[quote=Villages PL;814297]In my opinion, having a three year old and being concerned about her would be all the more reason for him to play it safe and not take the chance of inflamming and triggering violence. Although, perhaps he was betting that he would have the upper hand being a young man against an old man. It seems he guessed wrong and now the 3 year old is without a father and there's no father to be concerned about her. [QUOTE]
Play it safe, and not text during some previews, or throw some harmless popcorn at some busybody who thinks he's in charge? Yeah he guessed wrong alright, should have known the old boy was packing heat in a dangerous place like a movie theatre, which bans firearms by the way!
[QUOTE]Then the lesson to be learned, in my opinion, is: If the retired police captain was a "crazy old curmudgeon", the popcorn thrower should have been careful about arguing and throwing popcorn. One never knows before hand what the consequences will be. [QUOTE]
And how is one to determine that any person is a dangerous armed madman? You are really obsessed by the "popcorn thrower", as though that was the epitome of an out of control lunatic.
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It seems you're not understanding what I'm saying and I'm not sure I'll ever be able to explain it to your satisfaction. But I'll give it another try:
Knowing how the popcorn thrower treated an old man, I just can't work up any sympathy for him (but sympathy for his daughter and wife, yes). The popcorn thrower's behavior doesn't justify the shooting, but at the same time I think it's obvious that he would not have been shot if he had backed-off from the very beginning.
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Serious question, are you a relative or personal friend of the shooter. If so, I might come Somewhat closer to understanding your position. You say "knowing how the 'popcorn thrower' treated an old man",just how do you "know" how the old man was treated? You can't work up any sympathy for a young father shot dead for virtually no good reason; WOW. Were you in the theater that night? By the way, the "popcorn thrower", would be more appropriately called the victim, of a senseless murder. I believe I understand what you are saying, I simply can't fathom how you can say, or even think it. Probably the best thing you can do is let this thread go to a distant page. Ed