damage
Please note I’m not saying this is how it went down- but it’s a possibility- and needs to be determined in court in a fair trial- because the issue ‘could have’ turned from texting to having to defend himself against an irate person- Now granted- IF that’s what happened- the cop was dumb to make an issue out of the textign to begin with- but IF the texter was getting violent- then it’ no longer just about the testing, but now about a new issue- potential violence-
Another dead bully.
Too bad.
He finally met someone who’d stand up to him m
And my response to you was based upon that, which was a pretty definitive response concluding guilt, and I was questioning your logic in making that determination.
Now you are expanding to include a lot of ifs that were not present in your first post. According to another poster he was texting with the babysitter. I do not know if that is true or not. Now as you say we do not know the entire story, but knowing what is available my initial conclusion is that this ex police officer played a large role in this becoming more than it ever should have. A person lies dead for perhaps rudely texting, but that does not justify him being shot to death. Especially when I can find no evidence that presents a scenario of imminent danger to the ex police officer.
I'll bet he wishes he had just got up and relocated himself to another part of the theater. That was the appropriate response to take in the first place. Not create a confrontation because the person has made you mad.
This shooting was extensively covered in the local papers at the time. Interesting fact; the shooter exchanged texts with his son before the the movie also. But then becomes enraged with the victim for the same thing.
Applying rules to others that you exempt yourself from makes him guilty of impersonating a congressman.