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Annoyance over Talking during a Movie turns Violent

By Erin Kelley

We all know how annoying it is to pay to listen to people talk at the movies. You just shelled out more than $10 to watch a show you have been wanting to see, and you can’t hear it over two junior high girls talking about boys two rows in front or the couple arguing five seats over. You may be a little annoyed and suffer through it or make comments about the noise, but one man took retaliation a little too far. On Christmas Day at the Riverview Movie Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa., an argument started after James Joseph Cialella told a family sitting in front of him to be quiet, reported CNN. Cialella, 29, approached the family and shot the father after throwing popcorn at the son. According to a police report, Cialella was charged with attempted murder, arrgavated assault and weapons violations.continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on December 29, 2008 (boomark / email).