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Saya

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A performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Baltimore Wednesday night was marred by a man yelling "Heil Hitler, Heil Trump," according to the Baltimore Sun.

The man began yelling from the balcony during the intermission of the musical at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre, according to audience members.

The incident reportedly frightened audience members, with many believing that the outburst was the precursor to a shooting.

Richard Scherr, a contributing sportswriter for the Sun who was in the audience, shared a video of the aftermath on Facebook, which shows audience members standing and looking toward the balcony.

"I'll be honest, I was waiting to hear a gunshot. I thought, 'Here we go,'" Scherr told the paper.
 

ZealousD

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Yeah I'm with those people. I would have been scared out of my mind, especially during Fiddler on the Roof of all things.
 

astro

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It was just a prank what's the problem?

EDIT: and yes, this is a sarcastic reference to the common "it was a prank defense". Cool your jets.
 
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Immediately after that, "People started running," Scherr said. "I'll be honest, I was waiting to hear a gunshot. I thought, 'Here we go.' "

this part was sad

this is where we're at as a country, with people reasonably expecting to get shot up in public spaces

after all the school shootings, shootings in churches and synagogues, and shootings at music events there isn't really a public space where we can feel safe

this part was also sad

Anti-Jewish incidents reported to police in Maryland jumped 47 percent in 2017 to 78 incidents, according to a Baltimore Sun review of records. That was amid a 35 percent increase of overall hate or bias incidents reported to police statewide last year.

Earlier Wednesday, a swastika and anti-black graffiti were found in a bathroom at Goucher College in Towson.

each individual story is so awful but there's so many individual stories that they all just get added to a pile

our country sucks
 

Shiloh

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This is like the closet argument for "yelling fire in a crowded theater" I've ever seen.
 

Amory

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Yeah would've been terrified it was going to be a shooting.

I think about that shit all the time anyway when I'm in crowded places. It sucks.
 

Cyanity

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This is the current day equivalent of shouting FIRE in a crowded theater. People could have started stampeding, which is a recipe for tragedy. Dude needs to be hit with the book for this one.
 

Garlador

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He was escorted out, but I'd have levied charges against him. Hate speech during a play about the Jewish experience? Geez.
 

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I would be terrified out of my mind, no joke.

Not sure what theaters are like in Charm City but in NYC it would be pretty much impossible to get a gun in to a theater like that.

It's always impossible until it happens. 30 years ago, Sandy Hook would have been considered impossible.
 

Driggonny

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With all the right wing terrorism going on I don't blame people fearing the worst after hearing that
 

Just_a_Mouse

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With all of the right wing terror attacks recently I can't even imagine how terrified I would have been. Give this asshole a proper face makeover.
 

The Albatross

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Alternative take: Area man has finally figured out a way to escape the second act of Fiddler on the Roof

...

But, seriously, what a fucking asshole. And I completely agree, I would have thought the outburst was someone giving a prelude to start shooting. I saw Fiddler on the Roof ~2 years ago, and under this climate, I would have grabbed my wifes head and hit the deck, unless I was too scared to do anything else.
 

Lump

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Yeah but but but Antifa guys, what about Antifa? They're uhhh the real fascists.
 
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this part was sad

this is where we're at as a country, with people reasonably expecting to get shot up in public spaces

after all the school shootings, shootings in churches and synagogues, and shootings at music events there isn't really a public space where we can feel safe

this part was also sad



each individual story is so awful but there's so many individual stories that they all just get added to a pile

our country sucks
Anti-black sentiment in Towson?? Say it ain't so!!!!


Sarcasm aside, not shocked anti-blackness is alive and well in that area of Maryland. Lot of elitist shitbags living there, and as a black person you always have to wade your way through daily microaggressions.

Edit: Sadly also not surprised about the rise in anti-Jewish racism. There is a rather populous Jewish presence in the Owings Mills/Catonsville/Reisterstown area, and I believe not to long ago (as in, even before Trump) the Jewish museum downtown was vandalized.

I like my state but it has more than its fair share of bigoted scumbags unfortunately.
 
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TheIlliterati

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Is this the same guy banned from Disney and the one with the banners during the Frozen play? Seems like a similar MO.