It's really, really easy to know what the right thing to do is in any given situation. The world is the way the world is, because actually doing it is so hard.
I'm stealing this quote (not that I don't totally agree about the relevance here, but I came here to change my signature to something very similar because of something completely different. The surprise of seeing it in your post is flipping me out, and I'm taking it as a sign).
If you were in the Aurora theater with your infant, would you leave them him and run to safety?
- 24/07/2012 03:46:16 AM
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If I were in the theatre I would rather die than expose my child to harm.
- 24/07/2012 04:41:34 AM
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I pray I wouldn't be such a coward in those circumstances.
- 24/07/2012 09:21:30 AM
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I'd warn you guys off rendering judgment to freely here
- 24/07/2012 12:40:14 PM
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*NM*
Yes, people are programmed to survive but they are also programmed to protect their young.
- 25/07/2012 07:51:59 AM
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Programmed or conditioned behavior is not really worthy of praise or scorn, only conscious choice is
- 25/07/2012 02:55:29 PM
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Where did you see that he shoved the kid to the floor?
- 25/07/2012 02:56:38 PM
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I was using shoving as in "putting somewhere" no actually pushing down.
- 25/07/2012 07:38:12 PM
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I have been shot at and it is pretty damn scary
- 24/07/2012 04:05:37 PM
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Yes, that was my thought as well: who takes a baby to a movie?
- 24/07/2012 04:36:29 PM
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I am glad to see you guys are surprised by this
- 24/07/2012 04:47:11 PM
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Yeah, it's rude.
- 24/07/2012 06:41:43 PM
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Mine is six and I wouldn't take her to go see any movie at a midnight show
- 24/07/2012 05:26:18 PM
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way to blame the victim. that doesn't help. no one goes to a theater worrying they might get shot *NM*
- 24/07/2012 05:48:13 PM
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I'm not blaming them for getting shot, just being so rude and thoughtless to begin with.
- 24/07/2012 06:30:32 PM
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It's summer time, I don't think midnight without school to worry about is a big deal
- 24/07/2012 06:00:02 PM
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It is the midnight show which with trailers it starts around 12:15 runs for 164 min
- 24/07/2012 09:42:07 PM
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I don't get it.
- 24/07/2012 04:46:54 PM
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Same here, I was going to post about that before seeing you already had
- 24/07/2012 07:41:27 PM
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No and I certainly wouldn't do interviews or show my face in public after word got out. *NM*
- 24/07/2012 09:43:29 PM
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