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Taltarzac725 08-01-2014 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Happinow (Post 916782)
There is a number to call for non emergencies. I have 352-569-1600. However, behavior such as the OP describes could have quickly escalated into an emergency. There's no telling what intoxicated people would do. The manager should have issued a verbal warning. The second time these drunks should have been thrown out. If the manager was uncomfortable doing so, the he should have called the police for assistance. If I were the OP, I would either have called the police myself after the manager failed to or I would have asked for a refund and gone outside to search for a policeman myself. I believe the police have a station right there near the theater. This kind of behavior should not be tolerated. And to think one of these two drunks were probably operating a vehicle!
The police station next door is at Brownwood next to the Barnstorm Theater.

Taltarzac725 08-01-2014 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 916780)
I did. I tried to post the link to this thread but it wouldn't allow me. If we all make a stink, maybe management will get a little steam to take care of this.
Thanks, Graciegirl. https://www.facebook.com/OldMillPlayhouse

I just added my voice too. I go there almost weekly and have since King Kong opened around 12-14-2005. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360717/

Bobcuse 08-01-2014 08:30 AM
It is particularly disturbing to me that the manager did nothing after being made aware of this problem. If one or more male patrons had confronted these obnoxious morons this could have gotten violent quickly. This manager should be replaced before someone gets hurt. I will join the others in registering my concern for this inaction.

justjim 08-01-2014 09:09 AM
The manager is not trained properly on how to handle this type of situation. It's his/her job to make sure a "proper" and safe environment is provided for patrons in his/her theatre.

So far they have been lucky---maybe not next time!

buggyone 08-01-2014 09:14 AM
Just curious - does the movie theater have a posted notice about no weapons being allowed?

We would not want to see a repeat of the shooting like in Wesley Chapel - and from previous threads there are large numbers of Villagers who carry their pistol whenever they go out in public.

Taltarzac725 08-01-2014 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 916819)
The manager is not trained properly on how to handle this type of situation. It's his/her job to make sure a "proper" and safe environment is provided for patrons in his/her theatre.

So far they have been lucky---maybe not next time!
I doubt if these Villages' theaters get a lot of problem patrons. Maybe, someone snoring too loudly, but not much else. I have probably been to these theaters now about 450 times and the audiences have been usually no problem at all. That's since we moved here in July of 2005. The Rialto was the only movie theater open yet, I believe but am not sure.

I never go to evening showings however so there may be more problem audience members then.

eremite06 08-01-2014 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 916471)
If the two younger people were very loud, drunk, and very disruptive, you should gave gone to the lobby and told the manager if they were not ejected that you would call 911 - and followed through on the action.

Asking for a refund AND wanting to stay is ridiculous. Either they were SO annoying that you had to leave or you stayed. You stayed and should not get anything.

You cannot eat the steak and then complain it was inedible. (Judge Judy 101)
If I was there, that is what I would have done. And my wife missed 40 minutes of the movie trying to get the mgr. to do something. Could you really concentrate on a movie after putting up with this hassle?

I don't like Judge Judy.

eremite06 08-01-2014 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 916822)
Just curious - does the movie theater have a posted notice about no weapons being allowed?

We would not want to see a repeat of the shooting like in Wesley Chapel - and from previous threads there are large numbers of Villagers who carry their pistol whenever they go out in public.
Usually my BIL and me are in attendance with our wives. He's always armed being FHP. I don't carry because I know he does.

Barefoot 08-01-2014 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by blyarbrough (Post 916470)
How does a young person get in without a Village ID?????
The Town Squares are open to the public, as are the shops, restaurants, and movie theaters.
Roads are public and not owned or maintained by The Villages.
For those who thought we were buying in a Bubble, it's not true.
But for the most part, we are lucky to enjoy a very safe environment.

steamdogman 08-01-2014 03:05 PM
fortunately, these are probably rare incidents here but I think Management on high should address future problems before they occur. Perhaps a training session for he employees on how to handle this type of situation if it occurs again.

Dennis and Rose 08-01-2014 04:08 PM
The Police in the modern era, do not have the latitude or discretion, available to them as when we were kids. In a bar, theatre, or other private locations. They cannot be bouncers to throw some jerk(s) out of the place, or they may face a civil suit. There must be charges filed. Disorderly conduct, harassment, ect. There must be a complainant in or on a private premise. If they do not plead out at arraignment, the complainant must be available for possible testimony. The theatre manager should be the complainant in this case, as he is responsible for the premise. When I was a kid, if the Police Officer said move, you moved.

Chazz 08-01-2014 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Dennis and Rose (Post 917005)
... When I was a kid, if the Police Officer said move, you moved.

I agree. And, if you were really out of line, you got a nightstick across the back of your thighs. You wouldn't complain to your parents because you would be punished by them.

Neal2tire 08-02-2014 12:53 AM
One of our residents just got six months for being drunk and disorderly AND a few more details. If the manager was not a coward AND if you had called 911 I can guarantee these two creeps would have been taken out in handcuffs. DRUNK in public tossing cans on the floor is a crime. Not a major crime but a crime. So is littering and Jwalking.
The right cop and a dozen angry residents speaking up would have put these knuckledragging fools in the back seat of a patrol car. Fact.

Taltarzac725 08-03-2014 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Neal2tire (Post 917179)
One of our residents just got six months for being drunk and disorderly AND a few more details. If the manager was not a coward AND if you had called 911 I can guarantee these two creeps would have been taken out in handcuffs. DRUNK in public tossing cans on the floor is a crime. Not a major crime but a crime. So is littering and Jwalking.
The right cop and a dozen angry residents speaking up would have put these knuckledragging fools in the back seat of a patrol car. Fact.
The few more details like breaking probation and sex on the square are probably what did it.

nitehawk 08-03-2014 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 917944)
The few more details like breaking probation and sex on the square are probably what did it.
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