Get the judge to demand the jerk’s cellphone log from his provider.
The activity will be there to coincide with the movie screening.
The jerk has pulled the same stunt in the past..
The same attitude they have when it comes to defending yourself with a gun in your own home.
Job security, even if it is filling out morgue sheet paperwork.
How the HELL are you supposed to CALL a police officer INSIDE a theater "yes, I am currently in screen number 6 at the cinemark 12" and tell them that some patrons won't let you leave.
You'll get another 911 operator who says "offline" 'I really don't care WHAT happens to you'.
Sounds like the police don't give a rat's behind about the matter. The call was made. They had to appear. Eventually (theater staff were there to detain you, but how were you to summon them to the THEATER?).
Congratulations, you have just met the Obama voters.
To late now but Kung Fu Panda - you should have rented it, hardly a movie theater movie.
Sounds like a bunch of typical Obama supporters there...
In June, 1976 when I saw the original Star Wars at a Fox theater in Montana, some kid was talking through most of the movie. I got even with him by saying after the death star blew up, wait until you see them put it back together. He believe me.
And it reminds me of another situation last year. Some people had some classic cars parked out on the street for an event and someone hit and ran while driving the street.
He was detained and I think I heard that he gave information (but he wasn’t going to initially, he was going to run).
Immediately following he called 911 and said a crowd had threatened him and pulled a gun on him.
Cops swarmed down on the street.
They eventually realized that there was no gun and that it was a fraudulent call. They still made the drivers move their cars (or threatened to have them towed).
Now in Lawrence v. Texas, the famous sodomy case, the “mysterious” caller was an abused male lover of one of the men. And he was sentenced to several weeks in jail for making a false report.
The police don’t like to play that card much it seems.
Whatever they don’t have to do to get away from their normal routine.
It became illegal the day we let lawyers define the social norm
There’s a reason why i have an MP3 (no, not that wussy Ipod) that records. It’s 4 gb and it’s as small as a BIc lighter. My brother also got into a situation almost the same as yours, and now has it for legal reasons...aside from a CCW.
They are correct, you got baited. I live in Hollywood and have seen what the law can do for you. I;ve witnessed the paparazzi here actually threaten the cops. yes, legally threaten the LAPD and being a blue city, we know the result.
I would’ve fought this in court just for the principle.
If I have some idiot annoying me like that, I just go and stand in front of him... during the movie. It usually works with talkers, phoners, etc. If they ask me what I think I am doing, I just say “streching my legs” or “leg cramp” or something like that.
Since when do security guards have authority to hold you?
I believe that's a federal offense! LOL
Oh, and next time you need to get buy someone who's deliberately blocking your way, yell, "I'm going to be sick!" as you steam roll your way over them heading towards the exit. Your sudden sickness and recovery could be blamed on the popcorn. :D
“You should have called us, and not tried to handle the confrontation yourself.”
Me
“Officer, I’m not rude enough to carry my cellphone into the theater, and since they were blocking the way, “calling you” to report the serious crime of blocking the aisle, was not possible.”
Actually, I’d have never let “theater security” stop me.
This starts in Kindergarten now- my grandson had trouble with a bully and the school could not seem to solve the problem. The bully was a second grader and one day he sprayed cologne on the lunches of grandson’s friends. Grandson told him that was not nice and not to do it again. The next day bully sprayed grandson’s food, grandson told the adult cafeteria monitor and she said she couldn’t do anything to the bully since she didn’t see it happen. My daughter was angry and called the principal who told her basically if the monitor didn’t see it then it didn’t happen- daughter was angry about son being bullied and having to buy grandson extra trays of food (he’s not on a lunch program) anyway daughter showed her anger over the situation to the principal in the conversation and was told she needed to take an anger management course.
Daughter decides her son is on his own with this bully so she tells him if the boy sprays his food again to stand up for himself but to be sure the monitor is not watching. Bully again sprayed grandson’s food and grandson grabbed bully’s head and forced his face down into the tray of ruined food. Bully ran crying to monitor- grandson in trouble- principal called my daughter; said grandson was guilty of bullying behavior- (a Kindergartner bully a second grader?) Daughter asked principal if monitor saw this happen? NO so daughter told principal- well two days ago you told me if the monitor didn’t see it as far as you were concerned nothing happened so I guess it didn’t happen. Daughter hung up on principal and thankfully school was out a few days later.
It seems now it is OK to harass others but if they stand up for themselves- that is not OK. I just don’t get it!!
The mistake you made was grabbing him by the upper arms.
You should have kicked him in the nuts, and he would not have been able to call the police, let alone talk.
Then ask his friends “Who’s next?”
or:
You should have replied “PLEASE stop being such a jerkoff!”
Thus, you complied with his request to say “please”, and any further blockage of your exit would have been considered hostile.
or:
You should have told the cops: “I’m so glad you got here. That kid threatened me and was hostile to me. He and his friends created a very menacing environment. I thought he may have had a weapon. I was in fear of my life! It was self defense.”
I would have reacted the same way as you, and be facing a lawsuit, no doubt. We would never have tried such a stunt when we were that kid’s age. He sounds like he’s a pro at this. I hope he gets his comeuppance soon.
For centuries people have been saying that "kids these days" have no respect. However, the "kids these days" are completely in your face with their contempt and disrespect. The flaunt it at every opportunity. And not just the "troubled" kids, either.
It's the culture. It's the parenting (or lack thereof).
For the first time in human history, we have an entire generation raised by single mothers with no father figure. This type of behavior is the result.
I would have stepped over the seats into the row just above him and “accidently” dropped my leftover drink onto his head as I “tripped” trying to get over the seats since he had the row blocked and I couldn’t get by the normal way. Then I would have said “Oops, sorry, if you hadn’t blocked the way I might not have tripped.”
When the police asked you what happened, you should have said “nothing. It was a great movie.” When the guard told you that you could not leave, you should have warned him that you would sue if he tried to detain you. And then you should have left.
The mistake you made was being too nice. A guard tells you to stay and you stay?
Most theaters usually have fire exits. Those could be useful.