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[Dalek]

Woman Accused Of Punching Guy Who Thanked Her For Talking During The Movie

Police in Indiana say the two were leaving a movie theater early Sunday morning when they got into a fight about her behavior during a screening of Suicide Squad, The Smoking Gun reports.

The man apparently told her, “I just wanted to thank you for talking through the entire movie and ruining it for everyone.” For those unfamiliar with sarcasm, this statement is the opposite of how he felt.

The woman responded by shoving the man and then punching him twice in the face, police allege. A probable cause affidavit says the man suffered “pain, swelling, and watering of the eye,” but that he declined medical assistance and told cops he didn’t want to press charges.

She was arrested nonetheless on a misdemeanor battery charge and booked into county jail. Police say that during questioning, she claimed she pushed the man because he got close to her.

Woman Punches Man In Movie Chatter Dispute

AUGUST 9--An Indiana woman is facing a battery charge after allegedly slugging a fellow moviegoer in the face after he complained about her talking through the entirety of a showing of “Suicide Squad.”

According to police, LaQuintae Taborn, 34, and William Mason were exiting a theater in Portage early Sunday morning when the confrontation occurred. Cops say that Mason told Taborn, “I just wanted to thank you for talking through the entire movie and ruining it for everyone.”

During police questioning, Taborn reportedly said that she pushed the man when he got close to her. As for the punches, Taborn explained that she hit the man in anticipation of him retaliating for her pushing him.

Police arrested Taborn on a misdemeanor battery charge and booked her into the county jail (where the above mug shot was snapped).

 

[Erevador]

He died for our sins. Honor him.

 

[The Kree]

This movie really ain't shit.

 

[BriGuy]

That's a hard 34.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Asshole. Talkers getting kicked out of movies is as satisfying as it gets.

 

[Nudull]

All that chit-chat got him hurt.

 

[DOWN]

William Mason has had enough of LaQuintae Taborn.

 

[thekonamicode]

Did he forget to say "slash S" after his statement to her?

 

[LowlySmokeGuy]

What a terrible spin. Is that supposed to make people more sympathetic to her?

 

[gutter_trash]

He will never go to the theatres ever again.

Kudos to him for talking one for team quiet

 

[Two Words]

If she pushed him for being too close and punched him as an early strike to the anticipated retaliation for pushing him, why not yet again attack him early for the anticipated retaliation to the punch and push?

 

[jabuseika]

r/Justfuckmyshitup

 

[QuantumBro]

Mom's gonna freak.

 

[LT Snoshado]

Way to stand up for everyone else in the theatre!

That lady is an idiot and should be punched back lol

 

[meppi]

How many punches did she take?

 

[Septimus Prime]

For those unfamiliar with sarcasm, this statement is the opposite of how he felt.

 

[uncelestial]

I can actually believe her side of it. She pushes the guy who leaned in a little close with his saracasm, sees the startled anger on his face as he bounces back from being pushed, and pre-emptively strikes.

Of course, that's not how you're supposed to do things in life. She should catch a charge. But yeah.

 

[Shanlei91]

As for the punches, Taborn explained that she hit the man in anticipation of him retaliating for her pushing him.

Most hilarious excuse I've read for someone continuing to fight someone.

 

[Funky Papa]

Special hell.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Wow dude took a beating and still didn't want to press charges. He takes the high horse on this one, not sure I would have done the same thing.

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

Wow, Suicide Squad not only hurting our brains figuratively but literally too.

 

[echoshifting]

Special hell.

This

 

[devilhawk]

Taborn reportedly said that she pushed the man when he got close to her. As for the punches, Taborn explained that she hit the man in anticipation of him retaliating for her pushing him.

I love this so much.

 

[timetokill]

"I figured that after I pushed him he was gonna retaliate so I hit him a couple times too, preemptively"

lol great excuse

 

[commedieu]

Unless she's mentally insane... literally insane.. I'm sure there's a side of the story that makes this make more sense.

Who shoves a person then socks them for saying what he said?

 

[Shanlei91]

Wow dude took a beating and still didn't want to press charges. He takes the high horse on this one, not sure I would have done the same thing.

The hero we need.

 

[TraBuch]

I can actually believe her side of it. She pushes the guy who leaned in a little close with his saracasm, sees the startled anger on his face as he bounces back from being pushed, and pre-emptively strikes.

Of course, that's not how you're supposed to do things in life. She should catch a charge. But yeah.

I feel like if he was the type of guy to get up and punch a woman for pushing him, he would definitely be the type of guy to get up and punch a woman after getting punched in the face twice. Since he didn't punch her after getting punched, I'm gonna say she's talking bullshit.

 

[BronsonLee]

My jaw hurts

 

[Mammoth Jones]

This is why I just don't say nothing in situations like that cause I couldn't deal with the escalation.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

"I figured that after I pushed him he was gonna retaliate so I hit him a couple times too, preemptively"

lol great excuse

Flashing back to Ender's Game, lol.

 

[StoopKid]

Lol dude picked the wrong one.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Too timid to tell her to be quiet or get an usher to remove her during the movie, but bold enough to make a sarcastic remark on the way out.

She's obviously in the wrong if she was talking and for hitting him. But people, dont just sit there and take this stuff. Sitting through the entire movie and letting it boil over won't solve anything. Theaters have ushers, or you could just ask her to be quiet.

 

[Kieli]

Too timid to tell her to be quiet or get an usher to remove her during the movie, but bold enough to make a sarcastic remark on the way out.

She's obviously in the wrong if she was talking and for hitting him. But people, dont just sit there and take this stuff. Sitting through the entire movie and letting it boil over won't solve anything. Theaters have ushers, or you could just ask her to be quiet.

That's why you go to the Alamo theaters.

 

[GatorBait]

Wow dude took a beating and still didn't want to press charges. He takes the high horse on this one, not sure I would have done the same thing.

Dope move taking the high horse, but she's still facing criminal charges. In this case, his desire to not press charges isn't going to affect the DA's case.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Special hell.

Yup.

 

[BronsonLee]

That's why you go to the Alamo theaters.

This shit happens there and at Movie Tavern too

A group of old flops made me move from my seat because they claimed it was theirs, tried to talk all through the first half of the film before the waiter told them they were in the wrong seats and to shut up

 

[PigSpeakers]

All it takes is one bad day.

 

[Dalek]

Too timid to tell her to be quiet or get an usher to remove her during the movie, but bold enough to make a sarcastic remark on the way out.

She's obviously in the wrong if she was talking and for hitting him. But people, dont just sit there and take this stuff. Sitting through the entire movie and letting it boil over won't solve anything. Theaters have ushers, or you could just ask her to be quiet.

I took my kid to see the Angry Birds movie-which I could have not cared less about. However, right in front of us were these two moms who proceeded to face each other and talk in a normal conversation volume about their upcoming vacations. They pulled their phones out with full brightness and were showing each other the bungalows they were going to be staying at. After about 5 minutes of this I leaned in and said "Excuse me. Are you planning on talking the entire movie or are you going to be changing seats?" They turned around and looked at me with a death stare. They said "No, we'll stop."

They were quiet as a mouse the rest of the movie.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

As I'm reading the OP I'm thinking to myself "please don't be us, please don't be us" then I see the photo...D'oh!

 

[MoeDabs]

This shit happens there and at Movie Tavern too

A group of old flops made me move from my seat because they claimed it was theirs, tried to talk all through the first half of the film before the waiter told them they were in the wrong seats and to shut up

And you let them kick you out of your seat? I've never had a problem at the Alamo with anything/anyone.

 

[therapist]

people like her are the worst
dont talk during movies ffs

her hair is also fucking hilarious

 

[M0nochromatic]

That's why you talk to the usher. The kind of people who talk during a movie usually aren't very receptive to being reprimanded for their actions or correcting them.

 

[Mechanized]

The asshole talking during the movie is also willing to throw hands at the drop of a hat. What a surprise. Fucking moron.

 

[A Link to the Past]

I could buy the reason for pushing, but the punch excuse is really laughable.

 

[Night Angel]

^There's absolutely no reason to get physical in any way with someone for them calling you out for being an ass.

One of my favorite things to do is to get loud moviegoers kicked out. I'd rather not miss 5 minutes of the film, but it's worth it when one jackass is ruining it for everyone else.

Bonus points if I get a family+baby combo. Don't bring your fucking kids to a new release movie after 4 PM. I usually call an usher before the movie starts and get them removed during the previews. (Obviously not for kids movies, but fuck you CA Civil War isn't a movie for your toddler/infant.)

 

[truestatic]

I could buy the reason for pushing, but the punch excuse is really laughable.

Buy it, don't buy it. What difference does it make. We could all accept it as the gospel truth, it doesn't excuse her actions.

^There's absolutely no reason to get physical in any way with someone for them calling you out for being an ass.

One of my favorite things to do is to get loud moviegoers kicked out. I'd rather not miss 5 minutes of the film, but it's worth it when one jackass is ruining it for everyone else.

Bonus points if I get a family+baby combo. Don't bring your fucking kids to a new release movie after 4 PM. I usually call an usher before the movie starts and get them removed during the previews. (Obviously not for kids movies, but fuck you CA Civil War isn't a movie for your toddler/infant.)

She didn't say she pushed him because of what he said, she said she pushed him becuse of the invasion of her personal space.

 

[Polioliolio]

She didn't go to jail for punching the man. It was because she talked through the movie. That's the worst!

 

[BronsonLee]

And you let them kick you out of your seat? I've never had a problem at the Alamo with anything/anyone.

First time in the theater & I just moved one over

They all fell asleep in the theater though so zzzz

 

[Indelible]

Anybody that talks during a movie are the worst type of scum, throw the damn book at her.

 

[Night Angel]

Buy it, don't buy it. What difference does it make. We could all accept it as the gospel truth, it doesn't excuse her actions.



She didn't say she pushed him because of what he said, she said she pushed him becuse of the invasion of her personal space.

Oh, that's better.

He got close to me in the small hallway exit of the theater that is a choke point for egress for many people. Yeah, I wonder how she copes with going anywhere with lots of people, like public transportation, stadiums, and such.