14 Dead, 50 Hurt In Mass Shooting Inside Aurora Movie Theater

[TOMAHAWK9521]

The news out here is saying witnesses saw a guy in the front row get up to answer a phone call just as the movie started and walked out the fire exit door at the side of the theater. The same door was used by the shooter to enter the theater. Witnesses thought it odd that the guy didn't go to the lobby. They aren't sure if the guy on the phone was the shooter.

Just plain stupid. What a tragic loss of life.

[MR2]

Originally Posted by tonyz

IMO, it won't be long before the left politicizes this tragedy.

On Good Morning America, ABC News' Brian Ross and George Stephanolpoulos suggested that the Tea Party might be connected to the mass shootings early this morning

and

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has emerged as one of the nation’s highest-profile supporters of gun control, demanded on Friday that the presidential candidates “stand up and tell us what they’re going to do about” mass shootings.

[tonyz]

How soon they forget...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCeqa...e_gdata_player

Hats off to the trauma teams I just heard that when the hospital had news of a second victim arriving, all staff/trauma teams were at the hospital within 15 minutes.

Also heard there is one victim still in surgery, and a second that may have to go back. This from the hospital spokesperson (not sure of name/position).

Prayers out.

[echoes]

Terrible, just aweful.

Thoughts out to all those affected.

Made commo check with my friend in the AO, early this morning...

Holly

[PRB]

He is a nut, mentally off...but it does seem our present society somehow 'enables' these fruitcakes to envision this type of scenario.
We've had nuts forever but the 'look at me/I'll show you' mass murder deal is fairly recent.

[tonyz]

Originally Posted by PRB

He is a nut, mentally off...but it does seem our present society somehow 'enables' these fruitcakes to envision this type of scenario.
We've had nuts forever but the 'look at me/I'll show you' mass murder deal is fairly recent.

In our current society, instead of 72 virgins these nuts think that they get a date (or an MTV show) with "Snookie."

Fame and the quest for fame has polluted our society to such an extent - that it not lost on the mentally unstable.

This same quest for fame may drive our politicians and news agencies to make outlandish statements with respect to these murders.

[Sdiver]

<----- Checking in.

Crazy times out here. Yes, shades of Columbine. Lots of unarmed, inocent people gathered in a closed in area, supposidly safe.

Had comm with several of my friends involved last night (early this morning). Props out to them, but biggest props out to the Aurora 911 dispatch comm center. One of my friends who works there said it was absolutly crazy. Calls were just coming on, landline, cell phone, PD, FD and EMS nets. They did an awesome job trying to maintain some senmblence of order.

Aurora FD has released their audio from last night. .....

http://www.jems.com/video/news/audio...eater-shooting

Props out also to the ER staff at the three hospitals closest to the theater, Medical Center of Aurora (Aurora South), University Hsp, and Childern's Hsp. Pts arrived via ambulance, POV and PD. The last two just showed up, no advance call ins. They did an awesome job with their tirage of these Pts.

It's being reported that Mr. Holmes (the suspect) is a PhD student at CU Denver majoring in neuroscience. His apt is suppossedly "boobie-traped" with several explosive/chemical devices, so PD hasn't been able to gain access.

They have just released a pic of the suspect, James Holmes. (see below)
Wonder what it was to cause this guy to snap. He sure was mitotical in his actions(s), just as Harris and Kliebold were 13 years ago.

Again, crazy times and as I find out more from my friends, I'll pass it along.

Shawn

[alelks]

Originally Posted by Five-O

I would suspect THAT law is simply a guideline...

Nope, It's a written LAW! Now if I'm goiing to a convention where I pay to get in but it's not open to the general public I'm OK. They key is that if you have to pay to get in and it's open to the general public, in NC you cannot carry (CCW).

[blue02hd]

Originally Posted by alelks

And what's a shame is that it is illegal in NC for a CCW to be carried into in a movie theater as you cannot carry due to having to pay to get in.

SUCKS!

When has paying admission for entry ever been a constraint?

[Five-O]

Originally Posted by alelks

Nope, It's a written LAW! Now if I'm goiing to a convention where I pay to get in but it's not open to the general public I'm OK. They key is that if you have to pay to get in and it's open to the general public, in NC you cannot carry (CCW).

Plainly put....That law is stupid....IMHO

[cat in the hat]

Originally Posted by alelks

And what's a shame is that it is illegal in NC for a CCW to be carried into in a movie theater as you cannot carry due to having to pay to get in.

SUCKS!

why is a shame is that Colorado has no such restriction and yet nobody was there to stop him

[echoes]

Originally Posted by tonyz

In our current society, instead of 72 virgins these nuts think that they get a date (or an MTV show) with "Snookie."

Fame and the quest for fame has polluted our society to such an extent - that it not lost on the mentally unstable.

Let's not insult the mentally unstable...seriously, who gives a shit why he did it, right?

He should fry...peroid.

JMHO,

Holly

[tonyz]

Originally Posted by echoes

Let's not insult the mentally unstable...seriously, who gives a shit why he did it, right?

He should fry...peroid.

JMHO,

Holly

OK, I thought it was fairly obvious from the context - the mentally unstable who commit these types of crimes. No offense intended.

Moreover, the point, that I must have done a poor job of communicating, was that the quest for fame is not lost on that segment of society, either.

Finally, some do give a shit - if he was not mentally competent to lawfully own a firearm - the distinction between the healthy and medically diagnosed as unhealthy may sometimes be lost on those who would call for the blanket ban on lawfully carrying firearms.

Back to the regularly scheduled programming.