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Zorro

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10. The victim was texting his babysitter during the previews

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Feb 20, 2022, 06:07 PM

Feb 2022

It disturbed this ex-police captain, and the situation escalated from there.

Asshole should have been put on trial years ago, but his defense lawyer managed to keep pushing the trial date off for a variety of dubious reasons.

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He shot a man over tossed popcorn, prosecutors say. His defense: Stand-your-ground. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 OP

It's all so DeSantis. dchill Feb 2022 #1

It is OK, he is a cop, he earned his double naught status. Chainfire Feb 2022 #2

Looking at me funny, always a justification for murder catrose Feb 2022 #4

This is what they're reaching for -- a privileged class that can mete out instant "justice." Girard442 Feb 2022 #6

Reminds me I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #8

That smirk on Reeves' face in the photo.... secondwind Feb 2022 #3

Yea really, it says, "Yea, I killed him, so what, I am a cop. Chainfire Feb 2022 #5

I can't believe this he should have been in prison doc03 Feb 2022 #7

This happened at our movie theater Saoirse9 Feb 2022 #9

The victim was texting his babysitter during the previews Zorro Feb 2022 #10

Shocked? Florida. hay rick Feb 2022 #11

You're right. He should have never seen the light of day after he did that Dreampuff Feb 2022 #12

So apparently Curtis Reeves has taken the stand, huh? Dreampuff Feb 2022 #13