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81. This illustrates the problem with cellphones and other electronics

Mon May 20, 2013, 11:43 PM

May 2013

meaning small, handheld electronic. There are people who can't stop using them, not while in theaters where they ruin someone's very hard work to put on a performance, not while driving where they could very easily kill someone, or several someones. Can't people stop talking/texting for an hour or two? Can't they just shut the fuck up for a short time?

Aw, poor person got her property destroyed after inflicting said property on a whole bunch of other people, all of which paid a bunch of money to see someone's hard work and performance. Breaks my fucking heart. It should be legal to destroy said property in instances like this.

Her comments - just don't look - say "Fuck you, I'll do what I want and you can just fucking deal with it. I don't care whose experience I fuck up." It's like those people changing their kid in a starbucks - fuck everyone else, I'm doing what I need to do right here and everyone else be damned.

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Theatergoer praised as hero for smashing woman's cellphone [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2013 OP

cool story, bro Enrique May 2013 #1

Ya know, Tien1985 May 2013 #76

Took the words right out of my mouth. Arkana May 2013 #126

This. backscatter712 May 2013 #185

He could have gone to the Tien1985 May 2013 #2

he did go to management, before taking action Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #3

He said his date did. But if it bothered Tien1985 May 2013 #9

Yeah. Neither of these two are innocent..... AverageJoe90 May 2013 #19

Oh, for heaven's sake. CBHagman May 2013 #65

Still not an excuse Tien1985 May 2013 #72

he should have sat on it or taken it to the manager. pansypoo53219 May 2013 #177

Yeah, well, I'm also sick of narcissists like Kevin Williamson who think they can do whatever....... AverageJoe90 May 2013 #73

Agreed Mr Dixon May 2013 #105

How much more of the show should the guy miss while leaving to find the management... Silent3 May 2013 #101

He had a few options Tien1985 May 2013 #122

I wouldn't like being interrupted during my movie, either, but Williamson should've been detained. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #4

Did you read the OP? They did go to management .... oldhippie May 2013 #7

Are people lacking in reading comprehension tonight? liberalhistorian May 2013 #8

Well, I wasn't excusing her behavior, either. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #16

Not a movie. The Theater - a musical in NYC - lynne May 2013 #20

I don't think she was talking in it. she said, "then don't look" PeaceNikki May 2013 #21

Still rude, distracting, annoying and against "the rules". RudynJack May 2013 #51

agreed, and saying something is justified. leaving and asking for refund, justified. PeaceNikki May 2013 #56

But they did complain RudynJack May 2013 #66

he's a writer/critic for NRO and I'll eat my hat if he paid a dime for those tickets. PeaceNikki May 2013 #120

So you obviously miss the point. aquart May 2013 #96

You're wrong. PeaceNikki May 2013 #98

So you were not bragging about being rude in a theater? aquart May 2013 #100

I was kidding. PeaceNikki May 2013 #102

Maybe your cat RudynJack May 2013 #123

I told him to mind his own business. PeaceNikki May 2013 #135

Cats mind nothing but their own business RudynJack May 2013 #136

. PeaceNikki May 2013 #138

So someone who doesn't go to the theater thinks it's funny to make a fuss about ... aquart May 2013 #168

Correction: Someone who wasn't *at* the theater made a joke on the internet. PeaceNikki May 2013 #170

lol! Does Gatsby die in the end? Matariki May 2013 #142

Don't know, I was busy beating the shit out of a person who was in a handicapped seat who didn't PeaceNikki May 2013 #145

It's common practice now for employees to not forcibly detain anyone, even for most 'security'. Incitatus May 2013 #172

Yeah, there's a good point there. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #173

my fantasy at a ballet a few yeas ago!!!! lunasun May 2013 #5

last week at college music recital, guy rattled candy wrapper for eternity Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #22

Been there. All my sympathies. aquart May 2013 #97

Sarah Palin was there in her FMPs? Loup Garou May 2013 #6

Not to flegellate a deceased equine SQUEE May 2013 #94

Lighten up Francis RudynJack May 2013 #139

destructive asshole. PeaceNikki May 2013 #10

hers were also aggressive moves. very aggressive to 1) break rule that has just been announced HiPointDem May 2013 #23

Not physically aggressive and not violently destructive. PeaceNikki May 2013 #24

The world isn't a school playground ... Trajan May 2013 #36

talking on a cell phone and having your cell phone on violates the rule the establishment set, HiPointDem May 2013 #40

common decency Trajan May 2013 #42

so what? common decency is more important than law. HiPointDem May 2013 #70

I agree with your assesment and reaction to that woman of privilege. defacto7 May 2013 #82

agreed. if you're not going to enforce the rule, don't pretend you have a rule. i abhor armchair HiPointDem May 2013 #89

But you know what? His theater tickets probably cost more than her phone. cui bono May 2013 #87

and she was stealing from everyone around her and should have theft charges pressed against her dsc May 2013 #29

violent, destructive attention-seeking, lying asshole writers for the National Review. PeaceNikki May 2013 #32

As someone who performs in a chorus dsc May 2013 #33

and I hope he's arrested and charged. PeaceNikki May 2013 #35

and I hope he gets a jury of performers dsc May 2013 #38

I have less tolerance for violent destructive behavior. PeaceNikki May 2013 #39

the only physical abuse was by her dsc May 2013 #41

he physically took. it. from. her. PeaceNikki May 2013 #43

and.she.slapped.him.i.e.actually.did.hurt.him. HiPointDem May 2013 #90

I'm a performer Tien1985 May 2013 #49

Bull. SamReynolds May 2013 #45

thank you PeaceNikki May 2013 #47

most phones make noises when they get and send texts dsc May 2013 #54

Was hers? SamReynolds May 2013 #189

Have you ever sat next to or behind someone using a tablet or smart phone during a performance? GoneOffShore May 2013 #62

Yes, very much so. RudynJack May 2013 #63

The glow from the screen is intensely annoying. MadrasT May 2013 #106

I agree that people should cut the shit and enjoy the show. SamReynolds May 2013 #191

In what legal jurisdiction do you live? Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #180

she was stealing the play that they bought the right to hear dsc May 2013 #181

Yeah, that's hardly a prosecutable offense. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #182

it should be dsc May 2013 #184

PeaceNikki, I am surprised that they didn't press charges. The man's real problem was the theater GiaGiovanni May 2013 #150

Well, this was in New York. smirkymonkey May 2013 #11

Can't disagree with that. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #17

Wow, nice work. Way to strike a blow for umm... civility? Marr May 2013 #12

her behavior was more than rude. it was trashy & aggressive. HiPointDem May 2013 #25

he's a violent asshole writer for the national review PeaceNikki May 2013 #26

and her behavior was trashy and aggressive. nothing he is changes her behavior, which was HiPointDem May 2013 #28

He is mildly violent at best... Pelican May 2013 #58

Absolutely-- but he comes off no better. Marr May 2013 #59

i think she actually comes off worse. because she started it and escalated it. HiPointDem May 2013 #68

Sick to death of self-entitled people and their cell phones in theaters distantearlywarning May 2013 #13

You think they're self-entitled? Williamson ended up being way worse!(no duh). AverageJoe90 May 2013 #18

He could have left and requested a refund Shankapotomus May 2013 #14

Noone gives a shit olddots May 2013 #15

Theaters should have something Politicalboi May 2013 #27

good idea. HiPointDem May 2013 #30

Actively jamming them's frowned upon for emergency reasons Posteritatis May 2013 #31

+1 Blue_Tires May 2013 #111

Jammers were/are legal in other countries in certain places (funeral parlors) but not here KurtNYC May 2013 #176

Simple ... Trajan May 2013 #34

The woman in question was not talking. SamReynolds May 2013 #48

then she should also be arrested for assault. KittyWampus May 2013 #116

Oh .. and the slapping part ? Trajan May 2013 #37

My sense of schoolyard justice tells me that the slapping produces offsetting penalties: petronius May 2013 #46

I don't believe he should pay for the phone mythology May 2013 #75

I wish more people would do this. Apophis May 2013 #44

Twelve dollars? I wish I could get theatre tickets for that. GoneOffShore May 2013 #143

He should be charged with destruction of property KingFlorez May 2013 #50

She slapped him. That's assault. (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #67

He still destroyed her property KingFlorez May 2013 #69

Offsetting penalties. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #78

After she writes a letter of apology to every other audience member (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #84

Yeah, well, I think her spontaneous reaction to HIS THEFT will get HER off that hook. WinkyDink May 2013 #192

a new class of people - cellholes nt msongs May 2013 #52

+1 exactly flamingdem May 2013 #61

Ha ha ha ha, I like that term! Initech May 2013 #85

lol! Exactly. HappyMe May 2013 #95

It would probably be a better argument... Deep13 May 2013 #53

Reminds me of that Star Trek episode with Spock on the bus newmember May 2013 #55

Bit 'o trivia; The asshole punk with the boombox was played by Kirk Thatcher an AP that Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #86

Star Trek IV backscatter712 May 2013 #183

She slapped him. Arrest her for assault. Nye Bevan May 2013 #57

Good. Going to the movies costs almost as much as a new phone. Pragdem May 2013 #60

This wasn't a movie RudynJack May 2013 #64

Good LittleBlue May 2013 #71

... KG May 2013 #74

I once sat next to a heckler at an Arthur Rubinstein piano recital!! Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #77

May also add > KittyWampus May 2013 #117

Hugh Jackman's method catchnrelease May 2013 #79

The whole time Hugh was yelling, 007 had already double tapped the guy(n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #131

A trio of assholes. X_Digger May 2013 #80

This illustrates the problem with cellphones and other electronics mindwalker_i May 2013 #81

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey May 2013 #146

"Can't they just shut the fuck up for a short time?" Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #153

The fault is with the theater. defacto7 May 2013 #83

Why should anyone RudynJack May 2013 #88

If there's one takeaway, it's that Williamson knows how to drum up publicity for his book PeaceNikki May 2013 #91

May his days be blessed and his name heaped with praise. aquart May 2013 #92

Yes, the charming conservative writer who trashes Gabby Giffords and praises Rand Paul. PeaceNikki May 2013 #93

He's an editor at the National Review. And a big asshole. He was on Morning Joe bragging CTyankee May 2013 #107

Nikki RudynJack May 2013 #125

I don't think he was wrong for being pissed, but definitely in the way he acted. PeaceNikki May 2013 #134

He should have gone to management instead of assaulting the woman Marrah_G May 2013 #99

Excellent Shrek May 2013 #103

I think this was a "Frasier" episode. woo me with science May 2013 #104

That's exactly what I thought of, too Blue_Tires May 2013 #110

Should have gotten a standing ovation badtoworse May 2013 #108

Hey, DU has got a new shiny object du jour! HughBeaumont May 2013 #109

except EVERYONE hates people who talk on cells during performances. KittyWampus May 2013 #118

I don't know ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #129

You know, buddy, you could be a little more considerate when you write posts like that. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #162

I must have been out those days . . . a rarity. HughBeaumont May 2013 #165

Snatching someones property is robbery simpify May 2013 #112

lethal force? OMG! You'd escalate this to DEATH SENTENCE! This thread is now classic. KittyWampus May 2013 #119

YEAH! MURICA FUCK YEAH! STAND YOUR GROUND!!! n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #186

Everyone who goes to a movie or theatre knows the rules by the time they own a phone stevenleser May 2013 #113

Riveting tale, champ. Dash87 May 2013 #114

I could see grabbing the phone but not throwing it. He should have taken it to management. randome May 2013 #115

He did go to management, they did nothing. n/t BuelahWitch May 2013 #159

I know we shouldn't behave like Williamson but part of me wishes more cellholes factored it in. Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #121

When my daughter was performing with a local troupe... Xithras May 2013 #124

I think I probably would have left and asked for my money back... cynatnite May 2013 #127

Good for him...rudeness like that should be dealt with appropriately... joeybee12 May 2013 #128

Physical aggression is overkill here. He was lucky he wasn't arrested. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #149

Maybe he wanted to enjoy the show? Why should he have been the one joeybee12 May 2013 #167

Because that is what mature adults do, especially if they wanted to avoid assault charges GiaGiovanni May 2013 #171

Oh boy are you so far off base on this...amazing... joeybee12 May 2013 #174

Should have gone to Alamo Drafthouse ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #130

WOW just WOW npk May 2013 #132

+1 RudynJack May 2013 #140

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2013 #147

It's not about the phone. It's about the violent outburst. Not smart these days. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #152

While I don't condone what the man did... npk May 2013 #155

When you escalate from verbal argument to physical action, you don't know how it will be interpreted GiaGiovanni May 2013 #160

Many phones cost over $600. The woman was rude, but surely ecstatic May 2013 #188

Absolutely uncalled for on his part. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #133

Sounds like she has a pretty unshakeable case against him. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #137

What's with the sexist drivel when he describes the women? Matariki May 2013 #141

He's a bloviating conservative asshole. PeaceNikki May 2013 #144

I agree he most likely is a conservative, but... npk May 2013 #156

Cell phones are insanely annoying, but those women could have filed criminal charges GiaGiovanni May 2013 #148

Good on him, I wouldn't do the same but good on him. n/t Kurska May 2013 #151

This is what happens Warpy May 2013 #154

My thoughts... alp227 May 2013 #157

In my mind, he's a hero customerserviceguy May 2013 #158

This was during a LIVE theatrical performance? cliffordu May 2013 #161

world needs more faraday shields. NuttyFluffers May 2013 #163

Hero my ass. XVI_Eyes May 2013 #164

although a natural strong opponent of the death penalty - I do believe an exception should be made Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #166

This is a story of asshole vs. asshole. rucky May 2013 #169

I would probably have stood up and clapped. hamsterjill May 2013 #175

Excellent bad behaviour. sibelian May 2013 #178

"Hero" is a huge stretch. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #179

ALL HAIL HIS FAMOUSLY FELINE AGILITY!!! backscatter712 May 2013 #187

Sorry, but this guy was an equal moron and now criminal! He should've notified ushers//Security. WinkyDink May 2013 #190