>>>>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.
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>Careless ?

OK, not the best choice of words. Was trying to say that a retired police captain would normally be someone who would take great care and responsibility on when to use a concealed weapon. Clearly this wasn't a time to even pull out a gun.