Man killed for munching too loud

[Azbubu]

A lawyer who shot another man dead in a Riga cinema over an argument about munching too loudly on popcorn was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 years in prison.

Nikolajs Zikovs was convicted of aggravated murder for shooting banker Aigars Egle, who was with his young daughter, after telling the victim to be quiet during a screening of the film “Black Swan” on February 19 last year.

Zikovs, 29, told Riga District Court that he was acting in self-defence when he shot the unarmed Egle three times.

Witnesses said Zikovs had himself made several disruptions during the film, then took issue with Egle over how loudly the victim had been eating popcorn, even though the film's end credits were rolling.

Egle had a gun licence, local news agencies said.

The killer described himself as a reasonable man and said Egle should have been more polite.

Egle, a 43-year-old father of four, was a senior banker with state-owned Citadele bank and the case sparked widespread revulsion in Latvia with Zikovs being seen as an emotionless and arrogant figure obsessed with carrying a gun.

“My sole intention was to defend myself, nothing more,” Zikovs told the court in his closing statement on Tuesday. - AFP

http://http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/man-gets-17-years-for-killing-popcorn-eater-1.1302750

i don't understand how it was self-defence?

 

[JungleBoy]

then took issue with Egle over how loudly the victim had been eating popcorn, even though the film's end credits were rolling.

You know you need to get a life ([-]sentence[/-]) when you stick around for the end credits of a movie.

 

[Albereth]

You know you need to get a life ([-]sentence[/-]) when you stick around for the end credits of a movie.

You pretty much have to with the Marvel movies.

 

[Azbubu]

You pretty much have to with the Marvel movies.

was there something after the credits of The Avengers?! Dammit!

 

[Mila]

http://http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/man-gets-17-years-for-killing-popcorn-eater-1.1302750

i don't understand how it was self-defence?

From killing himself

 

[Albereth]

was there something after the credits of The Avengers?! Dammit!

I don't know - I got dragged out.

 

[wily me]

during a screening of the film “Black Swan”

There was the first problem, if I remember this is quiet a violent film.

Zikovs being seen as an emotionless and arrogant figure obsessed with carrying a gun. “My sole intention was to defend myself, nothing more,” Zikovs told the court in his closing statement on

The second problem, he needed to defend his ego with his obsession.

 

[Ninja'd]

was there something after the credits of The Avengers?! Dammit!

In the middle of the credits. It's not at the end like the others.

 

[RanzB]

I could maybe understand if it was during the lesbian scene.

 

[RanzB]

In the middle of the credits. It's not at the end like the others.

There were two, one during the credits and one after.

 

[Celine]

how do you crunch loudly on popcorn? unless you eating the kernels? :wtf:

 

[Picard]

That will teach him to not disturb other moviegoers.

Sometimes you just have to make an example of someone for the better of everyone.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Sounds like the guy from God Bless America. Going to watch it tonight!

[video=youtube;ul4CZrnEFxU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4CZrnEFxU[/video]

 

[Geriatrix]

I saw this movie. God Bless America, right?

 

[wily me]

Sounds like the guy from God Bless America. Going to watch it tonight!

Watched the trailer, no thanks

This is rather my choice Thanks for the lead.

[video=youtube;HuWvnGWdV1I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuWvnGWdV1I&feature=endscreen[/video]