>>>http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/14/justice/florida-movie-theater-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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>>>I'm a life-long believer in the 2nd amendment - but unless more significant facts come out, this one really bothers me.
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>>The reality is some cops are nothing but thugs with a badge. I would bet money we're going to be hearing some interesting things about this guy's days on the police force once the media has time to dig through the files.
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>I'm sure more information will come out. The shooter who killed the man is 71 and either had a huge ego or sense of self-importance that got the best of him - and given the man's age, senility isn't totally out of the question.
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>I realize not all cops are necessarily good cops, though this man was a captain, and that's not an accomplishment to be taken lightly.
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>Unless there are bigger facts in this case, beyond a box of popcorn being thrown at the shooter, it angers me that a gun owner (especially a retired captain) would be this careless.

Hi Kevin,

From a just turned 71 year old, thanks for the reminder that I'm headed for the nursing home. Maybe that can wait till I finish my annual 500mi bike ride across Iowa and don't forget to notify my 100 or so clients that the software package I wrote and support will soon become suspect since I may be approaching senility.

BTW, no excuse of course, but it may be possible in this age of UN-civility, that the "discussion" between the senile old man and the younger movie patrons may have become increasingly violent, even threatening.

Excuse me now while I dodder off and see if I can find something to wipe the drool off my chin.

Ken