The Rude Pundit: Man Who Shot Movie Theater Texter Is Using "Stand Your Ground" Defense ...

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93. That's An Interesting & Valid Take On Things

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Good way of framing it; hard to disagree. Man, how I wish we had some film of this incident!

I had a similar incident--or rather, series of incidents--occur recently which put me off public theater-going for good. In the more recent incident it was someone texting to the right of me, two seats distant. Every time they hit their damn texter a square of bluish light would ignite in my peripheral vision, pulling me out of the movie. I asked them--very politely: "Hey, I don't want to come off like a jerk, but would you kindly refrain from . . ."

The response? "We're almost done." (Mind you, these were teenage girls, so--heh!)

I left the theater to complain to management. An usher returned with me, whispered to the girls. They moved to the row in front of me, and--you guessed it--the trio went right on texting.

I gave up, got up, and went home.

A pretty mild non-event, all things considered. But if testerone had gotten injected into this situation? If these were three young men instead of three teenage girls? I shudder to think how out-of-control things could have gotten.

So to your point: Yes, it is--in most cases--possible to avoid a confrontation if one wishes to. Decency and maturity--to say nothing of wisdom and a sense of social responsibility--demand we leave the in-your-face macho posturing and violent gun-play up there on the screen with our action heroes, revenge killers and assorted cowboys, bikers and gangsters. Obviously. (A point a certain retired police chief--of all people--alas!--seems to have missed.)

I'll let you have the final word.

Thank you for engaging in a spirited discussion. You've given me much to think--or rather, re-think--about. And neither one of us invoked Hitler in support of our argument, so--win/win there!

Have a great evening! And a better tomorrow.