At a movie theater in St. Petersburg, FL, Warronnica Harris was at a movie theater when her cell phone rang. She answered the call which prompted Officer John Douglas to shine a flashlight on her and her boyfriend and ask them to leave. When they got to the lobby, the boyfriend turned to ask the cop why he was making them leave, and the officer pepper sprayed them both.
Now I think it's extremely rude to answer your cell phone in a movie theater, but I don't think it rises to the level of having to pepper spray someone after they've already peacefully left the theater. Besides, it was a showing of Catwoman. They were probably the only two people in the theater anyway.
posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:09 PM