Gunman kills 12, injures 59 during screening of Batman movie in Aurora, CO

[Sarge]

Originally Posted by jimmy40

why would you not expect this to happen in this country?

Exactly - it essentially already happpened right down the road (Columbine) a few years ago. There have been multiple other school shootings etc. since.

It's not fun to admit, this shooting is not as inordinary as it might have been 20 years ago.

[jimmy40]

Originally Posted by Sarge

Exactly - it essentially already happpened right down the road (Columbine) a few years ago. There have been multiple other school shootings etc. since.

It's not fun to admit, this shooting is not as inordinary as it might have been 20 years ago.

and even then you had the Luby's massacre in Killeen Tx.

[kristie]

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by arglebargle

I'm not big on our process of capital punishment, but none of those issues will be in play here. I expect he will go down, and I have to agree with that.

His lawyers' only hope will be some sort of mental illness defense, but the planning behind this horrible crime will pretty much negate that in any reasonable juror's mind.

Physicians will examine him for competency and that will determine his ability to stand trial.

[BoysFan4ever]

The story of the young lady from SA is heartbreaking. And the gentleman waving his son's pic to cameras looking for him only to find out he was murdered. Gosh these stories are breaking my heart.

[bounce]

Originally Posted by junk

One of the victims was a hockey blogger, Jessica Redfield, who had previously walked out of a mall right before a shooting in Toronto.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...0034--nhl.html

Jessica was an acquaintance of mine. Totally surreal. Especially after the Canada situation.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by bounce

Jessica was an acquaintance of mine. Totally surreal. Especially after the Canada situation.

Very sorry to hear this tragedy touched you man. If you know her family please extend the condolences of the entire forum.

[bounce]

Originally Posted by Hostile

Very sorry to hear this tragedy touched you man. If you know her family please extend the condolences of the entire forum.

Here is her blog. The last entry is her thoughts after the Eaton Center shooting in June: http://jessicaredfield.wordpress.com/

Her last tweet:

Originally Posted by @jessicaredfield

@jessespector MOVIE DOESN'T START FOR 20 MINUTES

I know of her brother, Jordan. He's serving as next of kin. Www.jordanghawi.com/blog/

[Hoofbite]

Originally Posted by jobberone

Physicians will examine him for competency and that will determine his ability to stand trial.

Hard case to make considering the entire thought process.

As horrible as it all was, he executed his plan to an extent that a truly incompetent person would not have been able to.

[Muhast]

Originally Posted by Sarge

Exactly - it essentially already happpened right down the road (Columbine) a few years ago. There have been multiple other school shootings etc. since.

It's not fun to admit, this shooting is not as inordinary as it might have been 20 years ago.

Columbine happened when I was in middle school, which was in 1999. It really does seem like it was just a few years ago but its been a long time. Crazy how some things get embedded in your mind.

[kristie]

a tweet from demarco murray:

DeMarco Murray ‏@DeMarcoMurray
Prayers with all involved in the Aurora, Colorado shooting.. Can't be safe in a movie theater where can we?..


if this has already been posted, i apologize.

I heard some young lady that survived the mall shooting in Toronto a few weeks ago was one of the casualties in todays shooting. That blows my mind how could a person have a shooting like this happen to them twice in a matter of weeks? I guess all you can do is let your loved ones know how much they mean to you everyday.

[Trendnet]

George Costanza award?

http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/ne...US&.lang=en-US

Not only did the dude leave his fiancé and two kids in the theater, he got in his car and drove away!

WTH?

Of course who brings kids that young to a midnight showing of a movie like Batman?

[KoRnyBrad]

So sad that what was supposed to be a happy event had to turn into a tragic one lead by a coward. My prayers and thoughts go out to the friends and families affected.