I wish there was a way to reach out to all the people affected by this traumatic tragedy. I would hate to say that we may see a few of them on this site in the future. I hope they all get the help and support they need. I am saddened by this thoughtless act of insanity. I am sorry for all the loss of life and wishing the family's healing and care.
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I wish there was a way to reach out to all the people affected by this traumatic tragedy. I would hate to say that we may see a few of them on this site in the future. I hope they all get the help and support they need. I am saddened by this thoughtless act of insanity. I am sorry for all the loss of life and wishing the family's healing and care.
Innordinate
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My wife still has friends in Aurora. I hope none of them were there.
CraftyCath
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Madness, sheer madness! So very sad that this has occurred - again. A madman went on the rampage in Norway recently. These thing seem to be happening more often and this guy in Colorado seems to have some military knowledge.
My thoughts and prayers are with those who are injured and their families and the families of those who have died. :(
My thoughts and prayers are with those who are injured and their families and the families of those who have died. :(
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I woke up to the news of a lone gunman going into a movie theater and opening fire on the people watching Batman. 12 dead, and 59 wounded. They have the suspect in custody. He planned this out ahead of time, and he was very thourough.
He booby trapped his house and they had to evacuate all of the people around the apartment away. They are having a really hard time getting into the apartment.
The perpetrators victims were mostly young people.
I am in shock over this.All of those people will have so much trauma to sort through.
The gunman really planned out his crimes against so many innocent lives. They are just beginning their investigation. His own mother said they had the right guy.
I just am horrified about what happened. So many little kids were in the movie theater.
what a horrible thing to experience. I really feel for everyone involved. I am in shock. I hope justice will put this guy away for life.
He booby trapped his house and they had to evacuate all of the people around the apartment away. They are having a really hard time getting into the apartment.
The perpetrators victims were mostly young people.
I am in shock over this.All of those people will have so much trauma to sort through.
The gunman really planned out his crimes against so many innocent lives. They are just beginning their investigation. His own mother said they had the right guy.
I just am horrified about what happened. So many little kids were in the movie theater.
what a horrible thing to experience. I really feel for everyone involved. I am in shock. I hope justice will put this guy away for life.
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What gets me about all of this is the planning he went into. He is not insain. He calculated all of it. He planned it down to the last detail.
The crews are having a hard time getting into his apartment because of the booby traps.
My heart and prayers goes out to all involved. I think there is someting very wrong in out world for these things to happen.
Yes some of them very well may end up here to deal with the trauma, the horror, and the terror. Thank you Night Hawk for posting this one.
The crews are having a hard time getting into his apartment because of the booby traps.
My heart and prayers goes out to all involved. I think there is someting very wrong in out world for these things to happen.
Yes some of them very well may end up here to deal with the trauma, the horror, and the terror. Thank you Night Hawk for posting this one.
The part that worries me is that more and more of today's youth are starting to emulate the bad guys in movies and television shows. When I was young, we always tried to emulate the good guys and often complained about being the bad guys, even though they were necessary for someone to be the good guy. This kind of reminds me of what LaVey said in his book, The Devils Notebook.
No, this individual did not have any military experience, from what I can tell. He was a PhD student, studying neuroscience, which gave him a great deal of insight into psychology and our fears. He was simply coping the stuff that he saw on film and television, and sorting through what would work and would not work.
I was rather shocked at the ages of the individuals sent to the hospital. Children at a midnight premiere? But then, I'm from a time when midnight movies were mostly for us party animals. Movies like Pink Flamingos and The Rocky Horror Picture Show come to mind right off.
Unfortunately, the theater where I live was recently robbed in a manner similar to this, except that no one was injured. Of course, this robbery was much earlier in the afternoon, as where I live few people are out that late after sunset. If they are, they are not watching a movie.
Sadly, even after 9/11, we do not take security very seriously, unless we are trauma survivors. The police are pathetically undertrained to handle such situations, as a rule. Those few places that do have armed security are simply not adequate to provide effective deterrence to people who have hostile inclinations. I guess it really should come as no surprise that one of the first things that they did was to try and connected to an external terrorist source. It's the government's way of trying to say that you are not paranoid if you are worried about security because we have police protecting you. It's kind of like a double strike against those of us with PTSD who are often compelled to consider personal security as well as that of our loved ones.
I have little doubt that there will be traumatic effects from this idiotic incident. While the shooting itself may not cause very many, the way that it is handled is likely to cause more problems. At least, this has been my experience when dealing with trauma and those who are unable to communicate with the victims effectively.
My condolences to all of the victims. Unfortunately, I cannot help but feel that someone will try to top this horror with one of their own.
No, this individual did not have any military experience, from what I can tell. He was a PhD student, studying neuroscience, which gave him a great deal of insight into psychology and our fears. He was simply coping the stuff that he saw on film and television, and sorting through what would work and would not work.
I was rather shocked at the ages of the individuals sent to the hospital. Children at a midnight premiere? But then, I'm from a time when midnight movies were mostly for us party animals. Movies like Pink Flamingos and The Rocky Horror Picture Show come to mind right off.
Unfortunately, the theater where I live was recently robbed in a manner similar to this, except that no one was injured. Of course, this robbery was much earlier in the afternoon, as where I live few people are out that late after sunset. If they are, they are not watching a movie.
Sadly, even after 9/11, we do not take security very seriously, unless we are trauma survivors. The police are pathetically undertrained to handle such situations, as a rule. Those few places that do have armed security are simply not adequate to provide effective deterrence to people who have hostile inclinations. I guess it really should come as no surprise that one of the first things that they did was to try and connected to an external terrorist source. It's the government's way of trying to say that you are not paranoid if you are worried about security because we have police protecting you. It's kind of like a double strike against those of us with PTSD who are often compelled to consider personal security as well as that of our loved ones.
I have little doubt that there will be traumatic effects from this idiotic incident. While the shooting itself may not cause very many, the way that it is handled is likely to cause more problems. At least, this has been my experience when dealing with trauma and those who are unable to communicate with the victims effectively.
My condolences to all of the victims. Unfortunately, I cannot help but feel that someone will try to top this horror with one of their own.
I think this whole affair is quite interesting, tragic, but interesting. The perpetrator claimed he was the Joker after he was in custody. I wonder what his motive is though if it's anything similar to the character The Joker, he doesn't have one.
It's practically unbelievable that in this day and age in America, a man can go in fully packed to the tip with weapons and just unload like that. I guess it's true, there is no where that you are safe. You can't expect the world to change, but what you can change is your principles and the way you interact with the world.
It's practically unbelievable that in this day and age in America, a man can go in fully packed to the tip with weapons and just unload like that. I guess it's true, there is no where that you are safe. You can't expect the world to change, but what you can change is your principles and the way you interact with the world.
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I am sorry for the losses to families out there.
What I personally think is 'insane' is America's laws permitting the use and access to guns. They say on our news that it will change the way people go to movies going forward - what about all the massacres avoidable by gun laws & control? Apparently there are more guns in the US than people.
All possessions of ammunition used in this horrific tragedy were legal... 'The right to bear arms' - I'm glad we have gun regulation in Australia.
I mean no disrespect to the American Constitution but IMHO not going to the movies is not the resolution to preventing such future tragedy.
What I personally think is 'insane' is America's laws permitting the use and access to guns. They say on our news that it will change the way people go to movies going forward - what about all the massacres avoidable by gun laws & control? Apparently there are more guns in the US than people.
All possessions of ammunition used in this horrific tragedy were legal... 'The right to bear arms' - I'm glad we have gun regulation in Australia.
I mean no disrespect to the American Constitution but IMHO not going to the movies is not the resolution to preventing such future tragedy.
reallydown
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It's a terrible tragedy. One has to wonder though, what underlying societal issues lead to this kind of thing because it happens too often to simply be dismissed as a lone lunatic etc....What about the society that produces so many lunatics like this? I hope the injured make it through and recover. Lots of healing to do.
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