Bail denied for Florida Movie Theater Shooter

[cali]

The 71-year-old ex-police officer accused of shooting dead a man inside a Florida movie theater won't get the chance to go home -- at least for now -- after a judge Friday decided not to grant him bail.

Judge Pat Siracusa made his decision after two days of sometimes wrenching testimony inside a Dade City, Florida, courtroom, saying prosecutors sufficiently made their case that Curtis Reeves should not be given the opportunity to leave custody.

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/07/justice/florida-movie-theater-shooting/

[hlthe2b]

1. Damn right, he's a flight risk and continuing threat....

Good call by the judge...

[shenmue]

2. Whew

I live close to there. Thank goodness someone didn't fall for gun mania and made a call for public safety.

[Blue_Tires]

3. Holy fucking shit Florida actually got it right!

(for the time being, at least)

[CreekDog]

4. like

[lostincalifornia]

5. NRA won't like it

[llmart]

6. I hope he sees a life in prison....

He's unfit to be a part of regular society.

[lpbk2713]

22. After eating jail food ...

he may not be regular for quite a while.

[Ninga]

7. Thank goodness!! Nt

[Historic NY]

8. They have security cam video of him shooting...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/retired-cop-florida-cinema-shooting-staying-jail-n24646

[westerebus]

12. I looked at that video a few times.

It's confusing or it's edited or both. I don't hear a gun shot on the audio either.

Good call by the judge to keep ex-cop in custody.

[csziggy]

35. It's motion activated so it starts and stops. I don't think there is sound

Here is a better video with explanation:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/bail-hearing-resumes-this-morning-in-movie-theater-shooting/2164575

Wow - even Reeves' own wife does not support his story (from my link above):

Reeves' wife, Vivian, also told detectives she didn't see Oulson hit Reeves.

In a recorded interview, she said Oulson "stood up and turned around and was just right there leaning over. It looked like his whole body came forward."

She said she didn't hear Oulson threaten her husband or see Reeves' gun. The whole thing "happened so fast" and she said she saw no sign of Reeves having been injured.

[westerebus]

37. Thanks.

Much better.

The off duty cop that was in the theater, said he saw Reeves tell his wife "to STFU and not say another word" after the shooting, testified in court at yesterday's hearing.

[frylock]

18. asshole had his gun out before any popcorn was thrown..

he's done.

[Gothmog]

9. This is great news

I am glad that the judge denied bail for this idiot

[cali]

14. it is good news.

[Gothmog]

28. I was following this case and read about all of the character reference testimony

I am glad that no one has to worry about this shooter for a while. I was afraid that the character witness testimony from his fellow police officers would outweigh the facts of this case.

[uppityperson]

10. Good. eom

[etherealtruth]

11. As it should be ... the maniac shot a man that annoyed him

... and "mocked" him.

I can only imagine what this jack asses response would be to getting cut off in traffic.

[Heather MC]

13. I have to say I for one am so Happy "Stand your Ground" is protecting elderly assholes from flying

popcorn.

What would FL do without that pesky law!!!

[MyOwnPeace]

15. Interesting idea.............

Can we go back into this "officer's" history and see what other "actions" he may have taken in the course of "doing his duty?"
I really do have a fear that there are too many "certified" officers/civil servants out there that are walking time bombs.

[frylock]

16. gosh what a shame

[supercats]

17. Why Did The Judge Take 2 Days To Decide This???

This guy should NEVER EVER be allowed to leave prison. He Should DIE there.
What a horrible senseless killing!

[bkanderson76]

19. May He Be Served a Bag of Popcorn Every Evening 'Till He Dies.....

[Phentex]

26. I like this idea!

[XRubicon]

20. I was happy to see him cry in court

He will spend his retirement in prison, I couldn't be happier for him.

[heaven05]

21. good now on to loud music shooter/killer

may he be subjected to eardrum bursting music every day in his cell, Okay it won't happen but nice thought, I think. Lot of murdering jerks carrying their balls in a holster these days. May they both rot in prison. Although if I had my way.........they'd be .........well don't want to get alerted on.

[arely staircase]

23. shit yeah nt

[avebury]

24. Did you watch the clip on the cnn site?

Even his wife knew that he was wrong and he told her to shut the **** up! Just listening to the off duty deputy who was there with his son telling what he overheard between the guy and his wife was grounds to keep the guy locked up.

[TheDebbieDee]

25. It's prolly in the old geezer's best interest to keep him behind bars.

Maybe the victim has a lot of friends/family that want to stand THEIR ground with this guy....

[XRubicon]

29. It would have been funny if someone else in the theater

Saw him draw his gun then shoot and felt threatened by "an active shooter" and shot him. Then another guy would see that shooting and feel threatened...

Good way to thin the herd of "good guys" with guns...

What? It's the law in Florida.

</sarcasm>

[Captain Stern]

27. It's the right call.

The man is a danger to the rest of us.

Personally, I think the other guy acted like an asshole that day. Up until the point where the old guy committed murder, I think most of us would have sided with him.

I'll play a Monday morning, arm-chair Psychologist here (yes, I know I'm mixing my metaphors) but I think part of what set this guy off was that he was used to being able to tell people what to do, and have them do it. He had a badge and uniform for years...that gets results. I think he was pissed that when he tried to exercise his no longer present authority, and nothing happened, he got mad.

Sad case all around. One life needlessly ended, and at least three forever saddened.

[Hoyt]

30. He shot a white guy. Hard to use Zimmerman innuendos/lies unless

he gets a bigoted jury as well.

[RKP5637]

31. Excellent! This guy has some really serious issues going on in his head. First, what he

did was insane, and secondly, his stability should not be trusted at all. In short, he is seriously F'ed up in many ways.

[MH1]

32. Too bad he got to keep his gun until AFTER he demonstrated the extent of his "issues"

by shooting someone.

I wonder how many more people will get shot by people with "issues" before we do something about it.

[RKP5637]

34. It gets more strange and weirder all of the time. What seems a simple case of

good logic fails, and he keeps his gun. Yet another WTF, I have many of these each day.

[ChiciB1]

33. As A Floridian I'm So Distressed That This

type of behavior seems normal to so many. Not fair to convict him right now, but I do have strong feelings that his action was in no way warranted. I also should add that I feel that the gun situation and the "stand your ground" law is becoming a "license to kill!"

And unfortunately it has seemed in the past that real justice doesn't prevail.

[TorchTheWitch]

36. another couple had similar problem with Reeves

Thank goodness he didn't shoot them first.

A couple of weeks prior in the same movie theater another couple was harrassed by Reeves about their texting....

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/15/justice/florida-movie-theater-shooting/index.html

This guy liked to carry a gun because it made him feel bold - that he could say or do anything to anyone that annoyed him, and that's exactly the wrong sort of person that should carry a gun. Having a gun on you should make one more cautious about getting into altercations, not go looking for them.

I'm glad his bail was denied. Granted, Oulson behaved like a mannerless ass, but that's a ridiculous reason to shoot them dead.

BTW, no one seems to be mentioning that Oulson's wife was ALSO shot though in the hand, but she likely needs more surgery on it. I hope there are charges against him for her being shot as well.