Originally Posted by Willravel

I generally give 2 opportunities to talk/phone ring. On #3, I take action. And it's not about indignation or entitlement, but rather taking charge of a problem effecting a group of strangers and myself when no one else will.

If the kid is alone or with other kids, I tell them to be quiet. If the kid is with parents, I give them a look.

"Please stop talking."

The problem comes when, instead of behaving like a respectful human being and taking the not-so-subtle hint, they become belligerent. On more than one occasion, I've had (and it's always a white male, between 16-23ish) someone talk back. The responses of "Fuck you, asshole" or they give me a look and then get louder generally gets me out of my chair.

Only once has it escalated to a physical level. I was watching 3:10 to Yuma (AWESOME movie), and the people behind us were talking like they were outside, continually, for about 15 minutes. I turned just to look at them (size them up) and one of them said "turn the fuck around" or something to that effect. I simply said, "Stop talking" and the idiot and his friends got out of their seats and started to approach me. I stood up to walk down the aisle and to walk out and one of them pushed me, as if we were in 7th grade and I had just insulted his mother.

Ch'i and I threw them out of the theater, in self defense.