Originally Posted by Baz (Post 7856886)

What if....as Tom mentions in his post could have been the case...the shooter was let go at his LE job because of anger management issues?

What if....the texter has a history of anger management issues and was under doctor's care and meds?

What if.....

We don't know everything.....

Originally Posted by Baz (Post 7856886)

What if....as Tom mentions in his post could have been the case...the shooter was let go at his LE job because of anger management issues?

What if....the texter has a history of anger management issues and was under doctor's care and meds?

What if.....

We don't know everything.....

Originally Posted by johnsjmc (Post 7856914)

No I agree we don,t know everything I said I am suspicious when someone "retires" at 51 . He might have had a very good job offer or there might be something or nothing to it.
Both my wife and I separately noted the early retirement thing in the initial reports

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 7856911)

I don't see how any of that changes anything. The texter was a doosh and the shooter is a criminal. Fate brought these two together and the texter's number was up that day. Either one of them could have prevented the situation and no one else could have.

Originally Posted by johnsjmc (Post 7856814)

I am at my winter home about 15 mi from the theatre. The shooter could have changed seats since there were only about 25 people in the place. if someone,s phone bothered me that much that's what I would do. Kids text all the time and I have learned to ignore it.
The guy was reported to be texting his daughter but it makes more sense that it was her baby sitter. It,s reported here the wife was reaching out to shield her husband but it also makes more sense she was trying to pull him back.
What I find suspicious is the shooter retired from the Tampa police at 51. I wonder if he had issues ,like anger management, alcohol etc.
I think this is already playing out as a TM/GZ like case BUT in this case both parties are white,adults and there are 25 witnesses.

Originally Posted by stealthn (Post 7857005)

What the F is up with you Americans and guns?! Old man shoots someone over texting, 12 year carries a shotgun into school shoots two, WTF?

We can't go a month without a major incident of someone trying to one-up the body count, or show how tough or cool they are with a gun....

I'm sorry but I so sad hearing this over and over.

I suspect this will push Obama's agenda even more.

Originally Posted by Gogar (Post 7855310)

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857039)

You folks seem to have your facts wrong already.

1. He was NOT shot for texting.
2. He was shot for the confrontation after he was asked to STOP texting.

A local radio show had a caller on the air today who said he knew the victim very well. He called him one of his best friends. He called the victim a "hot head" without being asked by the DJ. The friend said he could see a situation where this guy was not going to back down.

Surprised no one here has brought up the Stand Your Ground Law in Florida. This will be the old mans defense strategy.

Originally Posted by krichard (Post 7857048)

---snip--- but it was during the previews so who in the right mind cares???---snip---

Originally Posted by t-tom (Post 7857066)

You must have missed the part where the texting dooch hit the old man with an unknown object.

Originally Posted by Baz (Post 7857076)

Hey Paul,

On Piers Morgan tonight - a Pasco Co. Sheriff was interviewed and he made it pretty clear this was not a case where SYG could be used for a defense. Said his dept. had been working very closely with the state attorney office/prosecutor.

He seemed very adamant that the shooter, who was charged with 2nd degree murder, would be held accountable for his actions....come what may.

Originally Posted by Baz (Post 7857094)

You forgot to add....in YOUR opinion.

Oh that's right....the world revolves around YOU!

:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by krichard (Post 7857098)

The old guy with the power trip and a side arm shouldn't have started anything to begin with.

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857039)

...Surprised no one here has brought up the Stand Your Ground Law in Florida. This will be the old mans defense strategy.

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 7857106)

What exactly did he start? Should every loud doosh get a pass because calling them out on their bad behavior might make them want to get physical?

Originally Posted by krichard (Post 7857113)

Where are the witnesses saying that is got physical? How do you know he was being loud? Why give the shooter the benefit of the doubt?

Originally Posted by t-tom (Post 7857066)

You must have missed the part where the texting dooch hit the old man with an unknown object.

Originally Posted by stealthn (Post 7857105)

You are right I take it all back,

We're just as bad

Originally Posted by t-tom (Post 7857097)

It's great that the sheriffs office is already going to the press to throw some more gas on the fire.

Originally Posted by krichard (Post 7857113)

Where are the witnesses saying that is got physical? How do you know he was being loud? Why give the shooter the benefit of the doubt?

Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 7857121)

Shooter clearly overreacted based on what we currently know. But it's not starting anything to ask someone to put their phone away in a movie theatre. If his key strokes made a racket or his display was shining in the old man's face behind him, whatever. Put the damned phone away when you walk in and certainly don't be an ass about it if someone asks you to do so.

My mom thought I was out of line for speaking sharply to the doosh who parked right between two gas pumps so no one could use the one he wasn't using. Those jerks need to be called out, since they obviously made it too far in life thinking the world revolves around them.

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857102)

Baz,

Of course that is the Sheriff/ DA side of it. The defense will be all over the SYG. What else do they have?

Originally Posted by fintstone (Post 7857134)

Reportedly his wife was shot/hit because she was trying to restrain him and had her arm around him. If he were not attacking the older man or at least threatening him...why would she need to do so?

Originally Posted by krichard (Post 7857103)

My bad, in my opinion during the previews at a movie it is ok to talk and txt without fear of being shot. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857039)

A local radio show had a caller on the air today who said he knew the victim very well. He called him one of his best friends. He called the victim a "hot head" without being asked by the DJ. The friend said he could see a situation where this guy was not going to back down.