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146. The movie hadn't even started yet
Tue Jan 14, 2014, 11:12 AM
Jan 2014

and the old guy couldn't stand someone texting in the theater. Even during the previews.

I bet the old guy's going to claim "stand your ground" because the victim was threatening him with popcorn.

There were 25 witnesses in the theater, so at least the old guy won't be able to claim something that didn't happen.

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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