Summary: Florida
movie theatre shooting suspect, Curtis Reeves, is lonely but confident that his
self-defense claim will result in his discharge, according to jailhouse phone calls released by the state attorney's
office.
In January, Reeves
and his wife were at the Wesley Chapel movie theater seeing “Lone Ranger.” He
had left the theatre to report to management that the man in front of him, Chad Oulson,
was texting during the previews. When he returned to the theater, the two had a
verbal exchange.
A video from the scene shows Oulson
snatching Reeves’ popcorn and throwing it at him. Reeves responded by shooting
Oulson with one single, but fatal gunshot. A preliminary hearing suggested the
case be decided by whether or not the jury will believe that Reeves was
intimidated by Oulson and acted in self-defense, or if Reeves overreacted to
Oulson texting.
Bay 9 News, CNN affiliate, reported that the 71-year-old man is being
held without bail on a second-degree murder charge. He also tells his daughter that
he's concerned about the family's finances.
"I'm more worried about you all
than I'm worried about me," says Curtis. "And we're more worried
about you than we are worried about us," Jennifer Shaw, his daughter,
responds.
Analysis: This is
extremely foolish. I don’t think there should be a question as to whether
Reeves should go to jail or not. He shot a man over texting in a theatre! He should
definitely go to jail. I feel bad for Oulson’s family and I hope they can get eventually
deal with the senseless loss of their loved one.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/11/justice/florida-theater-shooting-suspect-jailhouse-tapes/index.html?hpt=us_c2
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