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Man Shot To Death For Texting During Movie

Posted by timothy on from the remember-you-can-only-trust-cops-with-guns dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times reports that an argument over texting ended in a cellphone user's death when a retired police officer in the audience shot him in a theater near Tampa, Florida on Monday. The report notes that 'cinema executives acknowledged during a trade conference last year that they debated whether to accommodate younger viewers by allowing text messages during some movies.'"

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  1. Re:Double bind by DodgeRules · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The local reports state that the movie hadn't even started yet when this happened.