On 1/13/2014 8:13 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/13/2014 7:52 PM, wrote:
On Monday, January 13, 2014 6:03:06 PM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/13/14, 5:54 PM, Hank wrote:

On 1/13/2014 5:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

On 1/13/2014 5:06 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:







Texting Triggers Fatal Movie Theater Shooting

Jan. 13, 2014







An argument between two couples over text messaging inside of a
Florida

movie theater turned deadly today that left one man dead and a woman

wounded.



Police said that two couples began arguing before a showing of "Lone

Survivor" over one couple's text messaging.



A male suspect, whose identity has not yet been released, became
angry

and took out a gun and shot the other couple, according to the Pasco

County Sheriff's office.



"The victim was on his cellphone, he was texting. We believe he was

making some kind of noise. This noise led to an altercation," Sheriff

Chris Nocco said, according to ABC News affiliate WFTS. "During that

altercation, the suspect decided to pull out a .380 and he shoots the

victim."



The sheriff's office said in a statement that an unnamed "good

Samaritan" helped detain the suspect until police arrived.



The two victims were airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, where
the man

was pronounced dead and the woman is being treated for non-life

threatening injuries, according to police.



The shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m. today at the Cobb Grove 16

Theater in Wesley Chapel, Fla., north of Tampa.



Police noted that the shooter and victims did not appear to know one

another.





http://tinyurl.com/obwfh6b

The shooting suspect is in police custody.





Well, that didn't take long. So much for the new, improved rec.boats.





All my restraint didn't help a bit, did it?

Do we have to give him yet another chance?





Perhaps you should take charge and publish a list of what topics are

allowed here and what topics are not. I thought there was general

agreement to avoid personal name-calling here, and to avoid initiating

partisan political discussions. The post I put up is neither personal

nor partisan political.



It's fine with me if you want this newsgroup to avoid discussions about

firearms and other apparently volatile subjects.



List away.

The title of your post, "Obviously, he was standing his ground.", is
the politically inflamatory part. Do you really not understand that?

Of course you do, or you wouldn't have written it.


So, why not just all refuse to address or answer posts that don't keep
with the *new spirit* of the group.. Just let them die, period. If
someone wants to be responded, make them post like an adult, or be
ignored? Would be easy, and those of us who have the three or four main
name callers plonked, would never see anything but those folks decent
posts?

I mean, we got usenet Gods here who talk about protocol and "spirit",
what's wrong with a little consistency?


Has nothing to do with protocol or spirit. Has everything to do with
acting like adolescents.

On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:34:50 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Has nothing to do with protocol or spirit. Has everything to do with
acting like adolescents.

Here's an excellent example of adolescent behavior cut from the
headlines:

According to multiple reports, the shooting occurred after an apparent
argument over an audience member texting during a screening of "Lone
Survivor."

The suspect was identified as Curtis Reeves, a retired Tampa police
officer, according to News 13. He has been charged with second-degree
murder.

Guns R Us(a).

On 1/13/2014 8:34 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:



Has nothing to do with protocol or spirit. Has everything to do with
acting like adolescents.



Exactly, and consistency...