Texting in Movie Theater

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.

Dude, you may want to go reread all of my posts in this thread AND my profile. You are making yourself look silly.

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.

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:

Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.

Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.

Exactly , I am not condoning the behavior I am just advocating we all need to be a little more tolerant.

Sums up my POV better than I have done. :drinker:

Not that we should be shooting each other, but why do I have to tolerate rudeness?

It sounds like you *did* tolerate the rude behavior from your comment about your experience yesterday. ("Lone Survivor" looks like a good one from the previews.)

Sometimes life brings us challenges which lead to a cost-benefit analysis. In terms of public behavior, what we can control is our own behavior. It is *entirely* appropriate to notify the staff of a business about rude behavior. It is *sometimes* beneficial to politely notify the offender that your perception of their behavior is causing disruption. Sometimes that's all it takes. But what we can *NOT* control is the behavior of others. We can only choose how we react to it. :flowerforyou:

Seriously, how hard is it to understand that just because something doesn't bother YOU, it still might bother others and you should therefor be considerate of their feelings and not do it?

Apparently, the vast majority of people can't see past their own noses.

I'd like to see you try. What exactly would you do? Please, tell me how you'll make me, or anyone else, shut up? Unless you're like the guy with the gun, good luck.

There is pretty much nothing else that gets under my skin as badly as someone texting or looking at their phone while I'm trying to watch a movie. I work in the film industry and that is my escape. When I shell out $15 for a movie ticket I expect it to be quiet in the movies (unless people are laughing at a funny moment, or screaming in terror from a scary moment) and to not have to be distracted by someone's phone screen lighting up. Do I understand why the guy was mad? YES, ABSOLUTELY. Was it worth killing/hurting someone over? ABSOLUTELY NOT. But people these days need to learn to respect others at the movie theater, and everywhere else in public!