Retired Cop Kills Man for Texting (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

No other movie goers in the theater at that time? Odd that the only two witnesses are the wives.

And who the #### brings a gun inside a movie theater? Was he worried about a Dark Knight scenario?

I haven't gone back through it to refresh my memory yet, but IIRC, there were at least 17-20 people in the theater. Most had said this lunatic was a lunatic.

 

[fantasycurse42]

My main takeaway from this is simple:

If I ever want to murder someone, it needs to be done in the state of Florida.

 

[Godsbrother]

I still say if the guy threw something at him first, which he clearly does in the video, then I think there is room for the stand your ground defense.  As dumb as it may be, throwing something at someone is assault.  It's an old guy, so it's felony assault.  I think standing your ground in the defense of a felony assault could fly.

If shooting someone for throwing a bag of popcorn qualifies as stand your ground then pretty much any kid of altercation would.

IMO this guy is a serious threat to society and should be locked up.

 

[lod001]

Throwing pop corn is a felony assault? and in your opinion it justifies the shooting?

Tell me this is please.

The US justice system. Pay some lawyer enough and there's a good chance he can convince the jury a bag of popcorn is a lethal weapon.

 

[Pipes]

Throwing pop corn is a felony assault? and in your opinion it justifies the shooting?

Tell me this is please.

But it was buttered popcorn.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

But it was buttered popcorn.

cholesterol....the silent killer

 

[Binky The Doormat]

No, throwing something at an elderly person would be classified as a misdemeanor:

https://www.felonyflorida.com/assault-or-battery-on-a-person-over-65-years-of-age-florida-stat.html
 

To be considered a battery on an elderly person he would have had to have touched him or struck him with something and that would be a felony:











 

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[Quez]

Sorry guys, I was so overwhelmed with this case living in the city, that I have avoided the rehash of the deets.  Wasn't there something about throwing something besides the popcorn, like the phone?  Again, I don't agree with the law, but if the guy technically was just assaulted I think there is room for SYG.  Not fishing, but I don't really see them getting a jury to agree on this one.

 

[Buckychudd]

This one really pissed me off when I initially heard about it.  Can't believe that it's been three years and he's still out.

Sad statement about our society that human life can be taken so casually and meaninglessly and yet we're arguing whether this is really stand your ground.

 

[fantasycurse42]

This guy took the stand in the hearing to determine if he can invoke stand your grand today. I caught a little of it on a stream. 

I'd be pretty happy if someone just did this guy in, what a ######## - can only imagine what a piece of #### he was when he had a badge. They spent the entire time I was listening talking about all of his training and certificates, which in my opinion means he should've had the proper training to calm the situation, not escalate it... #### this guy!

 

[fantasycurse42]

Testimony from an off-duty Sheriff's officer sitting in the same row as the shooter:

http://www.onenewspage.us/video/20170301/6962981/Day-of-stand-your-ground-hearing-off.htm

Florida is so ####ed up, just to get this to a trial it has been 3 years and they need this hearing to do it. What a ####### joke.

 

[El Floppo]

SYG defense rejected by the judge.

 

[fantasycurse42]

I would've officially believed murder was legal in Florida had that been granted. Put this piece of #### in front of a jury.

Yea, it was a life or death situation... ####### scumbag!