Trial of Curtis Reeves

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The meaning and extent of the Constitution Second Amendment has been a cause for controversy and debate for numerous years. Every special interest group and individual has their own opinion on the application of “the right to keep and bear arms” in a modern society. With such subjects there also arises discussion over associated legislation including the “Stand-Your-Ground” law and what locales should be considered “gun free zones”. Events happen on fairly regular basis that question one or two issues concerning gun laws and especially questioning the psychological or sociological minds of those behind them. However, on January 13, 2014 the culmination of all three issues as well as the perpetrator behind them all, simultaneously, came under attack in the city of Wesley Chapel, Florida.
While the name Curtis Reeves may not strike a chord in some individuals memories, the headlines he generated almost certainly will. On that day in January, in a Florida movie theater, Reeves took the life of another man. Court proceedings have barely begun and testimony, analysis, and examination yet available but facts printed surrounding the case and individuals involved continue to keep coming up to the present. In the event that persons are not familiarized with the case, the subsequent bullets are a brief outline of some key facts and information that have become pertinent to beginning to understand; those key facts are as follows:
• Assailant identified as Curtis Reeves, a 71-year old retired Tampa police captain and former Director of Security for Busch Gardens
• Victims are Chad Oulson (fatally wounded) and wife Nicole Oulson (injured)
• Incident occurred over the victim texting during previews for the movie Lone Survivor
• Website of the...

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... a “Stand-your-ground” defense at first also does not correlate this. It seems the most fitting assessment lies in analyzing the actions of Reeves from a different perspective in both events leading up to and immediately after the altercation. It is reasonable to believe that labeling Curtis Reeves did not cause him to commit this act but instead he committed the act to eliminate a cause of frustration and aggression that he previously controlled in other ways.

Works Cited

Almasy, S. e. (2014, January-March). CNN Justice - reports involving Florida Theater Shooting, Curtis Reeves trial. Retrieved from CNN: http://www.cnn.com
Grinnell, R. (n.d.). Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis. Retrieved from PsychCentral: http://www.psychcentral.com
Schmalleger, F. (2014). Criminology. In Criminology (p. 68). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.

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