Woman Dies Following 'Passion' Screening


WICHITA, Kan. — A woman collapsed Wednesday during a screening of "The Passion of the Christ" and later died at a hospital.

The Wichita Eagle identified the woman as Peggy Law Scott, 57. No cause of death was immediately available.

Scott was attending a 9:30 a.m. showing of the movie with some co-workers from Clear Channel Radio when she collapsed about 20 minutes before the end of the movie.

KAKE-TV, which was filming a story on local reactions to the film, reported that Scott collapsed during the film's bloody crucifixion scene.

Two medical professionals who were at the movie tried to revive Scott, said Ken Crockett, a spokesman for Warren Theatres.

Emergency dispatchers said they responded to a report of a woman who wasn't breathing and might be having a seizure.

Scott was taken to the St. Joseph campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center. Roz Hutchinson, a spokeswoman for the hospital, confirmed the death.

An autopsy will be conducted on Thursday, according to a spokeswoman for Sedgwick County.

Scott was the general sales manager for KRZZ and KKRD radio stations.

That's wild. You know a similar thing happened during the first release of Pulp Fiction? A guy went into a seizure halfway through the film.

Did she have a pre-existing medical condition? Either way, I am sure that watching violence changes your vital signs.

They have warnings about roller coaster rides, maybe they should post a similar warning to R-rated movies. (Just think how many people are "affected" in the head, you just don't know it until the want to take the Big Screen moves to The Street!)

IMAGINE

Imagine if all of those who had money to blow on "entertainment", spent it where it made the wwWorld
a better place to LIVE!

That's crazy. I wonder if it had anything to do with all the violence.

Saw that on the Countdown MSNBC with Keith Olbermann