tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post5457939907250785004..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Texting in the TheatrePa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-81339029231251266582011-06-08T19:44:03.281-07:002011-06-08T19:44:03.281-07:00If they did somehow ban or disable cell phones in ...If they did somehow ban or disable cell phones in theaters, the first time someone had an emergency and the babysitter/kids/grandparents couldn't get into contact and that somehow worsened the problem... vicious litigation would ensue. Don't forget what century we're living in.<br /><br />As Patrick Swayze said in Roadhouse. "It will get worse before it gets better." May we all live to see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-37210725220815861322011-06-08T06:53:40.612-07:002011-06-08T06:53:40.612-07:00ACtually, the theaters could solve the problem if ...ACtually, the theaters could solve the problem if they wanted to.<br />Many hospitals have installed buffer devices that make all but their own cell phones inactive.<br />I have no idea what this costs, but my guess would be that theaters will never retrofit unless we all stand up and scream whenever a cell phone light goes on!!Donnoreply@blogger.com