My wife and I were sitting in the Movie theater last night watching 'The Pacifier'.

This dude in front of us stands up and turns around and takes my wife's popcorn out of her hands and throws it across the other folks in the audience. He said that the noise of her eating her popcorn was bothering him.

My wife is 5 foot nothing and I am 5' 6". Even though we are both small and in our mid 40s, this clown had us both up and on the offensive. We didn't bother to check that he was bigger than both of us put together, and I got slammed on the floor face first (I think that I tripped on the step?).

I got back up to see this big dude grabbing/shoving my wife.

Some other gentlemen (must have been either Harley owners or DSMers) jumped in and we proceeded to enlighten this jackass.

I haven't been in a fight in 30 years. I left the scene with a sprained wrist, bleeding knuckles(don't remember what I hit but can only hope it was the right person), black eye, broken glasses and 2 free movie passes.

End result: My wife and I went home in my Talon. Popcorn Boy left in the squad car.

Dude thats crazy... you know what though so sweeten the deal.. go buy a bag of like microwave popcorn and a thank you card for the movie passes and send it to his jail cell

Matt

so where in pennsylvania did this happen?

What in the hell Is this world coming to, all the guy had to do is say something. Sorry to hear about all of this. Glad to see you and your wife are ok.

Thanks. Wife is a little bruised. She got a few licks in too.

It happened in Carlisle, Pa. Another fight broke out in a different movie at the same theater while the Police were still there with us.

The most amazing thing? No alcohol was involved.

halligoo said:

This dude in front of us stands up and turns around and takes my wife's popcorn out of her hands and throws it across the other folks in the audience. He said that the noise of her eating her popcorn was bothering him.

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Damn, talk about anger problems

glad to hear the two of you are alright though and the guy got what he deserved

That is crazy..

I know what happened to asking nicely if you could try to eat the popcorn a little more quite. Shoot, if the theater wasnt full I would just move.

Well stupid idiot got what he deserved. Hope you pressed charges on the guy.

Thats one hell of a nite at the movies. !

Good job man.

If something such as that happened to me, I probably wouldn't do shit for a minute or two, so that he turns around and keeps watching... and then I would whack him on the back of the head so hard that he wouldn't be able to get up for 3 days.

i hate teh sound of popcorn! its disgusting, but most of the time i try and block it out

anyways, you shoulda punched him in the throat

YES! great idea! punch him in the throat! i wouldn't be able to breath, choaking for air, all while you, your wife, and other people were hitting him.

so what excuse did the guy give to the arresting officers? that she chewed to loud? i agree, press charges. sue him for what he's worth. well, maybe it wouldnt be a good idea to go overboard, if you believe in the whole karma thing.

and is this guy a wifebeater or something? i guess he is now and to do it onto SOMEONE ELSE'S wife?!?! i mean, to beat up your own wife is considered really really really bad, but to start hitting another guy's is just crazy- with you standing right there even! i mean, was he just shoving her, or throwing punches her way? unbelieveable.

anyways, it DOES show that there are good samaritans out there (refering to the people who jumped in). the majority got your back, and its good to know they do when some crazy lunitic sob has a fit.

i know this is a little bit of a 'low tactic' but when another guy hits your wife, kick him where it hurts. i know this might seem a little personal, but in these types of circumstances, it may very well be necessary. and it'll teach him to think twice about having a tantrum . and maybe, just maybe, you and friends and family could have a laugh after you tell the story

A guy touches my wife in any form other than friendly and he better pray the cops get to him before I do. It is nice to know that some people stand up for others when in need. Sounds to me like the guy is still stuck in the bully part of his life. I will say that it is hard to know how you'll react when something like that happens though, but at least you put forth an effort to do something about it.

Carlisle, huh? Never thought something like that would happen in sleepy old central PA.

AWDPetmitsu said:

Carlisle, huh? Never thought something like that would happen in sleepy old central PA.

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Pieces of shit live everywhere.

My youngest brother just had brain surgery, and was having some complications from it. He's getting better now though, but at the time he had to run back to the hospital because he was severly dehyrdated and someone who was suppsoed to be one of my best friends decided to run his mouth about it to my dad, then proceeded to high tail it out of town(to Colorado Springs). I swear to God if I ever see him again I'll kill him.

BTW if anyone lives in Colorado Springs and will give me a room for the night ..

this reminds me of something that happened to a friend of mine when bunch of us were at the movies.
we were all drunk and went to see "saw" and some guy went nuts and started hitting this little like 14 year old girl.

ever seen 12 drunk 18 year olds jumping over three rows of seats to tackle a guy in a movie theater?

the cops were cool about it because they overlooked the fact that we were all drunk as hell and underage because we "did the right thing"

it's good to know there's still people out there that will stand up and fight in a situation its needed in.

id of definetly kiked him in the face if he touched my wife

Anyone touches my wife and they are on a one way trip to the emergency room.....no doubt about it.

Ok here's my story

Me and the wifey went to the theater to see Taxi

and guy and his wife brought their two kids around 3-5 yrs old both. They brought freakin toys and stuff for the kids to playwith. The whole movie they were loud and crying and going back n forth from parent to parent.

So I just screamed at the top of my lungs "SHut your f#ckin kids up!!"

The mother said "did you hear that"? I said "Yea you heard me" then the husband got up and started screaming in spanish "I'm gonna break your mouth" "lets go outside"

It all felt surreal...I sat down and said I'll meet you outside after the movie ok, I paid to see teh movie not hear your kids. The outcome was they left cause they were embarassed and he tried to punch me on his way out. Never been the theater after that.

That's ####in' ridiculous. Dude can give me shit all day long, I'll use enough force to defend myself and that's it. Dude lays a finger on my woman and he's getting a 1-way trip to the E.R. If something happened like another post said and a guy starts hitting/hitting on a 13-14 year old girl, he's getting a 1-way trip to the morgue.

Update:

Today I got two phone calls.

1. The cops called and told me to go get a new pair of glasses and bring the receipt to the police station. Done - $322.

2. The theater called. Turns out that a friend of my daughter's is general manager there. He found out who I was and is now also pressing charges against the guy.

Apparently this dude was there with his small kids and forgot about them as he was running out the door. He was coming back for them when the cops grabbed his dumb ass.

A+ for awesome child care.

man if that happened at a movie theater i go to that mother would have got shanked

Damn man that really sucks...Being over 30 myself. I say this without any comments from the peanut gallery...Dont settle to fast. If you hurt your wrist, and at the age you are. Just keep in mind that it could have long term effects..ie...arthritis etc. As you get older you dont heal like you use to. I really dont mean that in a bad way. I just know from experience..

Hope it all works out..Might want to talk with a lawyer. I know I would. Just my .02

Wendy

I liked the comments about punching in the throat, kicking the family jewels, etc. Would be great if I was 20 years younger.

I was wondering, theoretically, what would have happened if I would have whipped out my Glock and lit this guy up? Even though I have a permit to carry concealed, I am not sure exactly what I can get away with legally. At my age, firepower is my best defense.

im telling you guys, a shot to the throat will put even the strongest man on the ground in one hit

you want to end a fight fast, thats teh way to do it