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marmar

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141. Your points might be valid, but I don't think you'd shoot someone because of the annoyance.......
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:51 AM
Jan 2014

....... n'est-ce pas?

3 year olds text? Really? I must be getting old .... nt kelly1mm Jan 2014 #1
little kids love playing with phones even if they don't completely understand it JI7 Jan 2014 #4
Thats what police reported. He could have been texting the daycare she was at Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #6
I don't think any 3 year old carries a cell firsttimer Jan 2014 #9
Unless it was in an otterbox. Neoma Jan 2014 #117
My 4 year old has an Ipod Touch joeglow3 Jan 2014 #158
A Gungeonite speaks ... Trajan Jan 2014 #21
+1000 valerief Jan 2014 #29
A gungeonite? Really? 2 posts (out of 158 in last 90 days) in the 'gungeon' and kelly1mm Jan 2014 #33
You made a good point. Lasher Jan 2014 #82
Really? Marr Jan 2014 #160
Even if victim was listening to loud music, he didn't deserve a shot center mass. Hoyt Jan 2014 #89
No one said that the man deserved to be shot. pintobean Jan 2014 #106
It's typical gungeonesque obfuscation, like the nomenclature game - clip vs. Magazine. Hoyt Jan 2014 #120
That made me laugh pintobean Jan 2014 #123
yes. purposeful diversion of the thread over nonsense CreekDog Jan 2014 #187
Okay, one attention deflected. pintobean Jan 2014 #190
Don't you mean: AleksS Jan 2014 #126
That's it. Hoyt Jan 2014 #128
Not entirely it. He forgot: Aristus Jan 2014 #157
I'm glad you find this so humorous DragonBorn Jan 2014 #176
I don't. Aristus Jan 2014 #179
Yea me either if it wasn't obvious. DragonBorn Jan 2014 #193
+1 Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #56
My three year old Grandson fixes his Grandmother's phone for her all the time. Lochloosa Jan 2014 #100
I don't understand or believe it yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #102
Who knows? My youngest grandson was Skidmore Jan 2014 #112
I could read at 3--and my daughter also was reading by 3. I was slow to speak, so tblue37 Jan 2014 #149
I would presume perhaps he was texting her babysitter.... Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #103
Someone would probably read the text to her gollygee Jan 2014 #111
I guess you are - TBF Jan 2014 #172
I heard on the news sunnystarr Jan 2014 #205
well he was just a law abiding gun nut piece of shit JI7 Jan 2014 #2
Settling an argument with a gun is riversedge Jan 2014 #3
This Is Florida, Once Again DallasNE Jan 2014 #16
For that to happen he grabbed the 71 year old or shoved him in anger firsttimer Jan 2014 #20
What on earth ar you talking about? Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #45
So now you believe everything in this article but not the one you posted in your OP firsttimer Jan 2014 #46
The shove would mean nothing. In what world is it ok to respond to a shove with a bullet to the Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #48
We will see what a jury decides or are you against that ? I can't tell anymore in this thread firsttimer Jan 2014 #62
I've already decided. You better hope I'm not on your jury when you respond with a bullet to the Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #63
Facts and the law be damned , I like your style kid firsttimer Jan 2014 #65
Explain your law to the kid who's father is dead Live and Learn Jan 2014 #85
I don't like yours malaise Jan 2014 #90
Kind of like how you called a guy who used his hands in self-defense of his geek tragedy Jan 2014 #171
Says the now banned gun humping troll... Rex Jan 2014 #207
When you're 71, you might be fearful of a much younger man. Not excusing the shooting. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #115
If you are fearful of younger men, carrying a gun is not a good idea. Hoyt Jan 2014 #121
You said Chad Oulson shoved Reeves but provided no link Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #66
Firsttimer is a gun troll. Compare his response to someone using a gun (shooter not to blame) geek tragedy Jan 2014 #147
Ah, so, home invasion = duty to retreat NuclearDem Jan 2014 #169
No, it's "use a gun to kill someone=god bless america" and "kill someone while failing geek tragedy Jan 2014 #170
What kind of authoritarian fuck dreams up excuses for murderers? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #131
Is That Right? DallasNE Jan 2014 #201
the shooter will hope for casey anthony/zimmerman type jury JI7 Jan 2014 #5
They even considered if it was a 'stand your ground' case Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #7
It could be ruled self defense in a court of law firsttimer Jan 2014 #14
It depends on if the victim made a threatening move davidn3600 Jan 2014 #22
I agree , these articles are all over the place firsttimer Jan 2014 #28
Unless Chad pulled a gun first there is NO JUSTIFICATION AT ALL BarackTheVote Jan 2014 #191
Self defense is the right to use reasonable force not blowing someone away Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #27
If that's how it happened then I agree firsttimer Jan 2014 #30
We know one man had a gun and one didn't Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #35
It's insanity that they consider it... Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #55
Not all threats are created equal. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #71
Nicely said Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #74
The cynic in me says... AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #76
A better benchmark might be Trevor Dooley exboyfil Jan 2014 #108
derp derpity derp derp derp geek tragedy Jan 2014 #148
The legal standard here is based on what a reasonable person believes or would believe Gothmog Jan 2014 #210
Well... When the police investigate the police, they do look a little harder for loopholes. Glassunion Jan 2014 #26
omg. I can hardly stand it. roguevalley Jan 2014 #8
.380 through her hand then enough penetration through the chest to kill a man on the spot firsttimer Jan 2014 #10
Good point, said no-one. Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #59
Why not? AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #64
it's not the meat , the hand is nothing but bone so if he was using hollow points firsttimer Jan 2014 #70
This is not 'caliber wars'. 380 is approx equivalent of a .38 special. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #72
The man was shot from point blank range. RC Jan 2014 #142
Completely possible. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #91
2nd rule of gun safety... Bazinga Jan 2014 #104
Hey! "Magic bullets" exist! KansDem Jan 2014 #107
You are trying too hard. morningfog Jan 2014 #129
It's insane Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #136
That hand was tipped pintobean Jan 2014 #137
I thought you were fourthtimer? snooper2 Jan 2014 #139
Not the most subtle of user names. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #177
lolwut? dionysus Jan 2014 #145
Yeah, it's not like he was some MMA fighter who was just supposed to run away. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #153
gunner world. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #197
OK so what cvoogt Jan 2014 #215
There you anti-gun nuts go again...blaming the shooter! lob1 Jan 2014 #11
I think everything needs to come out before anyone can make a rational argument for or against firsttimer Jan 2014 #13
No, he didn't push or grab the 71 year old Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #19
Lets see if that's what's told in a courtroom firsttimer Jan 2014 #23
Stand Your Ground Of Course otohara Jan 2014 #25
Just to give you a different article by CNN firsttimer Jan 2014 #34
All I know is the witnesses, one who is a veteran Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #38
Okay , then your minds made up firsttimer Jan 2014 #41
No, your mind is made up Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #47
No yours is , you already said ....period , before a trial , before all the facts in a courtroom firsttimer Jan 2014 #50
Are you going to shoot me for being scary? Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #51
Depends on if you shove him or not. Or make a mess of your popcorn. Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #61
Do you guys go to school for this? Do they pass out flyers on how to maintain your robotic Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #60
Personally, I'm not going to. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #68
Gun fanciers do study to know when they can blast away and what to tell police afterwards. Hoyt Jan 2014 #161
Wait! Popcorn went flying? There was shoving? An angry question was asked? Well, never mind, then. Fridays Child Jan 2014 #32
I'm suggesting that a courtroom and jury will decide firsttimer Jan 2014 #39
You showed one insignificant difference Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #49
Let's hope you are never on a jury because you make your mind up from a couple of news clips firsttimer Jan 2014 #52
Yep, when all the evidence points in one direction and ZERO points the other way Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #57
Ducks kydo Jan 2014 #113
Nice try (not really), but what you're actually "suggesting" is that... Fridays Child Jan 2014 #86
If you remember TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #92
Zimmerman wasn't even arrested until the public outcry whopis01 Jan 2014 #122
I just see the absurdity of our laws allowing -- no, encouraging -- people essentially to settle pacalo Jan 2014 #44
Then log out, wait, and quit blaming the victim of another murderous DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #132
I don't get it. I just don't get it. Fridays Child Jan 2014 #12
Makes you fear ever looking at someone the wrong way... Drunken Irishman Jan 2014 #15
Huh? Texting is silent, isn't it? Why wasn't the shooter watching the show, not a handheld device? freshwest Jan 2014 #17
Sad sarin Jan 2014 #31
My age is showing. We didn't have these when my kid was 3. Might have done the same thing, but with freshwest Jan 2014 #199
Screen comes on. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #67
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #178
FFS. cyberswede Jan 2014 #182
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #198
Ah, what did I miss? How fortunate for me that I didn't see anything. Thanks, MIRT. freshwest Jan 2014 #200
I read the article. I couldn't even watch the video- my heart has to back away from it. NBachers Jan 2014 #18
RIP Chad Oulson.. Cha Jan 2014 #24
how do we know he really went to get an usher? RedRocco Jan 2014 #36
Interesting observation. That would be 1st degree. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #40
Maybe you should tell them to write that in one of the news articles firsttimer Jan 2014 #43
It's doubtful but most certainly worth checking into. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #54
All together now.... Contrary1 Jan 2014 #155
Give it a rest. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #69
My deal is I stood inthe back for a lot of trials and saw (almost 4 years ) firsttimer Jan 2014 #73
Nobody here has the power to 'convict' him of anything. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #75
Well you wouldn't want some these people on your jury in justifiable shoot firsttimer Jan 2014 #78
I highly doubt I would be in a justifiable shooting under such questionable circumstances. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #79
people have prejudices and sometimes it manifests it self in a jury booth firsttimer Jan 2014 #81
The price of admission to living in a free society. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #84
Or in decisions to carry a gun and train to shoot people. Hoyt Jan 2014 #93
Or on a message board...Bye Bye, firsttimer! countryjake Jan 2014 #213
I have to admit that, when it comes to shootings, avebury Jan 2014 #96
I'm with you. I do not... 3catwoman3 Jan 2014 #143
It seems like you would know the difference between a courtroom and a message board then n/t kcr Jan 2014 #109
right up there with having seen every episode of Law & Order. uncle ray Jan 2014 #159
Guns first need to be controlled & second they must be banned from public places emsimon33 Jan 2014 #37
Maybe, maybe not. avebury Jan 2014 #97
It is so important to be texting, no matter where you are, right? SheilaT Jan 2014 #42
I think must of us would agree that texting, Live and Learn Jan 2014 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #83
Thanks for saying that customerserviceguy Jan 2014 #101
Yeah, otherwise we can shoot them, right? nt Pale Blue Dot Jan 2014 #119
Almost short enough to be a bumper sticker, isn't it? customerserviceguy Jan 2014 #218
I see that all the time in movie theaters, MineralMan Jan 2014 #130
Same here. old guy Jan 2014 #184
Yup. MineralMan Jan 2014 #186
Maybe you can go visit the murder pig in prison DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #133
Your points might be valid, but I don't think you'd shoot someone because of the annoyance....... marmar Jan 2014 #141
Yes, how dare the texter break the sanctity of the previews. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #163
i wouldn't be surprised if the killer had donated to Zimmerman JI7 Jan 2014 #53
i wonder if he felt "tough and manly" and like some fucking hero JI7 Jan 2014 #58
Well at least Brit Hume will be glad to know Live and Learn Jan 2014 #77
people are nothing but trouble FatBuddy Jan 2014 #87
lol Gotta agree there. nt Live and Learn Jan 2014 #88
If the theater was still showing the previews, sending a avebury Jan 2014 #94
This is why it's so great to have an armed society. stevenleser Jan 2014 #95
I fear one of these days we'll see BadgerKid Jan 2014 #98
In many ways, I think the "one of these days" to which you refer is here. stevenleser Jan 2014 #99
Sigh! Catherine Vincent Jan 2014 #105
RIP Chad Oulson In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #110
This is literally insane!!!!! get the red out Jan 2014 #114
I don't care WHO he was texting, he didn't deserve to DIE for his transgression PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #116
A gun is like a hammer for many folks. When you carry one, every situation seems like a nail. stevenleser Jan 2014 #118
The fact that people are arguing for the 71-year-old man is blowing my mind. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #125
Yeap, the man had a 3 yr old child... they are mad cause he was texting... this is not du uponit7771 Jan 2014 #166
If all movie theaters did what the Alamo Drafthouse did, which is kick you out on your ass ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #124
Are you saying texting during the preview caused this to happen? It is the texter's own fault? uppityperson Jan 2014 #194
Nope. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #202
Thanks, it seemed odd, figured I was wrong but best way to find out is to ask uppityperson Jan 2014 #204
If the murderer hadn't had gun, which was also against the rules, and decided to shoot someone kcr Jan 2014 #203
^ this. n/t moxie.lu Jan 2014 #214
I have a brother who is a firearms instructor. Bazinga Jan 2014 #127
What a fucking scumbag. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #134
Our top priority must be to protect Reeves' "gun rights." Orrex Jan 2014 #135
Gunner shithead in action...no doubt he felt "threatened," as all these gunner shithead cowards do alcibiades_mystery Jan 2014 #138
Luckily it is an objective standard that controls Gothmog Jan 2014 #209
Of course the only logical solution is to protect Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #140
Florida is the wild west over here Harmony Blue Jan 2014 #144
The movie hadn't even started yet mainer Jan 2014 #146
The Old Coot could have just changed his damned seat HockeyMom Jan 2014 #152
As usual, a lady and mom offers the rational solution to gun violence. Hoyt Jan 2014 #162
another law-abiding gun owner commits murder. This piece of filth needs to die in geek tragedy Jan 2014 #150
In some respects I might make the NRA look like the Brady campaign TheKentuckian Jan 2014 #151
someone is really trying to hard.... madrchsod Jan 2014 #154
EarlG took out the trash. pintobean Jan 2014 #156
I don't know about that. CreekDog Jan 2014 #185
No, and it won't be the last. pintobean Jan 2014 #192
So many people have guns. So few people actually *need* them. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #164
Well thought out. If only those who keep telling us they are responsible gun owners, would act it. Hoyt Jan 2014 #167
Because they're nothing without their guns. Dash87 Jan 2014 #173
I'll bet anything this guy was carrying in the theater because he was going to be the guy.... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2014 #217
HORRIBLE FUCKIN BASTARD!! I pray the grace he didn't extend be heap on his head!! uponit7771 Jan 2014 #165
A woman lost her husband. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #168
if you're more concerned with the fact that he was texting, moxie.lu Jan 2014 #174
Yes, so much this. kcr Jan 2014 #206
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #175
How tragic for the ex-cop who felt disempowered for not being obeyed he had no recourse but to shoot uppityperson Jan 2014 #180
I usually oppose capital punishment but.... Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #181
DUTY to Stand your ground? HockeyMom Jan 2014 #183
What the hell is up with Florida?! LAGC Jan 2014 #188
Texting in theater: imappropriate. Shooting somebody for texting in theater: kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #189
Texting is SILENT HockeyMom Jan 2014 #208
A cell phone that is on can ring at any time. It has to be on to be used for texting. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #212
SMH Mr Dixon Jan 2014 #195
freepers were ready to blame "amish" rafeh1 Jan 2014 #196
A little girl lost her father here Gothmog Jan 2014 #211
I expect and anticipate we'll have a headline here like this soon. raven mad Jan 2014 #216
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