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Do not be a Tommy Texter.
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However in case you are one, do not assault somebody for calling you out.
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That is the lesson an Alberta man realized Wednesday when he was positioned on probation for attacking a fellow theatergoer who instructed him to cease utilizing his cellphone throughout a film.
Calgary Provincial Court docket Choose Barry Nordin chastised Shawn Galarneau-Loyer for his “bullying conduct” after assaulting Alejandro Jamett.
Nordin ordered the Leduc man to serve 18 months of probation and write a letter of apology to his sufferer.
Crown prosecutor Alyx Nanji instructed the courtroom that on February 14, 2020, Jamett was on the SilverCity CrossIron Mills theaters along with his spouse and son to look at the film 1917.
“Midway by way of the film, Jamett noticed the defendant texting and referring to him as a Tommy Texter,” Nanji stated.
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The prosecutor stated the 2 males then exchanged phrases earlier than Galarneau-Loyer assaulted Jamett.
“Galarneau-Loyer knocked Alejandro’s meals tray out of his palms, knocked Alejandro’s hat off and pushed him with sufficient drive that Alejandro fell into his seat,” Nanji stated.
“This trade came about in entrance of Jamett’s 11-year-old son.”
Nanji stated the incident continued outdoors when Jamett was on the cellphone and following the Leduc resident from a distance.
“The accused tried to hit him with a haymaker which Jamett dodged and it missed him,” the prosecutor stated.
Through the preliminary assault, Jamett’s glasses had been broken.
Protection legal professional David Roper stated whereas the sufferer and police smelled alcohol on his consumer, the offender solely drank one beer whereas watching the movie.
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Earlier than sentencing the perpetrator, Nordin stated Galarneau-Loyer mustn’t have reacted violently to being known as a Tommy Texter, the title theater previews name those that disturb others through the use of their telephones throughout reveals.
“We’ve to be a civil society, we’ve to get alongside,” the choose stated.
He additionally stated that Galarneau-Loyer’s older son and his hockey teammates, who the daddy coaches, wouldn’t have been impressed along with his actions.
“In case your son or your son’s teammates had been sitting behind the theater … do you suppose they might cheer you on?” requested the choose.
Galarneau-Loyer’s probation will even embrace a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to six a.m. and he should obtain any counseling, together with for substance abuse, if his probation officer directs.
Nordin stated that whereas Galarneau-Loyer apologized to his sufferer (who was not current) in courtroom, he will even have to write down a letter to Jamett saying he’s sorry.
KMartin@postmedia.com
On Twitter: @KMartinCourts
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