Colo mass shooting

[tombogan03884]

http://gma.yahoo.com/mass-shooting-colo-movie-theater-14-people-dead-085940786--abc-news-topstories.html

A lone gunman dressed in riot gear burst into a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" and opened fire, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 50.

The suspect, James Holmes, 24, of Aurora, was caught by police in the parking lot of the Century 16 Movie Theaters, nine miles outside Denver, after police began receiving dozens of 911 calls at 12:39 a.m. MT. Police said the man appeared to have acted alone.

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Police said 10 victims died inside the theater, while dozens of others were taken to local hospitals, including a child as young as 6 years old.

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Initial thoughts,
Bet it was a "Gun Free Zone".
That worked real well.
Part of the reason these things happen is because of the way the "news media" glamorizes them.
The only actual confirmed information available so far are the location, and the name of the suspect, even the number of casualties is not confirmed yet, the linked article says 14 dead in the title, 12 dead in the article, and 10 dead in the photo caption.
Yet with that meager amount of info the media have milked it for about 3 hours worth of speculation as of 9AM, if the shooter was looking for attention he has certainly gotten his wish thanks to the media.
Any parent who takes a 3 month old baby, or a 6 year old, to a midnight showing of a movie may not deserve to get shot, but a good beating would be totally appropriate considering the inflated price of even "normal" movie tickets.

[Bic]

Hardly the time for this commentary I know BUT - I'd add to tombogan's post that any "adult" who goes to see a movie with "Batman" in the title deserves a good slap too.


Now back to our regularly scheduled prognosticating

[Ulmus]

What about adults that watch Spiderman and the others?

http://thegunrunnerpodcast.com/tgrp-episode-191-pass-review/

[MikeBjerum]

Thin Tom,

I agree on the ages of the children with one more comment:

What type of parent takes a six year old to a show with the content of the modern Batman?  Granted it is not as bad as the parents that take their young children to R rated movies, but PG-13 and a six year old    This is the time of life for "Once upon a time ...", not "You ain't gonna believe this shit."

[tombogan03884]

Thin Tom,

I agree on the ages of the children with one more comment:

What type of parent takes a six year old to a show with the content of the modern Batman?  Granted it is not as bad as the parents that take their young children to R rated movies, but PG-13 and a six year old    This is the time of life for "Once upon a time ...", not "You ain't gonna believe this shit."

I hear what you are saying, I've had the same thought about parents who let their young children watch things like "Nightmare on Elm St". I can't comment on "Batman" since the only one I saw had Michelle Pfiefer in tight leather, oh, I saw the one with Halle Berry as Catwoman too 
The new ones from what I can tell have no relation to the "real" Batman,
You know, this guy

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[Ulmus]

I just ran down and bought "Ice Age the meltdown" for my grandaughter who's staying for the night.   We have a special set of DVDs just for her. 

How to train your dragon
Caiuo  (SP?)
Ice age
Ice age 2
Princess diaries
Enchanted

I'm looking forward to the day she is old enough for Balto and Herbie.

[jaybet]

Talk about Thread Drift!!!!

[MikeBjerum]

Well, Bloomberg has jumped on the tragedy 

Call for BHO and Romney to address gun control because this affects us all.

[mkm]

Talk about Thread Drift!!!!

We've got two threads going simultaneously; we might as well drift one.

[2HOW]

Bottom line is that innocents got shot and /or killed and all gun owners are gonna pay in one way or the other.