The Rude Pundit: Man Who Shot Movie Theater Texter Is Using "Stand Your Ground" Defense ...

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50. I didn't misread your post, willfully or otherwise.

But you seem to be putting a lot of faith in what you have read. Why? Is it because that is what you want to believe? The retired cop would be the first to say don't put too much faith in eyewitness accounts. I don't know that the cop didn't provoke the situation when he returned from seeking help from the management and neither do you. Why not just move to different seats? If none were available why would a trained cop open fire in a crowded theater against an unarmed person? I know why, he had that "I'm the cop here you must do what I say" attitude and when it didn't happen he couldn't handle it. That is the reason the younger man died and his wife was wounded.

But let's just assume you are right in everything you say, still no reason to shoot anyone. He should not have taken "the law into his own hands", he should have let the responsible people (management) handle the situation.