Three movie theater pranksters in suburban Toronto discovered you can’t yell someone has a gun in a crowded cinema to generate social media clickbait, especially if there’s no gun.
In a riff on free speech not including falsely yelling “fire” in a crowded theater, Durham Regional Police on Tuesday said three young men had been arrested outside a 24-screen Landmark Cinemas theater complex in Whitby, Ontario, on March 17, 2026, after anxious patrons ran for the exits. After an investigation, the trio was charged with causing a disturbance and mischief.
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Comical movie theater pranks have become a growing genre on social media platforms, but this suburban Toronto incident had legal implications. The Durham Regional Police said its officers responded to “an armed person call” at the movie theater and were directed to three young men spotted outside the multiplex.
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