What happened to America's sense of humor?

One suspects entered the theater through the emergency door, holding “some type of loud, handheld machine” later determined to be a leaf-optimist over his head, police said.

The suspect yelled, shook the leaf-optimist, and revved its engine to create a loud and disturbing noise, witnesses told investigators.
The three men reportedly exited the theater through the same emergency exit door, police said.

“You’re literally thinking (about) “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” like there’s crazy people out there,” one injured movie-goer said. “You’re in a theater, and you think you’re going to die.”

“People started screaming, and everybody got up and started running, like fight-or-flight, and some lady pushed me and I fell on the ground, and like seven or eight people trampled over my leg, and over my head.”

Theater Management was alerted to the activity by the emergency door alarm activation and reports from people who ran from the theater, according to police.

Officials say three people suffered minor injuries as moviegoers rushed out of the theater. One of the victims reportedly went to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to be checked out.

Police say that whether or not it was meant as a prank, it was no joking matter given a recent series of violent episodes in movie theaters nationally.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I'm not sure what's wrong with people these days.. can't take a joke.  It's not like there have been violent episodes at theaters recently where nuts have just walked in and randomly began shooting and killing people.

tGreenWay wrote:America lost her sense of humor a long time ago. I remember when I was a kid growing up on Amity Island and one summer the whole town was freaking out because the Kintner kid and some hot chick got eaten by a shark.
Well, me and another kid carved out some cardboard and painted it to look like a shark fin. Then we swam around some of the people in the water near the beach just to freak them out a little. Damned if we didn't wind up with a couple dozen guns pointed at us, though. Not one of them sumbitches laughed. Then, that pussy buddy of mine tried to say I made him do it.
I weep for our country.

Rocinante wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:America lost her sense of humor a long time ago. I remember when I was a kid growing up on Amity Island and one summer the whole town was freaking out because the Kintner kid and some hot chick got eaten by a shark.
Well, me and another kid carved out some cardboard and painted it to look like a shark fin. Then we swam around some of the people in the water near the beach just to freak them out a little. Damned if we didn't wind up with a couple dozen guns pointed at us, though. Not one of them sumbitches laughed. Then, that pussy buddy of mine tried to say I made him do it.
I weep for our country.

Such an obvious lie...

We all know you were the one blaming him.