If he had tried this in Nevada or Arizona I can guarantee we would have heard much worse news.

aren't happy unless they are intruding in everyone else's life all the time. Screw off, public preachers.

Even without a "good guy with a gun" playing hero, or the cops shooting someone holding a cell phone, someone easily could have been trampled. Irresponsible jerk!

You've got what is likely a bunch of emotional people in a theater.
The lights aren't coming on as fast as you would like so you go ahead and stand up to yell.
As soon as you start yelling, people are going to be reacting to you. The longer you yell, the more difficult you'll be to hear because of increased reaction from the crowd.
That means most people are going to hear the word, "dying," and not the message you want them to hear.

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And the people are more likely going to react the same way that people did when George Costanza did it.