Comments on: Judge allows case to proceed arguing that mass theater shooting was foreseeable

By: Melvin H.

Melvin H. — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:32:27 +0000

Another example of one of the things I despise about the law: The concepts of "Should have known" or "Should have foreseen" something; By what legal precedent did this idiotic legal concept come from anyway? What, are places of business or public areas supposed to hire a time machine company or a fortune teller on permanent retainer to see what MIGHT happen?

By: Wfjag

Wfjag — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:51:30 +0000

And the consequences of this type of judicial reasoning will include going into a dark movie theatre, knowing that my life is in the hands of a Mall Cop who is carrying a loaded firearm, who won’t be able to see in the dark (either), and whose hearing and vision is distracted by the movie’s special effects. Sounds like another reason to rent movies and stay home (other reasons being that renting movies is cheaper; you don’t have to first watch commercials for chiropractors and whatever before the movie; you can invite over people with enough manners who will turn off their cell phones’ ringers; & you can drink beer with your popcorn — a great way for friends to share their latest home brews).

By: SmallGovernmentGuy

SmallGovernmentGuy — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:57:10 +0000

Bob-

I have a mace you can borrow if needed…

By: kimsch

kimsch — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:19:53 +0000

Because there is a ***remote*** chance that a deranged shooter will shoot up any place at all, every place of business could now be liable if someone does shoot the place up. Theaters, restaurants, stores, malls, ice rinks, theme parks, offices, libraries, museums. Even municipalities should be liable if someone were to shoot up a park or just a street.

By: ras

ras — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:41:30 +0000

Also, the theater, iirc, was clearly marked as a gun-free zone. Might there be hay to be made from that on the issue of foreseeability given the statistical preponderance of mass shootings in such zones?

By: Boblipton

Boblipton — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:53:33 +0000

Since it is foreseeable that a mass murder will take place in a theater, this is clearly license to bring my halberd the next time I go to the Museum of Modern Art.

Bob