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thefadedone
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Reports are now that the shooter was a retired police officer.
I read that in the article. A captain no less. Crazy and scary. I hope he was mentally stable when he was employed.
ledboots
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He retired 20 years ago, he's 74 years old! Shot a 40-something old guy, then an off-duty cop in the theatre disarmed and held him for the police. The victim's wife put her hand on his chest to block the bullet and was shot in the hand with the same bullet that killed her husband, father of her little girl.
He retired 20 years ago, he's 74 years old! Shot a 40-something old guy, then an off-duty cop in the theatre disarmed and held him for the police. The victim's wife put her hand on his chest to block the bullet and was shot in the hand with the same bullet that killed her husband, father of her little girl.
If he's an ex-cop, bet he gets something like involuntary manslaughter despite it being a clear-cut case of second degree murder.
kazyeeqen
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Holy hell! That's insane and horrible.
Methinks the shooter saw Firefly too many times
That is mindbogglingly terrible.
And no one can see Firefly too many times. 
ledboots
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They were discussing Stand Your Ground on the news, but he's been charged with second degree murder.
Standing his ground because apparently the victim threw popcorn at him? Um, no.
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I hope you based this off of more details than in the article that was linked to originally.
ledboots
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ledboots
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Here's a link with updated information on the theatre shooting if anyone's interested. They serve alcohol in this theatre btw.
http://www.baynews9.com/content/new...icles/bn9/2014/1/13/wesley_chapel_theate.html -year-old
"The suspect was identified as 71-year old Curtis Reeves, a retired Tampa police officer. He has been arrested on a charge of second-degree homicide."
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/01/10/keeping-the-us-nuke-complex-afloat/
Apparently the United States doesn't know how much money we spend on our nuclear "deterrent". Access to the brightest minds and we can't keep track of something so simple.
Apparently the United States doesn't know how much money we spend on our nuclear "deterrent". Access to the brightest minds and we can't keep track of something so simple.
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First of all, I find it crazy that they sell alcohol in a movie theater, but I'm assuming they serve it in the restaurant theater CineBistro? They article says it's not clear weather the shooting occurred in that part of the theater or somewhere else. They also didn't mention he was intoxicated or had been drinking. I wonder if it was a factor though.
After all these movie theater shootings, I'm starting to think metal detectors might be a good idea.
ledboots
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Yes, I haven't been there (it's expensive!) but you can drink in the theatre, it's like a restaurant/movie theatre. It was a lunchtime showing, so I don't know if the killer was drinking or not. It just seems like an alcohol fueled incident to me. The theatre has a no weapons policy, according to the news. I very rarely go to the movies anymore, and this sure doesn't make me want to.
kazyeeqen
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I think it'd be awesome to be able to drink in a movie theatre. But one time there was a brewery here that did a show at the local non-profit theatre for a fundraiser and sold beer, and it was a real pain to have to get up to get another beer, but I would have drank two beers for one full movie. :-/
En fin; alcohol is no excuse for killing folk. I get drunk sometimes, never killed anyone yet.
En fin; alcohol is no excuse for killing folk. I get drunk sometimes, never killed anyone yet.
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A 3 year old boy has gone missing from his home in Scotland, sounds very worrying.
A 3 year old boy has gone missing from his home in Scotland, sounds very worrying.
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This story has so disgusted me, that I have to share it and gross everyone else out too, because I'm just mean like that.
I couldn't bring myself to watch the video. I'm really hoping this is just another Jimmy Kimmel joke.
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