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On July 21 2012 04:34 yeint wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:05 ishyishy wrote:
ABC news calling this "The Batman Massacre" Completely horrible lack of journalistic standards. The movie had nothing to do with it, except as a convenient time to maximize the number of people in the theater.
Except it does have something to do with it. He got the idea from the trailer where gangster shoot up a movie theater. And he died his hair red to and told authorities that he was the "Joker". The shooter picked this particular movie to have significance for his massacre.
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On July 21 2012 04:36 Creationism wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:34 yeint wrote:On July 21 2012 04:05 ishyishy wrote:
ABC news calling this "The Batman Massacre" Completely horrible lack of journalistic standards. The movie had nothing to do with it, except as a convenient time to maximize the number of people in the theater. Except it does have something to do with it. He got the idea from the trailer where gangster shoot up a movie theater. And he died his hair red to and told authorities that he was the "Joker". The shooter picked this particular movie to have significance for his massacre.
As I've stated several times, Police Chief Oates of Aurora has said this is not true.
This rumor is from the NYC Police Commissioner, and cannot be validated by anyone else. He has been known to exaggerate things for the media in the past.
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On July 21 2012 04:03 Cheater23 wrote:
Westboro baptist church is saying that they are going to protest the funerals of those that died in Aurora...
I've never been able to stand these people, but i've always acknowledged their legal rights, but this is just ridiculous. Innocent people were shot for enjoying a form of media. There can be no justification for their protests here.
Why...like...WHY...
What the fuck...
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On July 21 2012 03:58 Carnagath wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 03:54 zezamer wrote:On July 21 2012 03:51 Balgrog wrote:
This is absolutely awful. All those who are making judgements, think about this for a second. As far as we know until a few weeks ago this was a very successful person who had a honorable degree and was in med school, then suddenly dropped out and went on a shooting rampage. I am NOT trying to defend his actions but it is pretty apparent that he had some sort of mental break that pushed him into this. I truly hope that no more people die from this, and hopefully people can recover mentally from this. It's always the nice,smart,polite and quiet kid that truly is lonely and depressed but none can see it  Loneliness and depression have nothing to do with mass murder.
Depression has nothing to do with such an act. Depressed people usually won't hurt anyone and are pretty sympathic, they are mostly only danger to themselves rather than other people. Loneliness though I believe to be a factor in some cases. Also these shotings couldn't have been done without motives by someone not completely inhumane. The person is mental sick simple as that.
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On July 21 2012 04:27 Djzapz wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:19 heroyi wrote:On July 21 2012 04:16 reneg wrote:On July 21 2012 03:56 barbsq wrote:On July 21 2012 03:44 Tyree wrote:I dont know if this has been posted: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/vFYi2.jpg) Unbelieveable, how do you know how to operate Twitter yet dont know what is trending and WHY? this made me feel a bit sick to my stomach. They have since taken it down and thoroughly apologized, saying their PR team isn't US based, and didn't do the investigation that it needed to do Are...you..fucking kidding me... Love the ignorance. At least they acknowledged it... It was a stupid mistake, don't go calling it ignorance. You don't know what's going on in every country. Bombs go off in other countries, kill 50 people and you barely even flinch. And before I get jumped, I'm not defending them. Just don't go crazy because some underpaid employee failed at PR.
its a firm...its a company who should always be striving for class and respect.
Tell me how underpaid one has to be to not click on one link on the web. This story, about the shooting, is like wildfire...All they have to do is go type Aurora into Google.com.
I'm more mad at the PR firm they have which apparently they fired so w.e
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On July 21 2012 04:39 PH wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:03 Cheater23 wrote:
Westboro baptist church is saying that they are going to protest the funerals of those that died in Aurora...
I've never been able to stand these people, but i've always acknowledged their legal rights, but this is just ridiculous. Innocent people were shot for enjoying a form of media. There can be no justification for their protests here.
Why...like...WHY... What the fuck...
So they can get people to do illegal things against the church and sew them. The church is basically a bunch of lawyers who uses legal loopholes to get money by pissing people off.
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On July 21 2012 04:39 ownyah wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 03:58 Carnagath wrote:On July 21 2012 03:54 zezamer wrote:On July 21 2012 03:51 Balgrog wrote:
This is absolutely awful. All those who are making judgements, think about this for a second. As far as we know until a few weeks ago this was a very successful person who had a honorable degree and was in med school, then suddenly dropped out and went on a shooting rampage. I am NOT trying to defend his actions but it is pretty apparent that he had some sort of mental break that pushed him into this. I truly hope that no more people die from this, and hopefully people can recover mentally from this. It's always the nice,smart,polite and quiet kid that truly is lonely and depressed but none can see it Loneliness and depression have nothing to do with mass murder. Depression has nothing to do with such an act. Depressed people usually won't hurt anyone and are pretty sympathic, they are mostly only danger to themselves rather than other people. Loneliness though I believe to be a factor in some cases. Also these shotings couldn't have been done without motives by someone not completely inhumane. The person is mental sick simple as that.
Typically the term "lonely" is used for someone who does not want to be alone, but is. Sociopaths and misanthropes both do very much want to be alone. Schizophrenics may or may not, because it is an illness with an amazing variety of possible behavioral outcomes.
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Sad stuff, My friend was over drinking in a bar about a 2 min walk away from that.
Glad I was in a theatre about 45minutes away. Always in colorado x.x
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On July 21 2012 04:40 heroyi wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:27 Djzapz wrote:On July 21 2012 04:19 heroyi wrote:On July 21 2012 04:16 reneg wrote:On July 21 2012 03:56 barbsq wrote:On July 21 2012 03:44 Tyree wrote:I dont know if this has been posted: Unbelieveable, how do you know how to operate Twitter yet dont know what is trending and WHY? this made me feel a bit sick to my stomach. They have since taken it down and thoroughly apologized, saying their PR team isn't US based, and didn't do the investigation that it needed to do Are...you..fucking kidding me... Love the ignorance. At least they acknowledged it... It was a stupid mistake, don't go calling it ignorance. You don't know what's going on in every country. Bombs go off in other countries, kill 50 people and you barely even flinch. And before I get jumped, I'm not defending them. Just don't go crazy because some underpaid employee failed at PR. its a firm...its a company who should always be striving for class and respect. Tell me how underpaid one has to be to not click on one link on the web. This story, about the shooting, is like wildfire...All they have to do is go type Aurora into Google.com. I'm more mad at the PR firm they have which apparently they fired so w.e
Double checking why Aurora is trending was the least the person could do, but they didn't. Honest mistake. You've got better shit to get outraged about.
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On July 21 2012 04:38 iGrok wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:36 Creationism wrote:On July 21 2012 04:34 yeint wrote:On July 21 2012 04:05 ishyishy wrote:
ABC news calling this "The Batman Massacre" Completely horrible lack of journalistic standards. The movie had nothing to do with it, except as a convenient time to maximize the number of people in the theater. Except it does have something to do with it. He got the idea from the trailer where gangster shoot up a movie theater. And he died his hair red to and told authorities that he was the "Joker". The shooter picked this particular movie to have significance for his massacre. As I've stated several times, Police Chief Oates of Aurora has said this is not true. This rumor is from the NYC Police Commissioner, and cannot be validated by anyone else. He has been known to exaggerate things for the media in the past.
Oh great.
Mark my words, thanks to this rumor and the labeling of it as "The Batman Massacre", this will become an urban legend that will never go away. Just check back in a year or two and some Concerned Parents Against Movies organization will be using it as an example of the horrible influence of violent films.
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On July 21 2012 04:48 yeint wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:38 iGrok wrote:On July 21 2012 04:36 Creationism wrote:On July 21 2012 04:34 yeint wrote:On July 21 2012 04:05 ishyishy wrote:
ABC news calling this "The Batman Massacre" Completely horrible lack of journalistic standards. The movie had nothing to do with it, except as a convenient time to maximize the number of people in the theater. Except it does have something to do with it. He got the idea from the trailer where gangster shoot up a movie theater. And he died his hair red to and told authorities that he was the "Joker". The shooter picked this particular movie to have significance for his massacre. As I've stated several times, Police Chief Oates of Aurora has said this is not true. This rumor is from the NYC Police Commissioner, and cannot be validated by anyone else. He has been known to exaggerate things for the media in the past. Oh great. Mark my words, thanks to this rumor and the labeling of it as "The Batman Massacre", this will become an urban legend that will never go away. Just check back in a year or two and some Concerned Parents Against Movies organization will be using it as an example of the horrible influence of violent films.
Yes, especially the kind that people have not watched yet.
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On July 21 2012 03:11 heroyi wrote:
Jesus fucking christ. A PhD pursuing medical student...
He was not a PhD student, nor was he a medical student. He was withdrawing from a master's program in neuroscience (most such programs are 2 years -- if he began in 2011, then he would have dropped out after one year of [academic success!!]). Looks like he started preparing for this insanity when classes finished up in May. Random speculation: I wouldn't be surprised if his family never knew he was dropping out.
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On July 21 2012 04:48 yeint wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2012 04:38 iGrok wrote:On July 21 2012 04:36 Creationism wrote:On July 21 2012 04:34 yeint wrote:On July 21 2012 04:05 ishyishy wrote:
ABC news calling this "The Batman Massacre" Completely horrible lack of journalistic standards. The movie had nothing to do with it, except as a convenient time to maximize the number of people in the theater. Except it does have something to do with it. He got the idea from the trailer where gangster shoot up a movie theater. And he died his hair red to and told authorities that he was the "Joker". The shooter picked this particular movie to have significance for his massacre. As I've stated several times, Police Chief Oates of Aurora has said this is not true. This rumor is from the NYC Police Commissioner, and cannot be validated by anyone else. He has been known to exaggerate things for the media in the past. Oh great. Mark my words, thanks to this rumor and the labeling of it as "The Batman Massacre", this will become an urban legend that will never go away. Just check back in a year or two and some Concerned Parents Against Movies organization will be using it as an example of the horrible influence of violent films.
Look at Duke Nukem, or any other scapegoat in the video game arena, or hell, any other scapegoat in any other sector for that matter. This kind of behaviour will unfortunately always be present in the political (and faux-news commentary) arena. Perception in politics is everything.
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On July 20 2012 21:12 BisuDagger wrote:
I can't imagine how this is going to change movie premiers. I am def never ever going to a midnight showing again and probably won't see this movie in theater now. How can theater's even accommodate for a crisis like this? (building exits etc.)
So a random tragedy causes you to take irrational actions? This horror has nothing to do with the movie theater, that's just where it took place. He could've done this at any crowded venue.
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yet the "public" is going to "demand" "action"
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i saw transformers three in that theater o.o
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Something like this shouldn't make people be fearful about ever attending a public event. Something like this can happen anywhere and it shouldn't make you live your life in fear. It's an unfortunate tragedy that happened to take place at a midnight premier.
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Interesting legal note - it'll probably be considered legal malpractice if the prosecution does not seek the death penalty if he is determined competent to stand trial.
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When people say "man this world is crazy" don't you all understand that "this world" includes all of us and our parents, and why do many people want the men dead, what if they are seriously mentally ill, and and are literally insane, not saying its not their fault but still its not like they know any better.
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