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Columnist defends pepper-spraying of phone-using moviegoer
Original: Column: A movie theater patron was pepper-sprayed for being on his phone? I get it.
A Los Angeles Times columnist weighs in on an incident in which a movie theater patron was reportedly pepper-sprayed for using his phone during a film. Rather than condemning the attack outright, the writer argues he understands the frustration behind it, tapping into widespread irritation with disruptive phone use in cinemas. The provocative take is drawing attention for its blunt framing of cinema etiquette disputes.
Why now: The columnist's contrarian sympathy for a pepper-spray attack over phone use is provocative and relatable to anyone annoyed by phones in theaters.
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- Column: A movie theater patron was pepper-sprayed for being on his phone? I get it. · Los Angeles Times
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