*Just like 911 changed the way we travel by air, some are asking will the “Dark Knight Rises” shootings in Colorado affect the way we see movies?
That’s a question that will be answered in the coming days, weeks and months. The thought that it could affect the studios ‘ and theater owner’s bottom lines must be chilling to them.
In the meantime, Deadline reports that theaters and municipalities around the country are tightening security precautions in the wake of the shootings.
AMC Theatres said it is reinforcing its security procedures in the wake of today’s shooting in Colorado. The company will not let any guests into theaters “in costumes that make other guests feel uncomfortable and we will not permit face-covering masks or fake weapons inside our buildings”. Said the chain: “We’re reinforcing our security procedures with our theatre teams, which we cannot discuss in detail for obvious, safety reasons.
Local law enforcement agencies, our landlords and their and our local security teams are stepping up nationwide to ensure we provide the safest environment possible for our guests. We couldn’t be more grateful for their collective support.” AMC said it is not amending any screening schedule for The Dark Knight Rises but it will exchange or refund tickets for the Warner Bros movie.
Expect to see a lot of blue shirts out tonight at theaters showing The Dark Knight Rises. Police and theater chains nationwide are tightening up security in the aftermath of the shooting at a midnight screening of Warner Bros latest Batman movie. “We will be beefing up patrols units in areas around movie theatres and we will have undercover officers out there too,” an LAPD spokesperson told Deadline today.
Officers in the Hollywood Division of the LAPD will be checking the perimeters and emergency exits of the theatres as well as being stationed in the front of some cinemas.
The Colorado gunman came in through an emergency exit at the theater in Aurora. “We intend to be a visible presence,” one officer said to Deadline.
Read/learn more at Deadline.
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If watching a movie means I have to go through the same bull shit as flying on a plane, they can keep that movie. I’ll just stop by the nearest Redbox in a few weeks. And none of that shit wouldn’t have made any difference, either. It’s their fault for allowing him to get in through an exit.
If they want to do something to stop this from happening, they need to have some restrictions on the purchase of those weapons. That’s not going to stop it altogether, but it could reduce the number of casualties and the frequency of such shootings. What is one person legally doing with all those guns and ammunition?
I don’t think it will get that bad. But I do agree, no one should be able to buy military grade weapons and have them in their houses. That’s absurd. This is a senseless tradgedy, whether it could be prevented or not…I don’t know. There were a lot of things that could have been in place to help prevent this. As for baning outfits. I have to be honest…there’s something wrong with a grown adult going to see a film as batman. I’m just saying.