Promoting dishonesty?

Am I the only one appalled at Cari Beauchamp’s comments in “Directing gender buzz” (Feb. 19) about how proud she was of her 15-year-old son for sneaking into an R-rated movie?

The First Weekenders Group is encouraging filmgoers to purchase tickets to movies they are trying to promote, even if the person is not going to see that particular film.

The group justifies artificially increasing ticket sales by saying, “Every ticket sale counts,” but this is just rationalization, pure and simple.

This end (increased ticket sales) most certainly does not justify the means (blatant dishonesty). Not to mention that the movie the filmgoer actually does see loses that ticket sale revenue.

More significantly, this mother is proud of her 15-year-old son for what? For watching an R-rated film? For sneaking in to a film he is not allowed to purchase tickers for? For misleading the theater and cheating the filmmakers?

This breaking of the rules is all too prevalent in our society and is a contributing factor in a large number of society’s ills.

Jill Honadel

Santa Clarita