Ah,but the old retired cop demanded the “victim” cease texting,and apparently continued to escalate his demand.
If you iniate a confrontation while armed then you are expected to exercise a higher level of self-restraint.
So the the old retired cop kept hassling the victim about texting until the victim lost his cool and POSSIBLY tossed non-lethal popcorn while waving his arms and yelling.Probably yelling something to the effect of:”leave me alone you old coot!”
I’d convict the old retired cop of murder in a heartbeat if that turns out to be the situation.
Popcorn or a coke in the face isn’t reason for killing someone,except in thug cultures.Especially if the shooter started the confrontation,which is not in question.The texting may have been annoying to the old cop but the cop has no authority to demand someone stop non-threatening behavior ,and neither does any other CCW holder.
Little would-be tough guys and rambos with guns deserve to have those guns taken away permanently.
And assault and battery laws need changing so that that which causes no injury cannot be used as an excuse for more violence or unreasonable monetary awards.
I think we’re both on the same side here.
I was questioned the other poster’s comment that the victim threw a bucket of popcorn in the killer’s face, and that seemingly justified the killer shooting.