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BALTIMORE (AP) — A man laced the atmosphere of a Baltimore theater with menace when he began shouting "Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!" during intermission of a classic play set in a Jewish village in czarist Russia. The patron's outburst during a Wednesday night production of "Fiddler on the Roof" sent panicked people running for the exits.

Rich Scherr, a technology and financial journalist who was one of over 1,000 people attending the Wednesday night performance at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre, said a man seated in the balcony was behind the commotion. He described stunned audience members initially freezing in confusion and fear when the man began shouting minutes into the intermission.

"Everything just got really, really quiet. And then I heard this guy screaming: "Heil Hitler! Heil Trump!" he said in a Thursday phone interview. Other patrons told him they also heard the man yell about "MAGA," President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.

A few dozen people started running for the exits, according to Scherr, while others began calling out for security. Scherr said he braced for the possibility of gun violence in the packed theater. "You don't want to think the worst, but I was preparing to react in case of gunfire," he said.

In a police report made public Thursday evening, hours after the story made waves, police said the man told officers he was actually motivated to shout out salutes to Hitler and Trump because of his disdain for the president. Officers said the man, identified as Anthony Derlunas, 58, told them he'd been "drinking heavily throughout the night." Law enforcers found he was not a threat to public safety.

The theater scare comes a few weeks after a gunman fatally shot 11 people inside a Pittsburgh synagogue. The suspect in that shooting, Robert Bowers, 46, expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and later told police that "all these Jews need to die," authorities said. It also comes days after the FBI released a report showing a 17 percent spike in U.S. hate crimes in 2017 —with a 37 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes.

In a tweet, Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive officer of the Anti-Defamation League, responded to a Baltimore Sun article about the Wednesday night incident, describing it as "yet another sign that these are not normal times."

After several minutes, the offending theatergoer was escorted out of the Baltimore theater by security and the show continued without incident after the intermission ended. The Baltimore police said officers did respond to the Hippodrome at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, but no arrest was made and the man was allowed to leave on his own.

"Though reprehensible, the man's words are considered protected free speech because he did not directly threaten anyone," said Matt Jablow, a spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department.

Whatever the man's intentions, police will be posted at the Baltimore theater for performances through Sunday.

The Hippodrome Theatre said behavior "like we saw during intermission" at Wednesday evening's performance would not be tolerated. They said their security coordinated efforts with city police who met the man as he was escorted out of the building.

"Our venue has a proud tradition of providing shared experiences to people from all walks of life, right in the heart of this wonderfully diverse city, and we intend to continue that tradition in the spirit of bringing people together, not dividing them," the Hippodrome's Thursday statement said.

"Fiddler on the Roof" is a bittersweet musical revolving around a poor Orthodox Jewish milkman, his rebellious daughters and other community members of a village in czarist Russia, and their faith that is tested by progress and repression. Set in 1905, it's based on stories originally written in Yiddish by Sholom Aleichem.

The original Broadway production in 1964 starred Zero Mostel and had an almost eight-year run, offering the world such enduring songs as "Sunrise, Sunset," ''If I Were a Rich Man" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker." It's long been a staple for schools and community theater groups.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-shouts-heil-hitler-during-fiddler-roof-show-130617277.html

 

Seriously, where do these people come from?

B/A

 

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B/A asks........

 

"Seriously, where do these people come from?"

 

 

More than likely from the left........looking for the negative impact to the right........just as likely as the other way......

 

Whoever, whatever.........they are getting their 5 minutes of fame........not really news worthy in my mind..........typical MSM........stir the pot!

 

CL

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28 minutes ago, boosterbglee said:

Another nut job out of the woodwork......sad/mad for all the innocent that have to deal with this uncivility!

 

10 minutes ago, coorslite21 said:

B/A asks........

 

"Seriously, where do these people come from?"

 

 

More than likely from the left........looking for the negative impact to the right........just as likely as the other way......

 

Whoever, whatever.........they are getting their 5 minutes of fame........not really news worthy in my mind..........typical MSM........stir the pot!

 

CL

 

 

yup another nut job... We need to beat these people with a stick!!!

 

B/A

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2 hours ago, bostonangler said:

 

yup another nut job... We need to beat these people with a stick!!!

 

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Respond to lunacy with physical violence...?  :blink:

 

Next thing you'll be calling for is mob violence  against not just

helpless mentally impaired kooks,

but all innocent people in public !

 

Confronting them in eateries, throwing their take-out into the road,

trapping them in their cars, blocking the streets,

ripping them from their cars & beating them,

Chasing them through streets & airports shouting lies & profanities,

trapping them in elevators and accosting them outside their offices,

throwing rocks through their windows, intimidating their wives & children,

pulling them off lawn mowers & breaking their bones,

shooting them in pall parks,

destroying their personal property,

threatening to blow up Our White House,

setting cars on fire, spray painting kommie mantras on buildings...

 

Oh wait... lefty kommies already doing all of that. <_<

 

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1 minute ago, SgtFuryUSCZ said:

***///

 

Respond to lunacy with physical violence...?  :blink:

 

Next thing you'll be calling for is mob violence  against not just

helpless mentally impaired kooks,

but all innocent people in public !

 

Confronting them in eateries, throwing their take-out into the road,

trapping them in their cars, blocking the streets,

ripping them from their cars & beating them,

Chasing them through streets & airports shouting lies & profanities,

trapping them in elevators and accosting them outside their offices,

throwing rocks through their windows, intimidating their wives & children,

pulling them off lawn mowers & breaking their bones,

shooting them in pall parks,

destroying their personal property,

threatening to blow up Our White House,

setting cars on fire, spray painting kommie mantras on buildings...

 

Oh wait... lefty kommies already doing all of that. <_<

 

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I was joking, but I forgot you people have decided we can't make jokes unless it's about Clinton or Obama because you insist on living in the past.

 

B/A

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"... you people.."

REALLY... ?! What kinda crack is THAT..?!

Is it because one of  us is a woman of colour....?

Better watch that or they'll pull your lefty card.

 

Our post is the present -- very much the present... because,

that's right -- YOU BUILT THAT.

 

All your leftist socialist resist movement demoncrat pals.

 

All your team's doing.

 

Own it or walk away... like millions of other Patriotic Americans are doing because they

will no longer allow themselves to be enslaved by the left & all it now represents!

 

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24 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

 

I was joking, but I forgot you people have decided we can't make jokes unless it's about Clinton or Obama because you insist on living in the past.

 

B/A

 

@bostonangler,

 

I took it as a joke...but the current political environment is very tense right now, and it is hard to interpret sarcasm through the written text.

 

Indy

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2 hours ago, Indraman said:

 

@bostonangler,

 

I took it as a joke...but the current political environment is very tense right now, and it is hard to interpret sarcasm through the written text.

 

Indy

***///

 

Exactly.

 

Once team evil ramped up the rhetoric,

turned comedy into 'social justice' jargon,

began to control our word usage,

made everything we say victim to 'political correctness',

the fun was gone out of it.

 

Too bad.  Sad.

 

Yup... they built that.  <_<

 

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3 minutes ago, Sage449 said:

I can see why people ran for the exits. Given the history of school and theatre shootings when some nut job starts up. 😧😨😬🤬 I'd have to think twice about sticking around too and I'm not a chicken-sh*t either. 

 

 

I completely agree.... In today's world one never knows... I'm surprised that more people aren't packing heat and take these people out... You know that will happen one of these days.

 

B/A

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1 hour ago, Indraman said:

 

@bostonangler,

 

I took it as a joke...but the current political environment is very tense right now, and it is hard to interpret sarcasm through the written text.

 

Indy

I Also took this as a joke, but anymore both sides tend to be bent out of shape when they want to express a particular point.  What's good for one should apply to all but WE have allowed our own political parties to rule our voices to the tune of disregarding anyone or thing that disagrees with our thoughts.  I'm not here to agree with b/a but I truly see no reason on this one to bash her because of the figure of speech as a joke that she used.  It has become or has been for sometime to rip her just because she signs her name and gives her opinion while others can say or apply any negative thought they may conjure up without any retaliation what so ever.  The right is just as guilty as the left in my mind.  There us no respect on either side.  Man has not evolved but continuously devolves by the minute.  The political powers have taken over what little common sense that has been given to mankind.  We are truly a sad people with no hope with this continued hate and badgering of our fellow mankind.

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2 minutes ago, learning all i can said:

I Also took this as a joke, but anymore both sides tend to be bent out of shape when they want to express a particular point.  What's good for one should apply to all but WE have allowed our own political parties to rule our voices to the tune of disregarding anyone or thing that disagrees with our thoughts.  I'm not here to agree with b/a but I truly see no reason on this one to bash her because of the figure of speech as a joke that she used.  It has become or has been for sometime to rip her just because she signs her name and gives her opinion while others can say or apply any negative thought they may conjure up without any retaliation what so ever.  The right is just as guilty as the left in my mind.  There us no respect on either side.  Man has not evolved but continuously devolves by the minute.  The political powers have taken over what little common sense that has been given to mankind.  We are truly a sad people with no hope with this continued hate and badgering of our fellow mankind.

 

I agree with most of what you said, except that the LEFT and the RIGHT are equal in their disrespectful speech. The LEFT has mastered this aspect of political discourse in America (with the help of the LEFT leaning academia, media, and Hollywood) and when someone on the RIGHT steps into the "political fighting ring", everyone goes crazy on the LEFT. This is a two-way street and I believe both sides can do better, but when it is primarily a one-way street with the harmful rhetoric and political jargon coming from the LEFT, this is why President Trump is seen by many on the RIGHT as a refreshing push back on the LEFT's crazy claims and accusations. In the past, the Republican presidents would never counter the false and degrading statements by the LEFT...Fascist, Nazi, Racist, Sexist, et. But when a Republican President such as TRUMP takes a stand, the LEFT doesn't quite know how to deal with him because he is not your traditional Republican (take it in the shorts) kind of President.

 

Indy

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12 minutes ago, learning all i can said:

I Also took this as a joke, but anymore both sides tend to be bent out of shape when they want to express a particular point.  What's good for one should apply to all but WE have allowed our own political parties to rule our voices to the tune of disregarding anyone or thing that disagrees with our thoughts.  I'm not here to agree with b/a but I truly see no reason on this one to bash her because of the figure of speech as a joke that she used.  It has become or has been for sometime to rip her just because she signs her name and gives her opinion while others can say or apply any negative thought they may conjure up without any retaliation what so ever.  The right is just as guilty as the left in my mind.  There us no respect on either side.  Man has not evolved but continuously devolves by the minute.  The political powers have taken over what little common sense that has been given to mankind.  We are truly a sad people with no hope with this continued hate and badgering of our fellow mankind.

 

Thank you learning all I can..... Quite refreshing to see someone with basic human dignity and compassion... I believe many people are controlled by a mob mentality. I also believe without the division of today's politics most, if not all of us here on DV, would be good friends. The political machines on both sides have studied human nature and have mastered propaganda to divide and conquer. There was a time when people could have conversation, disagree and move on. But that is not what the parties want. This is not the first time people have been divided and some future event will unite Americans again. Until then the wounds perpetrated by those with agendas will not heal. 

 

Thank you again for your honest and rational comment..

 

B/A

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27 minutes ago, Indraman said:

 

I agree with most of what you said, except that the LEFT and the RIGHT are equal in their disrespectful speech. The LEFT has mastered this aspect of political discourse in America (with the help of the LEFT leaning academia, media, and Hollywood) and when someone on the RIGHT steps into the "political fighting ring", everyone goes crazy on the LEFT. This is a two-way street and I believe both sides can do better, but when it is primarily a one-way street with the harmful rhetoric and political jargon coming from the LEFT, this is why President Trump is seen by many on the RIGHT as a refreshing push back on the LEFT's crazy claims and accusations. In the past, the Republican presidents would never counter the false and degrading statements by the LEFT...Fascist, Nazi, Racist, Sexist, et. But when a Republican President such as TRUMP takes a stand, the LEFT doesn't quite know how to deal with him because he is not your traditional Republican (take it in the shorts) kind of President.

 

Indy

Thank you for your response and I agree about the LEFT as a whole in our nation or should I say the world.  I suppose I should have made myself more clear as I was trying to express the attitudes of this board.  The attitudes of the RIGHT are no less slanted or brought forth with disgust and venom than the left on this site.   We use this board to Express our political views with little or no regard to others.  We all have even reduced ourselves to name calling and belittling one that hasn't  the same political affiliation as ours.  I do agree that nation wide the LEFT pushes everything to the extreme but the RIGHT on this board does no less and even looks for ways to push, shove, belittle and will not even give the LEFT ones the right to voice themselves without ridicule.  If we can be this blatantly abusive here among other dinarians, is it not buyable that this is also occurring thru out our nation but only hiding in chats and not in public?   I bring this not to argue but to point out that the things we Express here are the things that are actually in our own hearts and minds.  Rude is rude and I know because there are times that I have become very rude, times that i wish i could take back.  I struggle everyday with niceness but every once and awhile i am given a nugget.  Today it would seem that the nugget is seeing both sides of the coin but just wait for tomorrow, my nugget may be a lump of coal......have a good day.

barb

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On 11/16/2018 at 9:17 AM, coorslite21 said:

B/A asks........

 

"Seriously, where do these people come from?"

 

 

More than likely from the left........looking for the negative impact to the right........just as likely as the other way......

 

Whoever, whatever.........they are getting their 5 minutes of fame........not really news worthy in my mind..........typical MSM........stir the pot!

 

CL

 

Beautifully articulated passive aggressive response, CL......Shabs approves.  :lol:

 

GO RV, then BV

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On 11/16/2018 at 4:12 PM, bostonangler said:

 

I was joking, but I forgot you people have decided we can't make jokes unless it's about Clinton or Obama because you insist on living in the past.

 

B/A

 

I remember "The Producers" with a stunning Dic.k Shawn act.......One could laugh so hard and get an heart attack

 

 

" Hey Hitler, Man...."

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