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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 pepper-sprayed after refusing to get off his phone during a film. The columnist argues that, however extreme the response, the frustration with disruptive phone use in cinemas is widely shared, sparking debate about theater etiquette and disproportionate reactions.
Why now: People are debating whether annoying phone use in theaters justifies escalating to violence.
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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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