On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:49:39 -0700, Rex Ballard wrote:
> Keep in mind that when the Meese Commission tried to "prove" that
> censorship was justified for Bondage and domination/fetish porn. The
> only proof that a movie could cause viewers to react violently was the
> movie "Warriors". When that movie was first released, even though there
> is only one very short sexually suggestive scene, the movie dramitized
> the attempt of a gang called the Warriors, framed for killing a gang
> leader who wanted to unite the gangs of new york, attempting to make it
> from the North Bronx to Coney Island, and being attacked by nearly every
> major gang that existed at the time. It's only when they make it to
> Coney that the real killer finally exposes himself and tells the
> Warriors what he has done - at which point, one of the rival gangs out
> for the Warriors kills the real killer.
>
> Each time that movie was shown, the Men's room became like a scene from
> the movie. Many different gangs went to see the movie, and as the movie
> ended, the gangs became acutely aware of each other, and you suddenly
> had Crips going after Bloods, and other lesser gangs breaking into all
> sorts of scuffles. Many theaters had to increase their insurance during
> that period, and many theaters just pulled down all of the walls in the
> Men's room to encourage the "rumblers" to "take it outside". Other
> theaters hired guards trained to use police batons or billy clubs, and
> they would start cracking heads at the first sign of "action". ;
One of the best movies of all time :)
-Thufir
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