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2014-01-14 12:16 AM

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This was the headline story on CNN for most of the evening/night......and still not reported on fox news.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/justice/florida-movie-theater-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

There can be no doubt here about where I stand on gun control......but really?  No reporting at all about this from Fox?  I'm lost...how is this not a story?

 



2014-01-14 12:23 AM
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Agreed. If the theatre was unwilling to deal with victim then the shooter could have asked for his money back, sucked it up like a big boy and left. Now as a retired cop his life will be worthless in prison.
2014-01-14 5:15 AM
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I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it.

Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting
Fox News-1 hour ago
A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ...


Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida
FOX News Radio-13 hours ago
A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ...


Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ...
Fox News-15 hours ago
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa.


Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ...
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Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.
2014-01-14 8:58 AM
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Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

2014-01-14 9:06 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

or was it a left brainer *rimshot*

2014-01-14 9:07 AM
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Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

or was it a left brainer *rimshot*

What? HAHAHA!



2014-01-14 9:25 AM
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Agreed.  That's why it is silly for anyone to get their "news" from any one source.

2014-01-14 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.




That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got.

14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it.

I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story.

Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for:
http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

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I don't understand why this is "national" news anyway. I am sure that this wasn't the only senseless killing that happened on that day.
2014-01-14 10:03 AM
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I don't understand why this is "national" news anyway. I am sure that this wasn't the only senseless killing that happened on that day.


Quite a few of the newspapers wanted this to be a concealed carry holder.

Now that it's known to be a cop, it'll go away and be background noise.
2014-01-14 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com



2014-01-14 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com




Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it.
I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally.


I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen.

Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.



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Originally posted by DanielG
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.

2014-01-14 10:37 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.




I've got to say I don't know enough about the situation to even be able to have an opinion. So far it's only news agencies telling stories.

Before long we'll hear at least both sides, even if they're not both posted to the same news agencies

2014-01-14 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.

I've got to say I don't know enough about the situation to even be able to have an opinion. So far it's only news agencies telling stories. Before long we'll hear at least both sides, even if they're not both posted to the same news agencies

True enough....but just to be on the safe side I'm not texting for awhile.

2014-01-14 10:49 AM
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.but just to be on the safe side I'm not texting for awhile.




Switch your keyboard to braille and turn off the backlight.



2014-01-14 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.




It wasn't even during the movie! The theatre was still showing previews. I get annoyed by people using their phone in movie theatres too, but I cut people a little slack if the actual movie hasn't started yet.


As far as national news goes, you may be right that it dies down since it's not Joe Citzen, but, OTOH, it sort of flies in the face of the common pro-gun-rights claim that " the only people you have to worry about having guns are criminals." Here's a career law enforcement officer, and, presumably a legal gun owner, who flew off the handle for ten seconds over something trivial and an unarmed person is dead. It's obviously an isolated incident-- one guy who lost his mind, and shouldn't really be extrapolated out to the millions of other gun owners, but that doesn't mean it can't be spun that way.

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It wasn't even during the movie! The theatre was still showing previews. I get annoyed by people using their phone in movie theatres too, but I cut people a little slack if the actual movie hasn't started yet.


As far as national news goes, you may be right that it dies down since it's not Joe Citzen, but, OTOH, it sort of flies in the face of the common pro-gun-rights claim that " the only people you have to worry about having guns are criminals." Here's a career law enforcement officer, and, presumably a legal gun owner, who flew off the handle for ten seconds over something trivial and an unarmed person is dead. It's obviously an isolated incident-- one guy who lost his mind, and shouldn't really be extrapolated out to the millions of other gun owners, but that doesn't mean it can't be spun that way.




and here is exactly why I do not pretend to make judgment on what happened. Neither one of us has enough information to make any such assumptions, period.

Perhaps waiting until we actually know what happened would be a good idea prior to any decree one way or another.

Unless, of course, you were witness to the event. In that case you really should take that to the investigating authority.

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I wonder will the guy used stand your ground defense. The victim did have HOT butter.
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG
Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.

It wasn't even during the movie! The theatre was still showing previews. I get annoyed by people using their phone in movie theatres too, but I cut people a little slack if the actual movie hasn't started yet. As far as national news goes, you may be right that it dies down since it's not Joe Citzen, but, OTOH, it sort of flies in the face of the common pro-gun-rights claim that " the only people you have to worry about having guns are criminals." Here's a career law enforcement officer, and, presumably a legal gun owner, who flew off the handle for ten seconds over something trivial and an unarmed person is dead. It's obviously an isolated incident-- one guy who lost his mind, and shouldn't really be extrapolated out to the millions of other gun owners, but that doesn't mean it can't be spun that way.

Sometimes the only difference between a cop and a street thug is the badge. 

The real take away here is that you need to be armed yourself if you want to text in a movie theater, oh and you need to practice your quick draw.

 

Gratuitous smiley to prove my post is facetious. 

2014-01-14 2:55 PM
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Yeah this kind of thing happens in other western countries all the time.//pink


2014-01-14 3:01 PM
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Originally posted by DanielG I'm not sure how much more they could have covered it. Retired cop arrested in fatal Florida theater shooting Fox News-1 hour ago A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a Florida movie theater Monday, authorities ... Deadly Movie Theater Shooting In Florida FOX News Radio-13 hours ago A man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. It started because ... Sheriff's office: 2 people shot inside Tampa Bay area movie theater ... Fox News-15 hours ago The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports that the shooting occurred Monday at The Grove 16 Theater in Wesley Chapel, north of Tampa. Authorities: 2 people shot, 1 fatally, at Fla. movie theater amid ... Fox News-14 hours ago Authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting two ... fatally — after an argument over cell phone use at a Florida theater.

I'm sure they're on it now....my post was from last night and the story was the headline on CNN.com for hours before Foxnews.com had anything.  I've read enough of both sites to be used to it, which is why I read both sites, but this was pretty much a no brainer.

That very question is why I left the times in the pull down I got. 14-16 hours prior to my 6:00 AM post was 2:00-4:00 the previous afternoon. Fox had it on the site. May not have been in the front page or front news page and I hope it wasn't until the various sites got some details about it. I read as many English news sites as i can get my paws on just to see who carries what and where each cuts the story, what each leaves out from the story and it's amusing to see the various takes on the same story. Oh, here's a list of the news sites I have spiders for: http://ankylosaur.com/newspaperoutput.html

Maybe at midnight last night, while I was searching for it, foxnews.com was doing site maintenance.  

You know we're on the same page.....I just found it funny last night...and it still is.  CNN.com is still running it as their top story, it's pretty far down on foxnews.com

Yeah, I know we are. Thing is, it's on myfox Tampa Bay on front page along with the originally posted 1:51 PM yesterday tag on it. I believe they're leaving it as a local thing rather than pushing it nationally. I still say it'll die down within a day or so rather than being front page for a week or more if it were Joe Citizen. Cop busted for Murder II, that's a story, though.

Apparently that knucklehead was also the head of security at Busch's Garden for awhile too?   Geez......he lost his mind.

It wasn't even during the movie! The theatre was still showing previews. I get annoyed by people using their phone in movie theatres too, but I cut people a little slack if the actual movie hasn't started yet. As far as national news goes, you may be right that it dies down since it's not Joe Citzen, but, OTOH, it sort of flies in the face of the common pro-gun-rights claim that " the only people you have to worry about having guns are criminals." Here's a career law enforcement officer, and, presumably a legal gun owner, who flew off the handle for ten seconds over something trivial and an unarmed person is dead. It's obviously an isolated incident-- one guy who lost his mind, and shouldn't really be extrapolated out to the millions of other gun owners, but that doesn't mean it can't be spun that way.

Sometimes the only difference between a cop and a street thug is the badge. 

The real take away here is that you need to be armed yourself if you want to text in a movie theater, oh and you need to practice your quick draw.

 

Gratuitous smiley to prove my post is facetious

Which part?  Because, you know, sometimes the only difference between facetious and a thug are the words.

2014-01-14 3:07 PM
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I wonder will the guy used stand your ground defense. The victim did have HOT butter.


From a Fox article:
"[Sherrif] Nocco said his detectives considered if the case qualified under the state's controversial "stand your ground law," which permits residents to employ deadly force if they fear imminent danger, but decided the criteria did not apply."

The victim did aparently throw his popcorn at the retired cop, which, according to witnesses, precipitated the shooting.
2014-01-14 3:09 PM
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Yeah this kind of thing happens in other western countries all the time.//pink



http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/mexico/131...
Five gunmen were killed in the pre-dawn shoot-out in Puerto Penasco, which is across the border from Arizona, on Wednesday, marking another bloody day in Mexico.


http://myfox8.com/2014/01/08/venezuelan-beauty-queen-slain-daughter...
CARACAS, Venezuela — In one of her last Twitter posts, Venezuelan beauty queen Monica Spear wished her fans peace, health and love.

The 29-year-old soap opera star was gunned down by the side of a country road less than a week later.


Or were you thinking it doesn't happen elsewhere?

2014-01-14 4:04 PM
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2 models of "western democracy".

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