So, babycopz and two friends had plans for

[copzgirl1171]

the movie tonight and she just texted me.

I told her that this was an isolated incident by a very disturbed individual. While the mom in me is skittish about you going, the logical portion of my brain says that you should go and have a good time.

I did ask her to call the theater just to make sure that
1. they are still showing it
2. ask about any security that they may have or be putting into place.

Yes?

[taratru]

Yes. Thank you and BC for a rational response.

[pixy0stix]

I think 1 is good. 2... they probably aren't doing anything, and is going a bit overboard.

Although, I did tell my H that we won't be going to the theater to watch the movie (we had been tossing around the idea of getting a sitter). He responded, "Yeah, we'll go to the drive-in and watch with our windows up." Which, he was (mostly) kidding. So I get where you're coming from.

[laurenpetro]

i just heard on the radio that NYC is posting NYPDO at theatres showing TDKR. i personally think that's going overboard but given the NY response, i think yours was very logical.

[laurenpetro]

Jul 20, 2012 11:05:02 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I think 1 is good. 2... they probably aren't doing anything, and is going a bit overboard.

Although, I did tell my H that we won't be going to the theater to watch the movie (we had been tossing around the idea of getting a sitter). He responded, "Yeah, we'll go to the drive-in and watch with our windows up." Which, he was (mostly) kidding. So I get where you're coming from.

DH said this morning, "at least when we go to the drive in we know those people have guns". at bad of a joke as it was, he's right.

[yellowumbrella]

Call me naive, but I'm going to the movie tonight and never had a moment of thought about cancelling my plans.

What happened is terrible, but I don't think that this is something that will happen again in the exact same way.

[druidp]

We're going to see TDK tomorrow.

A friend posted on FB she is trying to make her teen daughter change her plans to go to a sporting event at a speedway on Saturday. Overreaction, and frankly just what the shooter wants, IMO.

[niemand88f]

Jul 20, 2012 11:29:31 GMT -5 yellowumbrella said:

Call me naive, but I'm going to the movie tonight and never had a moment of thought about cancelling my plans.

What happened is terrible, but I don't think that this is something that will happen again in the exact same way.

I'm seeing it too, I spent $40 on my tickets to the "vip" theatre, I'm not going to waste that! I agree that there's only the very smallest of chances it would be repeated, but I think I'll still feel weird seeing the scene it happened during, knowing that this was the last thing these people saw

[pixy0stix]

Jul 20, 2012 11:43:32 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Those sound like good ideas.

Jul 20, 2012 11:27:46 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

DH said this morning, "at least when we go to the drive in we know those people have guns". at bad of a joke as it was, he's right.

I can relate. I like to hang out with bath salts dealers right after a face eating incident.

News connection fail. The guy wasn't on bath salts.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/rudy-eugene-face-marijuana-medical-examiner-results_n_1632253.html

[yellowumbrella]

Copz - are you local? That might change my mind (not because of the actual danger factor, just because I understand if it doesn't feel right to go).

[imoan]

If you don't go to the movies... THE TERRORISTS WIN!

[teflep]

Baltimore city is also posting police at the theaters showing it. We are at a theater now and no police Andrea only 15 people or so in the theater.

[copzgirl1171]

Jul 20, 2012 11:48:20 GMT -5 yellowumbrella said:

Copz - are you local? That might change my mind (not because of the actual danger factor, just because I understand if it doesn't feel right to go).

No, in Ohio..but I have a feeling that there are going to be a lot of skittish people and I would imagine theaters to act accordingly. They generally go to a very large movie "tavern" type complex.

[msmerymac]

Jul 20, 2012 11:27:03 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

i just heard on the radio that NYC is posting NYPDO at theatres showing TDKR. i personally think that's going overboard but given the NY response, i think yours was very logical.

LAPD was also called out to theaters last night to check on the midnight showings and make sure everything was safe. They said they will continue to monitor big showings.