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---