Colorado Movie Theater Shooting: 71 Victims The Largest Mass Shooting
Twelve people were killed and 59 were injured in Aurora, Colo., during a sold-out midnight premier of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" when 24-year-old James Holmes allegedly unloaded four weapons' full of ammunition into the unsuspecting crowd.
The number of casualties makes the incident the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Holmes, an honors student and Ph.D candidate at a nearby college with a clean arrest record, allegedly entered the movie auditorium wearing a ballistics helmet, bullet-proof vest, bullet-proof leggings, gas mask and gloves. He detonated multiple smoke bombs, and then began firing at viewers in the sold-out auditorium, police said today.
Bullets from the spree tore through the theater and into adjoining theaters, where at least one other person was struck and injured. Ten members of "The Dark Knight Rises" audience were killed in theater, while two others died later at area hospitals. Numerous patrons were in critical condition at six local hospitals, the Aurora police said this afternoon.
Holmes was apprehended within minutes of the 12:39 a.m. shooting at his car behind the theater, where police found him in full riot gear and carrying three weapons, including a AR-15 assault rifle, which can hold upwards of 100 rounds, a Remington 12 gauge shot gun, and a .40 Glock handgun. A fourth handgun was found in the vehicle.
Agents from the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are tracing the weapons. ABC news confirmed that they were all purchased legally.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/aurora-colo-batman-shooter-james-holmes-phd-student/story?id=16817842#.UAkhRuTMdJE
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My conspiracy theory is! This dude was mind control triggered via a phone call and key phrase by the big fat suits who have invested shit loads of coin into the making of this movie. This shooting will help promote it. Or the guy was done for pirating movies, got pwnd and this was his protest against the new piratiing laws.
Personally! I like the second theory best.
Damn. Must have sucked being in there. I'm bad with condolences.
Just in totsean news bulletin ....... Shooter gets more hits than this thread. lol!
You don't know how close you are. But you are pointing the finger at Hollywood instead of D.C.
This is starting to freak me out. I sent a message to a mate about the dream, too. I HAVE PROOF I TELL YA!
It's this kinda of shit that irritates me about these incidents, a legit tragedy gets turned into a media circus and a vehicle for every moron with an agenda.
This happens every where, in Pakistan the News channel would go crazy about it. Hell, I still remember seeing the channels get flooded when that bitch died (not naming her) and for weeks we had to listen to people speculate about how she got killed and now recently it's getting worse. Too many channels and too much garbage. I have given up on TV. Don't really watch it anymore. Only Show Time shows with no Ads and eztv.it.
So true it hurts. If I did this, I would have a bullet in my head right now. This my friend is what being racist is all about. It's like that dude that attacked an Indian and walked off to jail smiling. Stuff like this makes me check my back every time. I can't carry guns but I do carry my camera every where.
Haha...Ain't that shit the truth.
It reminds me of that black dude in the US who ate parts of his GF. Comments were something like. "Fuck! That's the sorta shit white people do" & "See! We're not the only crazy race out there"
The media will twist this around by saying something like "He was inspired be a "pirated copy" of the new batman movie"
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http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html
The suspect in the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater screening of the new Batman film early Friday had colored his hair red and told police he was "the Joker," according to a federal law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.
I knew it!
This is the first time I have ever seen someone use FD in this way. Good job Sir.
Perhaps the most useful lesson we could possibly learn from this to TBH.
Fuck, it gets really depressing when you're tweeting to a ghost.
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Srsly!
Send her this message:
My deepest condolences. I wish I could change time and fix things but like you and others I am powerless but I do hope you will find strength in this message and live on. Please be brave. Didn't knew Alex, but heard about his tweet and traced him to his account. If you need someone to talk to or you need any help just let me know.
Best Regards,
Richard
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I really fucks me off you can walk onto a plane without being sniffed, x-rayed and scanned before you fly, all because of a few idiots.
Metal detectors would cause too much hassle. People shouldn't have to take their belts off before watching a movie, airport-style security would ruin the experience and the atmosphere completely. It would be such a shame if they did start doing something like that.
Yeh sorry. I hope they dont do the air port style security too. It was just something I thought about today.
It's not like an airport, where you have no choice.
Fuck, there is a lot of sense in this thread. What pisses me off though, is not only the emotional cost this guy wrought on people, but (once again, another argument) the healthcare costs.
Hey, maybe Mitt Romney could just chip in. That's make him a bit more popular after fucking up over here. Can't imagine it would cost him much.
Edit: This. Seems pretty good, despite everyone calling Alex Jones a nutjob