Texting in Movie Theater

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  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    Shooting people aside.... I don't feel the least bit bad throwing popcorn at people who are texting in movies. Rude.
  • fannyfrost
    fannyfrost Posts: 756 Member
    I yelled at my daughter, told her stop its rude. She once did it a Broadway play!
  • _cdngirl71_
    _cdngirl71_ Posts: 112 Member
    I hate it when people are using their phone for anything during a movie especially if the person is beside me. So annoying and rude for those around you. I have asked someone to put there phone away. I asked politely and they did. You can go without your phone for a couple of hours. I have taken my niece's phone away from her before due to texting in the theatre and she's 19! Ha ha!
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    Quick question: What is more disturbing, someone who gets up in the middle of a movie or someone who takes a quick glance at their phone?

    One you have complete control over... the other not as much usually.
  • kdb247
    kdb247 Posts: 326 Member
    As long as I am not making any noise and my device is not lighting up the whole theater because it's on high beam; I do not deserve to be shot at. No one deserves a death sentence for it. End of story.

    If I need to talk and carry on a conversation, then I will go outside otherwise I will utilize my device as I see fit anywhere. Not using your device in a theater is all about courtesy only. Until its against the law... shoot at me if you want to...:smokin:
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I yelled at my daughter, told her stop its rude. She once did it a Broadway play!

    Yelling during a Broadway play is LESS disruptive to other patrons?
  • esquire9
    esquire9 Posts: 91 Member
    Wow ! I am taken back by a lot of responses here, if the phone is on silent and it is dimmed , why would you be so bothered ? personally I turn off my phone in the movie theater ( or at least put it on mute) . but we all need to be a little more tolerant, Am I irritated when someone is chomping loudly on popcorn beside me ? you bet I am but I either move to another seat or ignore it. what if someone sits next to you and stinks horribly ? you move away !! what if they have excessive perfume on ? what if I find every scene funny and laugh out loud at what most people don't find funny ? will you be irritated ? sure you will . Do you have the right to tell me to shut up or get out ? Hell no ! I also paid for the movie and it is a common space.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    If the rule at the movie theater is turn off your phone, then if you want to see a movie there, you need to obey the rules. Plain and simple. Management has a right to kick you out if you don't.

    Someone else was wondering why so many people feel the rules don't apply to them. I'm wondering the same thing.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I'm definitely not one that is attached to my phone. So, it bugs me to see others using their phone or texting at inappropriate times. To the point I would use aggressive force or even shoot someone for it? No.

    Yeah, but you're also probably not a cop.

    Guy got shot for contempt of cop.
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    As long as I am not making any noise and my device is not lighting up the whole theater because it's on high beam; I do not deserve to be shot at. No one deserves a death sentence for it. End of story.

    If I need to talk and carry on a conversation, then I will go outside otherwise I will utilize my device as I see fit anywhere. Not using your device in a theater is all about courtesy only. Until its against the law... shoot at me if you want to...:smokin:

    According to most theater rules though, you can't use your device as you see fit anywhere, so not just about courtesy. You shouldn't get shot at, but might be asked to leave.
  • esquire9
    esquire9 Posts: 91 Member
    Really ? okay I get it now . because it is against the rule . So if I stink so bad and I eat my popcorn as loud as humanly possible while sitting beside you , you will have no problem with that since it is not against the rule ?
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    Wow ! I am taken back by a lot of responses here, if the phone is on silent and it is dimmed , why would you be so bothered ? personally I turn off my phone in the movie theater ( or at least put it on mute) . but we all need to be a little more tolerant, Am I irritated when someone is chomping loudly on popcorn beside me ? you bet I am but I either move to another seat or ignore it. what if someone sits next to you and stinks horribly ? you move away !! what if they have excessive perfume on ? what if I find every scene funny and laugh out loud at what most people don't find funny ? will you be irritated ? sure you will . Do you have the right to tell me to shut up or get out ? Hell no ! I also paid for the movie and it is a common space.

    There are rules about cell phones etc. Not about eating popcorn or laughing though. I don't know if you can really consider it common space as it typically is owned privately by people who can set certain rules like no cell phone use.
  • dayone987
    dayone987 Posts: 645 Member
    Really ? okay I get it now . because it is against the rule . So if I stink so bad and I eat my popcorn as loud as humanly possible while sitting beside you , you will have no problem with that since it is not against the rule ?

    I might have a problem with it, but then that's my problem and I can choose to find another seat or leave.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Really ? okay I get it now . because it is against the rule . So if I stink so bad and I eat my popcorn as loud as humanly possible while sitting beside you , you will have no problem with that since it is not against the rule ?

    I will still think you're a jerk. I just can't have you thrown out for it.
  • esquire9
    esquire9 Posts: 91 Member
    Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Wow ! I am taken back by a lot of responses here, if the phone is on silent and it is dimmed , why would you be so bothered ? personally I turn off my phone in the movie theater ( or at least put it on mute) . but we all need to be a little more tolerant, Am I irritated when someone is chomping loudly on popcorn beside me ? you bet I am but I either move to another seat or ignore it. what if someone sits next to you and stinks horribly ? you move away !! what if they have excessive perfume on ? what if I find every scene funny and laugh out loud at what most people don't find funny ? will you be irritated ? sure you will . Do you have the right to tell me to shut up or get out ? Hell no ! I also paid for the movie and it is a common space.
    I do have the right to go out and ask management to ask you to stop texting. Given that they specifically ask that you NOT do it.
  • Danny_Boy13
    Danny_Boy13 Posts: 2,094 Member
    Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.

    Most people are tolerant for the checking of a device as long as the brightness is dimmed and performed in a manner that is the least amount of distraction... what most are saying is that what will not be tolerated is engagement of texting, talking, tweeting, ect.
  • CharlieB145
    CharlieB145 Posts: 78
    I'm pretty attached to my phone. And I've texted in a movie theater. I'm not sure how it could bother someone so much if you aren't making noise, and the screen is dim. And during the previews this happened? Damn. Florida is scary. He'll probably get off, especially since he's a former cop.

    Staying the hell away from Florida I maybe gunned down because I smile too much. I have got some texts in during a movie and I am alive to tell the story, this cop was irritated from the beginning with his own issues.
  • inside_lap
    inside_lap Posts: 728 Member
    Has a strong suspicion that many of you think it's ok to bring small screaming children to fine dining/black linen resterants as well... Death of common curtsey to your neighbors and fellow patrons.

    Hint: if a nice resterant doesn't own high chairs your very small child is likely only begrudgly welcomed at the establishment.
  • walterm852
    walterm852 Posts: 409 Member
    This is less of a gun or cell phone issue, than it is about ego and self righteousness. To bad basic manners weren't exercised on both sides, there were several opportunities to disengage for a different outcome. Both sides lose, with one side bearing the ultimate cost.

    This thread is so ironic, condoning wrong behavior with wrong behavior, asking for common courtesy without giving it in the reply .... I think I know why, probably because they are they ones that are "right".

    Where is our collective tolerance and where is our common courtesy?
  • Jgal8123
    Jgal8123 Posts: 1,378 Member
    The shooter initially got up from his seat to complain to management. At that point, he had the choice to avoid the confrontation altogether by moving to a different seat. Maybe it was the cop mentality or more likely because he knew he was carrying a weapon, he chose instead to re-engage and escalate the confrontation. In my opinion, that choice made him the aggressor and he should be prosecuted as such.

    But hey, it's Florida, maybe instead he can throw a get out of jail party with Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman...
  • walterm852
    walterm852 Posts: 409 Member
    Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.
    +1
  • Jgal8123
    Jgal8123 Posts: 1,378 Member
    This is less of a gun or cell phone issue, than it is about ego and self righteousness. To bad basic manners weren't exercised on both sides, there were several opportunities to disengage for a different outcome. Both sides lose, with one side bearing the ultimate cost.

    This thread is so ironic, condoning wrong behavior with wrong behavior, asking for common courtesy without giving it in the reply .... I think I know why, probably because they are they ones that are "right".

    Where is our collective tolerance and where is our common courtesy?

    well said
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
    The third paragraph is pathetic.


    Curtis Reeves told Pasco County authorities that he fired his .380 semi-automatic handgun in a movie theater Monday afternoon at a man with whom he'd been arguing because Reeves was upset that the man was texting on his cellphone as previews ran.

    The victim, Chad Oulson, 43, was killed and his wife was wounded.

    Reeves' attorney, Richard Escobar, argued that because Reeves has lived in the area for many years, has a wife and two children and a grandchild, worked in law enforcement and security, attends church and Bible study, and has ailments such as arthritis and bursitis, he should be given bond. The courtroom was filled with Reeves' former colleagues and family members who could speak to his client's "great character," Escobar said, adding that Reeves has "no propensity toward violence."

    The attorney tried to persuade Circuit Judge Lynn Tepper that the former police officer was actually the victim in the incident and that Oulson was the "aggressor."

    Tepper said there was no evidence to support that claim, according to a probable cause affidavit. She denied bond and ruled that Reeves should face the second-degree murder charge. She also said that if Reeves wanted to forgo appearing in person in court again, he and his attorney would have to get permission to do so by another judge who will handle the case.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    I honestly could care less "why" he shot the guy. The fact that he got mad enough to shoot him in a theater where there were other people including kids, disturbs me. A life is more important than a dag on light from a cell phone. If he was that upset than he should have told management. We excuse dangerous behavior because we feel we can relate but the truth of the matter is it should not have made him that mad, and the fact that it did means perhaps he should have waited for the movie to be released on dvd and watched it at home.

    According to the news reports, the shooter did exit the theater and returned a few minutes later alone, looking grumpy. The texter then engaged him, asking if he reported him to mgmt for texting, and an altercation ensued. The texter then allegedly threw his popcorn at the shooter, at which point the shooter drew his gun and fired.

    Now, should you shoot someone over something like that? Absolutely not. But you also shouldn't escalate an incident because someone asked you to put away your phone in a place you're not supposed to be using it anyway. Perhaps both parties should have stayed home and waited for the DVD as neither one seemed to have any idea how to behave in public.
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    As soon as I enter a movie theatre I turn off my phone and keep it off until the movie is over. If you need to keep in contact with someone then maybe you should just stay home where you'll be more accessible and not interrupt others.

    Good advice, but make sure your gun has a bullet in the chamber so you can start shooting as soon as someone else does something that annoys you.

    I'm shocked at the amount of people on this thread that think they need to take a gun to a movie theatre. They are part of the problem.

    I think I am the only one. Your post is ridiculous of course. As I posted earlier, your phone has killed as many people as my gun, and no one has ever seen it at the theatre. Can the same be said for your phone? And btw, I have a permit and have never seen a "no gun" notice at the theatre's I attend. Please save your politics for an appropriate opportunity.


    This from the same person who takes her children and her gun to a theatre? What could possibly go wrong here?
    You are proud to be an American but frightened of everyone in your neighborhood to the point where you need a gun everywhere you go...to the dentist, to the daycare, to your Moms house etc.. Going to the park with my kids...stroller? check! diapers? check! loaded gun? check!

    Having a permit does not mean you are making compotent choices. Im sure the guy in the movie theatre had a permit too and he murdered someone.

    Personally, my phone has never killed anyone. Stop telling lies to prove your point. Lets compare how many people die from cell phones vs. guns world wide. Would anyone have died in this movie theatre situation if no one had a gun? Very unlikely.
  • retrobyte
    retrobyte Posts: 169 Member
    Unless the gun has a silencer fitted, I'd rather kill the cinema texter in a quieter manner that doesn't disturb other patrons.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    This is less of a gun or cell phone issue, than it is about ego and self righteousness. To bad basic manners weren't exercised on both sides, there were several opportunities to disengage for a different outcome. Both sides lose, with one side bearing the ultimate cost.

    This thread is so ironic, condoning wrong behavior with wrong behavior, asking for common courtesy without giving it in the reply .... I think I know why, probably because they are they ones that are "right".

    Where is our collective tolerance and where is our common courtesy?
    Nicely put.
  • zazieinedinburgh
    zazieinedinburgh Posts: 8
    One time I went on a date to the cinema and my date said "oh do you want a coke or an ice-cream or something? I forgot to ask before". An older guy behind us said "Shh" in much louder voice than my date spoke in. And I thought that guy was massively over-reacting.

    Still alive today though. Oh right. Carrying a gun isn't an inalienable human right in the UK. My lucky break huh.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    Are you serious!!!! :noway:
    I gotta Google that news story.

    I don't do it but I don't think it warrants someone getting shot.

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