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left-of-center2012

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Fri Feb 25, 2022, 10:02 PM Feb 2022

Retired SWAT officer acquitted in movie theater shooting

A jury in Florida has acquitted a retired police SWAT commander of murder and assault charges for fatally shooting a fellow moviegoer during an argument over cellphone use, news outlets report. Deliberations in the trial began Friday and the jury returned its verdict late that night.

Defense attorneys contended that retired Tampa police Capt. Curtis Reeves feared for his life when he pulled his gun and shot Chad Oulson in the 2014 movie theater altercation.

A Florida prosecutor told jurors Friday that a retired police SWAT commander fatally shot a fellow moviegoer because he threw popcorn in his face during an argument over cellphone use, angering him because it violated his self-image as an “alpha male.”

Read more: https://www.heraldonline.com/news/nation-world/national/article258780708.html

https://www.courttv.com/news/retired-swat-officer-acquitted-in-movie-theater-shooting/

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Retired SWAT officer acquitted in movie theater shooting (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 OP
Wired too tight. lpbk2713 Feb 2022 #1
Unbelievable!!! Lydiarose Feb 2022 #2
Thank you for posting this. Dreampuff Feb 2022 #3
I just wanted to add that on the Vinny Politan show Friday night, Dreampuff Feb 2022 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Lydiarose Feb 2022 #5

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
3. Thank you for posting this.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:42 AM
Feb 2022

I watched the results of the verdict Friday night because I had followed this from the beginning and also watched as much of the trial as I could. Once again, I have totally lost faith in our justice system and my heart just breaks for Chad Oulson's survivors. This happened about 35 mi from here.

Somehow they must have known he was going to be freed Friday night because his daughter got married Saturday and he walked her down the aisle and they all partied. His final sentences yet to come and I honestly believe that.

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
4. I just wanted to add that on the Vinny Politan show Friday night,
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:43 AM
Feb 2022

There was a comment made that five of the six jurors have concealed weapons permits and more than likely could see themselves in that same situation. Hopefully those five will just stay in Pasco county.

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