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Jammers just make it difficult to use your phone, right? Personally, I would not appreciate being in a public place where my phone couldn’t work.</p>
<p>They can try, nrdsb4, if there is evidence to support it. As I mentioned, I know several of the forensic neuropsychologists in the area. If this guy is going to undergo an eval, its likely one of them would be the one to see him. We wont know how he performs on the tests until he takes them (and if the results are ever disclosed).</p>
<p>My guess-- they’ll have a neurologist see him , do some preliminary labwork and a mini mental status exam (MMSE) as a starting point, and order an MRI which will likely reveal evidence of some mild atrophy (could be normal for age) and small vessel disease with some microintensities showing up on the scan (he has hypertension. This is common). The issue is, as you know, these findings may have zero correlation with their functional abilities. If something dramatic shows up on the initial workup (evidence of tumor, stroke, etc) they can go from there.</p>
<p>If his actions represent a change in his behavior, judgment or personality, then yes, he may be disinhibited and have early frontal dementia. As cptofthehouse reported, her MIL had behavioral aberrations as one of the early signs of what may be a frontotemporal dementia (just a guess)</p>
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Completely irrelevant. We are talking about THIS theater and THEIR policies. And again it matters not what you think your friends or relatives would think or do in their hypothetical situation. If this guy wanted to be a blowhard and ask them to enforce the rule, they should at the very least investigate and try to resolve the situation. Not saying they would kick the guy out, but they have the right to. If they came in and asked Oulson to stop and he cursed at them or threw popcorn, he’d be outta there. But alive.</p>
<p>The management has the right to enforce the policies. But they do so at their discretion. No guarantee they would just because some crab complains, but they should have investigated and tried to resolve the situation,. Their goal is to keep all their patrons happy. Since they didnt investigate or intervene, IMO they do have some culpability </p>
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<p>Because doing so is a violation of Federal FCC policies:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/jamming-cell-phones-and-gps-equipment-against-law”>http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/jamming-cell-phones-and-gps-equipment-against-law</a></p>
<p>In fact, mere possession or advertising one for sale is a Federal crime:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/17/fcc-cracks-down-on-cell-phone-jammers”>http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/17/fcc-cracks-down-on-cell-phone-jammers</a></p>
<p>Amen. </p>
<p>Think of the safety that is compromised. </p>
<p>Did Reeves actually make it to formally complaining? I read that he went out to complain but management was busy with another patron so he went back to his seat at which point Oulson said something like, “Did you go tell on me?” and cussed him out. Not sure if that’s true, of course.</p>
<p>Heavens to murgatroyd. How did we ever function before cellphones or pagers?</p>
<p>There’s a cool thing called modern technology that has increased the safety and comfort levels of its users. Just because people did it in the “olden days” doesn’t mean we need to go back. </p>
<p>EDIT: I heard that as well Flossy. That’s the story that I heard within the first few days of the story coming out.</p>
<p>Chad should have handed Reeves a copy of that FCC bulletin instead of throwing popcorn at him.</p>
<p>No one died from texting and driving or talking on their cellphones while driving “in my day”, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Guess safety can come in many forms.
In the olden days, Oulson would have had to go out to the lobby and used a pay phone (remember those??). So would have been a non issue, unless he was talking to his wife in the theater and got addressed by Reeves.</p>
<p>oops, *t again</p>
<p>Oh, potato crisps. </p>
<p>I believe the fcc ruling has nothing to do with safety. Its about not broadcasting on or interfering with frequencies that other people are paying for…</p>
<p>And thanks for deleting that post. The potato crisps one in its place is appreciated.</p>
<p>The FCC rule does not have anything to do with safety. No one ever said it did. </p>
<p>I fall somewhere between jym and niquii77 regarding cell use. </p>
<p>While one cannot and shouldn’t impede the march of technology and I do think going up and complaining about someone’s cell use directly to the offender is ill-advised from a public safety standpoint and could easily be viewed as provocation, I’m also not one who feels entitled to use a cell phone in the theater…especially during the main feature. I personally notify people that I’ll be busy for a few hours and shut it off once I’m in the theater. </p>
<p>However, I would categorize texting in the theater as a misdemeanor annoyance within the adage “don’t sweat the small stuff”. If it really is annoying, I will go to theater management and let them handle it and/or opt to exchange tickets for another time. </p>
<p>Fortunately, I’ve only had to do that a handful of times as everyone seems to shut them off or put them away for the duration once the main feature starts. </p>
<p>I certainly won’t go directly up to the offender and ask him/her to stop. I’m sorry, but that’s just asking for trouble from what I’ve observed in many public settings and from what the cops making the public safety presentation advised. </p>
<p>I agree of many of your points, cobrat. I’ll have to further explain at a later time…Internet issues at the moment. :-< </p>
<p>Whoa. Cobrat and I moderately agreed on something, niquii removed what could have been a snarky post and now agrees with some of cobrats post. Something is out if balance in the cosmos. Your Internet problem niquii- hope no one is jamming your signal :)</p>
<p>OK! I’m back! (I think…for now…)</p>
<p>I tried to convey to jym about the safety compromised with jamming phones, but realized it was a futile and wasted attempt. The FCC did not make those rules with safety in mind. Rather than the word “safety”, I should have used the phrase “peace of mind”. There is a piece of mind lost when I enter a place that jams my phone. Sure, phones don’t make you safe, but their is a piece of mind when you know you’re able to contact someone who you should feel knows where you are or what condition you are in. This contact can be a spouse/significant other, parent/guardian, or close friend. I don’t give two hoots what people did when the dinosaurs attacked. What matters to ME is that I have these resources available to me and there is no reason for anyone (especially, a theater) to take them away. </p>
<p>Now in regards to stopping someone and saying, “You need to stop using your phone.” I would never do that. Why? I, as a customer in a movie theater, don’t have the right to TELL someone they need to stop what they’re are doing. I would get someone with authority. A theater attendant is a good start. If someone is using talking on their phone in a theater, I wouldn’t say anything. Who knows how that person could react? I know at the end of the day, I’m just trying to watch a movie and that their conversation will eventually (hopefully…) end. </p>
<p>In regards to texting in the theater, it is a “minor misdemeanor”. It’s a bit annoying, but when you focus enough on the movie and less on how that person three rows down to the left is texting, it becomes less annoying.</p>
<p>jym, as time goes on, you will learn that your personal opinions of someone cloud the content of what they’re saying. With time, as well, you will learn to move past it. Jamming my internet? Hardly…more like IT saying they’ve fixed a problem only for it to happen again three hours later… 
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<p>Ya shoulda stopped when you could niquii. You talked about needing to have the opportunity to call someone far away whenever you felt the need (I am paraphrasing). While I am probably too tethered to my electronics and never advocated “going back”, I must say there were some advantages to being a little less accessible. </p>
<p>*t</p>
<p>I will learn with time?? Hahahahha thanks ( not) for the lecture. How’s about getting back to topic. </p>
<p>Yes, you are paraphrasing. </p>
<p>In the event of an emergency, I should be able to access my phone. While there are others who advocate for jammers, I’m fortunate that the FCC considers that illegal at the moment. </p>