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| Annoyed Viewer Shoots Noisy Man in Movie Theater |
| 2008-12-27 |
| A family talking during a movie enraged a nearby viewer so badly that he shot the father in the arm. Philadelphia police say James Joseph Cialella Jr, 29, shot the man after a brief altercation. Cialella was still inside the theater when police arrived. Police arrested and charged him with attempted murder, aggravated assault, violation of uniform firearms act, possession of an instrument of a crime, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. |
| Posted by:Scooter McGruder |
| #16 I've found that a large drink in the lap will stop most talking. If you buy a large, most refills are free.... just saying |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-27 20:05 |
| #15 VCRs and DVD players are the proverbial double-edged sword, sure you can avoid the jerks by watching at home, but when you do go to the movies too many people act like they're in their own freakin' living room. There should be no Second Amendment issues here -- everyone knows that an icepick in the base of the skull is the best way to mete out justice in a movie theatre. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2008-12-27 19:27 |
| #14 thaanks for explaining glenmore |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2008-12-27 16:54 |
| #13 i have wanted to do that a few times worst i ever did was to 'accidentally' dump my coke in the guys sock the preponderance of dick weeds who ruin the experience is why i watch movies at home instead of going out |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-12-27 16:42 |
| #12 Bad behavior by gun posessors is used as an excuse to ban guns. Banning guns buries the Second Amendment. Bad behavior by gun posessors is abused to bury the Second Amendment. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-12-27 15:34 |
| #11 Sorry Glenmore but banning guns does NOT reinforce the Second Amendment. Contradictory logic. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-12-27 14:08 |
| #10 that's not proof That's why the scare quotes, rabid. My point is that every time somebody does something bad with a gun the anti-gunners make political hay out of it. The fact that more laws should not have an effect on those already violating numerous gun laws does not apply to their 'logic'. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-12-27 13:57 |
| #9 Arm All at their own discretion, like Vermont (of all places!). This guy would have had to at least think twice in that he was almost guaranteed an armed response. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-12-27 13:26 |
| #8 If he was in violation of the "uniform firearms act", he probably had an illegal gun. I think it's very rare for people carrying legal firearms to be involved in this kind of thing. Correct me if I'm wrong. |
| Posted by: KBK 2008-12-27 12:10 |
| #7 that's not proof, that's an idiot with a gun who got pissed off. I would rather keep my guns since we will soon be over run like Great Britain with muzzies who always seem too be able too find guns |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2008-12-27 12:06 |
| #6 More 'proof' that guns need to be banned. Every time an irresponsible (or crazy) gun posessor does something like this it is another nail in the coffin of the Second Amendment. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-12-27 11:57 |
| #5 Theaters... I hates'em. |
| Posted by: John H. Dillinger 2008-12-27 10:38 |
| #4 Did he use a silencer? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-12-27 10:22 |
| #3 Apart from all that, Mr Cialella, what did you think of the movie? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2008-12-27 08:24 |
| #2 If I was on the jury the shooter would walk. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-12-27 08:08 |
| #1 Shooter will spend some time in jail and pay serious cash to a lawyer to avoid a longer stay. On the other hand, I'd suspect the guy that got shot, along with most of those who saw this action take place, will be considerably more cognizant of their obligation to be quiet in movie theaters from now on. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-12-27 07:15 |