Posted on 08/22/2006 8:40:22 AM PDT by Coastal
"Live Rattlesnakes Released in Arizona 'Snakes on a Plane" Theater"
Great. I could use some more hat bands.
hahahaha
That's like justifying applying RICO to people who hold signs outside of abortion clinics.
It is a misapplication of justice to call any crime that invokes fear terrorism, because by definition most crimes invoke fear.
Terrorism is specific to actions aimed at political goals. If the person who released the snake in the theater issues a note stating that this was a political act, then it would be terrorism. Until then, it is a purely malicious, a potentially lethal crime that should be punished as such, and if any deaths resulted as a result, then the perpetrator should be charged with manslaughter. But not terrorism, at least not if there was no political motivation.
terrorism: the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
LOL!
I call it attempted murder.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you could probably get at least Murder 2. Releasing poisonous snakes into a theater probably carries substantial certainty that someone will die.
Southwest Airlines...
Glass of Coke with ice...
Honey roasted peanuts...
Yes...SNACKS ON A PLANE!
Wonder if this was a publicity stunt? Horror film director William Castle used to do "interesting" things like this (portrayed by John Goodman in movie Matinee). Seat belts
for viewers; "fright insurance policy"...
The Cinemark theater on Hwy 290 in Houston was closed for several days recently, because some one spotted a python that couldn't be located.
Heck with it. I'm smuggling in a mongoose.
If rattlesnakes are outlawed, only outlaws will have rattlesnakes!!!
In Phoenix there used to be a movie theatre that I loved to go to as a kid. There is a rumor that the sound during the movie Earthquake cracked the foundation.
"Releasing poisonous snakes into a theater probably carries substantial certainty that someone will die.
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Oh, actually not. Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal if the bitten person gets medical attention. Nasty, but rarely fatal.
On a highway job we were looking at doing in West Texas, there actually was a spec that required no rattlesnakes could be killed during the construction. Sheesh.
I can't imagine this is going to help ticket sales for the flick.
IIRC, theaters used big sub-woofers for that film so you couild feel the vibrations. Could have been more than a rumor.
For most crimes, "fear" isn't the *goal.* In this case it was.
Main Entry: ter·ror·ism
Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
Function: noun
1 : the unlawful use or threat of violence esp. against the state or the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion
2 : violent and intimidating gang activity —ter·ror·ist /-ist/ adj or noun —ter·ror·is·tic /"ter-&r-'is-tik/ adjective
> and if any deaths resulted as a result, then the perpetrator should be charged with manslaughter
How about 1st degree murder? And why not attempted murder as it is?
> Rattlesnake bites are rarely fatal if the bitten person gets medical attention. Nasty, but rarely fatal.
Heart attacks and panicked tramplings, on the other hand...
Now that's comedy. I wish I would have thought of that.
Indiana Jones: There's a big snake in the plane, Jock!Jock: Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie.
Indiana Jones: I hate snakes, Jock! I hate 'em!
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