<p>“Cobb Theatres Maintains a Zero Tolerance Policy to Better your Moviegoing Experience:”</p>
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<p>If he pleads to manslaughter, do not believe he would be permitted to own a gun. Lergnom?? Whats the ruling??</p>
<p>Oye…I’ll continue going to the AMC on the other side of town.</p>
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<p>I’d be very interested to see how they’d enforce those stipulations considering current public behavior and the apparent quality of people they seem to be attracting at this particular branch…</p>
<p>And the intoxication is amusing considering alcohol is served on premises. </p>
<p>Permitted to own a gun is one thing. Getting his hands on one a whole other. If this person is so crazed that he shoots someone the given situation, I would not feel one bit confident that he isn’t going to feel threatened enough (and possibly legitimately) to illegally get one. </p>
<p>And, yes we’ve come full circle. A lot of what we are discussing was already covered. including the possibility that Reeves is starting some degenerative mental process that is frequently part of dementia. </p>
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While it may seem amusing to you, it’s understandable to me. There’s nothing wrong with consuming a drink, but when you become belligerent and disruptive…well it’s time for you to go. </p>
<p>“Yes this is proper etiquette. What I’m missing is why the penalty for violation of that etiquette is death … especially death at the hands of a civilian, with a handgun that was prohibited in the theater, in close proximity to family members.”</p>
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<p>“If a phonecall is important but one is not supposed to be on the phone, then one should leave and make the call where it is permitted. Courtesy goes both ways, IMO. Doctors are on call and subject to emergencies. They typically keep their phone on silent and it vibrates. If they have to take the call, they step outside.”</p>
<p>and, Jym…it wasn’t a phone call…it was texting. phone calls are noisy. Texts aren’t.</p>
<p>Lots of speculation. If he’s on house arrest and wearing an ankle bracelet, that might be hard to do (to get out and get a gun). And, if he violates the terms of his release, he’d end up in the big house. This guy has had 2 reported instances of being a total jerk. Maybe his punishment should be to stay out of movie theaters as well as not having a gun.
This is all moot, as its really unlikely h’ll be back volunteering at his church anytime soon.</p>
<p>As for the policies, bars have policies about public intoxication. This is not unusual. And having the policies in place allows them to enforce them.if the situation arises.</p>
<p>No-one is saying Oulson should get the death penalty for texting. There was an argument. Reeves is claiming self-defense so the details of the argument are important. The only place I’ve seen dementia mentioned is on this thread.</p>
<p>M2ck- the glare of a smartphone screen in a darkened theater is very annoying. Some may feel its more annoying than people talking. As for texting, sometimes I may respond to some texts or emails on my phone when I am in bed and DH is starting to try to sleep. I have to silence the keyboard. The clicking sound of the iphone keyboard is very distracting to him. And I may also have the tv on softly in the background. Its not like its totally silent. ANd before we get into a discussion of the glare of the keyboard screen, he is usually facing the other way and has his eyes closed. But when it bothers him, I stop. Period. Again, these are common courtesies and consideration for others.</p>
<p>Former convicted felons can’t legally have guns in Florida unless they get all their rights restored later. It is difficult for felons getting most rights back like voting rights from state clemency board now after serving their time …getting the extra right to have guns too is next to impossible for former felons in Florida.</p>
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<p>Not saying that to imply there’s anything wrong with serving alcohol at a movie theater. </p>
<p>Just a connection between that and not showing signs of intoxication is amusing in my mind. :)</p>
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<p>One concern with house arrest is that there is a chance of escape or violation of curfew even with the ankle bracelet. </p>
<p>There have been many reports nationwide of alleged/convicted felons awaiting trial or serving a house arrest sentence who found ways to fool the ankle bracelet or other monitoring devices to escape or fool those monitoring him into thinking that he’s still in the house when he’s supposed to be. </p>
<p>“the glare of a smartphone screen in a darkened theater is very annoying. Some may feel its more annoying than people talking.”</p>
<p>The glare of a smartphone in the seat in front of you may be somewhat annoying, but again, we don’t have the right to be 'annoyed-free" while out in public…and it was during the previews. At the movie that I recently went to, nearly everyone had their phones out during the previews…they all disappeared once the feature started.</p>
<p>Well, this one may have hit Reeves in the head. That’s important. Most of the rest of this is just not relevant. </p>
<p>This brings to mind the time I was driving my (then) young sons somewhere and we watched an elderly gentleman with a walker slowly walk from his assisted living facility to the drugstore across the street. I exclaimed “Look! He’s running away!” I guess you had to be there but we laughed for quite a while. </p>
<p>While Mr Reeves is not as infirmed as our escapee, he may have some mobility issues with his reported bursitis and arthritis and weight. He is a jerk. And perhaps a demanding jerk. He reminds me of the mean man who lived on our street when we were kids. He yelled at the kids for making noise, playing in the street, leaving their bikes out, you name it. But not sure he is a complete idiot. As others have said, no one outside of this forum has raised dementia as an issue. Doubt anyone would let him bring a weapon into their home. They have been removed. And Remember, the dau and young grandchild live in that house.</p>
<p>Good thing we dont believe in cutting off his hands…</p>
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<p>Yes, that’s how it worked at the movie theaters I’ve attended in the urban NE. </p>
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<p>Would be interested to see if there are other sources beyond the shooter and defense team to corroborate or refute that. </p>
<p>It doesnt matter that it was during the previews. You cant change the theater’s policies. Its likely that rarely if ever does anyone complain about it during the preview, but they have a right to-- its against theater policy. Not my rule-- its their rule. If you complained about a person texting during a preview to the management, the management would have the right (whether they exercised it or not) to kickout the offender and enforce their policy.</p>
<p>jym, I just think the lawyers may try to use some kind of organic brain problem or diminished capacity or early dementia as a mitigating factor. I mean, what else do they have to work with? I think if they can find a way to make it stick, they’ll certainly float that out there if it looks like the self defense thing won’t fly. Or perhaps they’ll play the sick and in pain angle, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t try to shift the focus to a hardship Reeves is facing vs. the self defense thing. But what do I know, I’m just being an armchair lawyer, having no experience to do so. :o</p>
<p>If the theater was serious about no cell phone usage in its auditorium, why didn’t they install jammers so cell phones can’t be used? Their rules are toothless show and not backed up by them it seems. Did the theater have its own uniformed security cops on the property when shooting occurred or is everyone responsible for protecting themselves while patronizing the theater?</p>
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<p>True, but that rule is not necessarily universal to all theaters. </p>
<p>Other theaters like the ones I’ve attended have the rule that it’s allowed until the end of previews. In those cases, one wouldn’t have grounds to complain as it’s still permitted during that time.</p>
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<p>If someone did that in the theaters I’ve attended, management is likely to regard him/her as a crank as texting during previews is allowed under their rules. </p>