At Least 12 Dead After A Shooting At A Showing Of The Dark Knight Rises (UPDATES)

Submitted by Hekki on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:31am.
Well, it makes a little more sense to bring a newborn to a theater than a 6 year old. Newborns sleep all the time and can snooze away in a baby bjorn. Would *I*? No. But I almost get it. They're so portable at that age.

A 6 year old should be in bed and shouldn't be watching violent movies like this anyway. My 6 year old wouldn't be able to stay awake that long! And would be crabby as fuck the next day. Not worth it.

It's a huge treat for my kids to be out past 7:00 at night. The city at night is magic to them. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I think it's trashy/ghetto to be dragging little kids around at night. Get a sitter or don't go. It's no fun for anyone.
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So true Hekki. Living in DC you take your chances going to a movie. Babies, kids bouncing around, it's terrible. I almost got into it with a family at the Avengers movie, having conversations like they're at home in their living room and shit.

Heard a report they're checking this guy's name against a Jim Holmes who joined the Tea Party last year. Would not be surprised.

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Submitted by tomahawk on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:47am.
The governments and press should really handle cases like this by not making the identity of the person who did this public and by not letting their family or friends, or worst of all themselves speak. Execute them, or lock them away for life and that's it. Maybe this "trend" will stop then.
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Absolutely agree that shooters should not be identified by name, and no one around them should be allowed to speak unless it's to apologize (anonymously) to the victims families.

Prison authorities need to leave this POS alone and naked in isolation for 24/7 with nothing but a bed sheet. The problem should be solved within 6 months.
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Holy shit, Batman! That is terrible! It hurts my heart. I feel so sorry for the victims and the people of the town. We had a school shooting here back in the 90s and the survivors, including the people of our town, are still healing from it. My empathy to those affected. Bless their hearts. I wonder what the shooter's motive was.

I suppose we are all going to have to go through TSA like security for movies now. How did that fucker get in the back door? Negligence on the part of the theater staff?

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You know...guns don't commit crimes: people do. I know it's a retarded saying but it's true. It's not the guns in this country - that's not the problem. A psycho who wants to commit a crime is GOING to get a gun. I believe at times that our own government would hand them that gun, figuratively or literally. Watch "the Columbine Cause". It's basically just a slideshow of documents, but watch it. The whole thing is on YouTube. I really implore everyone here to check it out. It's not a crazy conspiracy theory.

America has a problem with guns because there are so many people who are mentally and spiritually depraved. Normal people don't just grab a gun and think "Ya know what? I'm gonna kill a shit ton of people today".

I don't know what's worse - predators being able to walk in a store and buy a gun, or innocent people no longer being allowed to own a gun for protection from the psychos.

An actual shooting during a shooting scene in the movie is kinda like the opening scene of Scream 2 with Jada Pinkett-Smith. She gets literally stabbed during the movie Stab. It's on Netflix. Maybe this huge NERD was watching it one night and got a nerd boner over it and decided he'd be an actual super villain and shoot up the DKR showing. NERDS/FANBOYS stop taking this comic shit so seriously. Christ.

Submitted by K2 on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:16am.

First off... I personally don't think kids should be out that late either, BUT once again, NOT THE FUCKING ISSUE HERE.

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Oh, it's not the issue because YOU decided it's not really the issue? GTFO. So slam on someone b/c they express an opinion about a 6 yr old being at a midnight movie? Didnt know you were in control of the conversation on this thread. And for the record, it may not be a huge issue, but it does raise concern especially when they were almost knocked off. So seriously, maybe you're the one that needs to STFU with all your spewing about testicles and your theories on how he should be punished. Do we live in a 3rd world country now? WTF is wrong with you?
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I'm done after this. It's like trying to argue with a retarded brick wall.

It just shows what kind of person you are to try to put ANY kind of blame on these innocent people.
These people took their kids to a MOVIE THEATER. They didn't take them to a crack house or any other dangerous place/event.
It was a GD movie theater.. at a late hour? Yes, but who the hell cares!
It wasn't the VICTIMS faults that some psycho maniac decided to shoot up the place and it wasn't the VICTIMS faults for bringing their children along.

This crazy psycho could've shot up the place in the afternoon where I'm sure even more children would've been in attendance and I'm sure assholes like you would've brought up that they shouldn't have been in an R rated movie, once again trying to blame the innocent victims in this shitstorm.

You're like the idiots that try to blame the woman for getting raped b/c she was wearing something sexy.

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This is America, WHERE EVERY FUCKING LUNATIC HAS A FUCKING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BUY AS MANY FUCKING GUNS AS THEY FUCKING WANT.

Submitted by louise_brooks on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:24am.

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Absolutely chilling and as more eyewitnesses start talking, I think it will prove to only be the tip of the iceberg. I can't even imagine that kind of terror.

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I don't care about kids sleeping habits, but I do care if the movie is appropriate for a six year old. My son still hasn't seen the Batman with Heath Ledger. Batman has become dark. Get a babysitter. It's not like the kid wanted to see it because of Disney product Anne Hathaway was in it and seemed fun.

Recently in Chicago, a 7 year old girl named Heaven was caught in gang gunfire around 11:00 pm at the candy stand that her mom had set up (to keep the kids out of trouble) in their bad neighborhood.
While it is terribly sad, I didn't get the logic of a 7 year old (or any young kids) being out on a dodgy neighborhood street at that hour. And the poor thing's mother seemed more about her own 15 mins. of fame than grief over her daughter. And yes, people grieve differently, but that's my take.
I guess my point is that gun violence is everywhere.

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These last few generations are on total overload and cannot deal with how things are today. Too much, too fast. People say how things were in the past is outdated; but really, in simplier times where one person wasn't doing ten jobs in one, no constant plug-in to everything electronic and information overload didn't have this effect. Of course, mass murder happened but not on this going-out-in-glory stuff that they bank on being on every facebook, twitter, blog and newspaper heading. Everyone wants their grief and despair out for the world to see and their 15 minutes of fame.

What a world this has become.

From the ABC news story:

A man who talked to a couple who was inside the theater told ABC News, "They got up and they started to run through the emergency exit, and that when she turned around, she said all she saw was the guy slowly making his way up the stairs and just firing at people, just picking random people."

This is beyond words terrifying.

Such horribly sad news! My heart goes out to the victims and their family and friends :(

I think of my son, my stepdaughter, and my stepdaughter's boyfriend who went to see this movie at the midnight showing (thank god not in Colorado)and my heart bleeds for those families who have lost loved ones. All those people wanted was a fun night at the movies. They didn't deserve the hell they received.
And seriously, what the fuck is up with people? They should just tear this guy apart bit by bit, make him feel the agony that those families will live with for the rest of their lives.

Submitted by Thamar on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:30am.

Fucking Batman is right Sucky.

If this society were more civilized showings of this movie would be cancelled immediately out of respect.
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If society were more civilized common people wouldn't be allowed to buy weapons like they're buying a damn cup of coffee at Starbucks.
The problem is not the movie, the problem is that any batshitcrazy idiot can buy whatever weapon s/he wants.
That's nuts AND greedy.

Submitted by Nopers on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:26am.

Any takers on whether or not this is a white guy?

it is a White guy, he's 24. James something or other.

damnit, I wish someone would have shot him between the eyes and buried him quickly like they did bin Laden...just the fact that we know anything about him means some psycho is out there, like "that was cool, that guy got his name on TV, I bet I can do that..."

Submitted by Heroic Cupcake on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:08am.

Uhh, for a second I thought this was at a screening of Knight and Day and it made more sense (I JUST woke up)...

That being said, I'll never go to Colorado. Brainwashed psychos on shooting rampages, underground bases, that Illuminati airport - NO THANKS. First Columbine, now this - ya gotta wonder.
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Oh, God, that Denver International Airport...now that is one seriously creepy place, and I mean creepy to the max. I couldn't wait to get out of there (connecting flight).

I agree with others here, though; the "kids in the cinema late at night" issue takes a back seat to the horrific shootings and gun laws, etc.

Oh God. "Children were among the injured." My son went to the midnight showing of this last night in Century City (Los Angeles).

tragic sad, what a world :((

(lived in Colorado Springs(birth place), Aurora & Littleton; spent many happy Sautrdays at a matinee in Aurora, many happy Friday nights in Littleton ice skating at the rink on my street ; CO has taken a beating this year :( :O SAD

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I agree, LaChaylo my stomach is also in knots over this. I frequently drive my oldest son and only daughter to the movies and I go shopping or get my hair done in the mall many times. I am now sweating to think something like this could have happened ANY TIME in ANY CITY at ANY movie theater.

You are so right...we are sitting ducks

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Submitted by lilywhiteclass on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:10am.
Ditquoi, I hear you re the long afternoon naps and they're being awake later at night. It's just that, to me, there's a difference between having your young children awake late at home vs carting them around the city late at night, and to a late night film screening, to boot.

can't really argue with that. we don't live in the city, but if we are in the city past 8 PM, we're usually in the process of driving out of it and he's in his carseat sleeping.

I understand that infants are much more portable and agreeable than toddlers but movies these days are really noisy...how would any infant sleep through that, unless you're giving them Benadryl before that?

First off... I personally don't think kids should be out that late either, BUT once again, NOT THE FUCKING ISSUE HERE.

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Oh, it's not the issue because YOU decided it's not really the issue? GTFO. So slam on someone b/c they express an opinion about a 6 yr old being at a midnight movie? Didnt know you were in control of the conversation on this thread. And for the record, it may not be a huge issue, but it does raise concern especially when they were almost knocked off. So seriously, maybe you're the one that needs to STFU with all your spewing about testicles and your theories on how he should be punished. Do we live in a 3rd world country now? WTF is wrong with you?

The guy probably chose this venue because he knew everyone would be happy and excited and he wanted to squash their fun. He also probably thought how he could get the most attention in a world that is now so desensitized to violence. Accomplished. :(

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I've been listening to the Aurora fire and police scanner transmissions since about 3:30 a.m. when I first heard about this shooting and it's unbelievable what I've heard..really chilling. I can't begin to imagine the terror in that theater last night. My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones and I hope the injured will all be OK.

What an F-ed up world we live in. It makes you scared to go anywhere. :(

My stomach is in knots over this. I was thinking last night, as the theater ran the instructions on leaving the theater in an emergency, how we're ducks in a barrel in there if anything were to happen. I'm morbid like that, so hearing about that this morning makes me really sad and distressed.

Not on the tv so
not up on that focus.

Get my news here. So if Paris is burning let me know ok?

What about MK's update?

The mother hadn't heard but wasn't surprised?
That is a story.

Submitted by ditquoi on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:57am.

to be honest, my son is up late because he takes a long nap in the evening 4 - 8. I like it like that because it gives me a chance to relax after a full day of work, and allows me to be calm and relaxed when we have dinner and spend quality time. he's not just "up" for shits and giggles. so just be careful with that judgey stuff, it may be misplaced. anyway, he's growing out of the napping stage. he's still a night owl, because I'm a night owl.
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Ditquoi, I hear you re the long afternoon naps and they're being awake later at night. It's just that, to me, there's a difference between having young children awake at home at a later hour vs carting them off to a late night film screening.
I just can't with that.

Anyway, the real tragedy here is the death of the victims and the injured. I can't even imagine how this macabre scene played out in that cinema.

Submitted by skinny fat on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:02am.

didn't anyone notice this person was seriously DISTURBED?

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do if the disturbed person doesn't want to get help and is over 18.

I agree about judging a child's sleeping hours. But that happens a lot here on dlisted, judgments about where and how children live, from how they are dressed to where they live to their bedtime.

I have seen women in theatres with their babies at different hours. The babies who I have seen have slept through the movie, and then nursed at their mom's breast or sucked on a bottle. There were times I was not even aware of a baby in the theatre. And considerate ones tend to remove their kids if they get ornery. (But I did see a young couple bring in their kid, about 4 to 6?, to a screening of "The Exorcist." I complained to the manager, and he told me that as long as the minor is accompanied by an adult, there was nothing that he could do. I didn't know that the father was standing behind me during my "Well, upon my word" lament. Anyway, they were behind me in the theatre, and I turned and glared at them during the scene where Erin stabs herself in the vadge with a crucifix. The mother was covering the kid's eyes, but what the fuck, he had already heard the devil spewing obscenities.)

I think that if there is any judgment, it should be on a system that allows such easy access to weapons. He might still have gone in to a public place with the intent to harm, but I don't think that he would have been able to harm as many people, even kill any, if he had only a baseball bat.

I heard that the shooter's mother was not at all surprised by what her son did. When she was informed, she said "Yeah, you got the right guy."

i'm with skinny fat. bringing children to the movies is not punishable by death.

the issue is there are way too many guns in this country and way too many in the wrong hands. period.

no one wants to face that, including our chicken shit politicians who have to appeal to their dumb ass constituents to get votes.

Uhh, for a second I thought this was at a screening of Knight and Day and it made more sense (I JUST woke up)...

That being said, I'll never go to Colorado. Brainwashed psychos on shooting rampages, underground bases, that Illuminati airport - NO THANKS. First Columbine, now this - ya gotta wonder.

Oh, and those dumb fucks who took their 3month old baby to the movies should lose their parental rights. case fucking closed.

It's terrible. My heart goes out to the injured and the families of the dead.
It doesn't matter what time of day, the venue, or the race or sex of the murderer.
Innocent people's lives have ended or have been changed forever.

I swear, I won't go to malls or large public events anymore. We're all sitting ducks.
I just want a little house outside a one-horse town. I know it won't protect me from all the psychos in the world, but it may protect me from the fame-whore variety.

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Submitted by Nopers on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:26am.

Any takers on whether or not this is a white guy? I bet it is. It's always these fucking white American males with their white male privilege who do shit like this. They think their anger justifies what they do, that they somehow hold that right to take lives. Fucking surprised he didn't kill himself, as that's what these cowards tend to do. Glad he didn't, now he will have to face the full truth of what his actions have done.

And it's just as sad to me that so many Americans will continue to fight for our right to own guns even though if these assholes couldn't get guns this shit wouldn't happen as often. They'd be left alone to masturbate out their petty male aggression.

And also - the retardation of there being a 3 month old baby. If that's true - who gives a fuck? Who really gives a flying fuck, honestly? 14 people are dead, 50 are injured. I can't believe that would even register on someone's radar right now in that situation.
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I agree. 10000 fucking %. It's either priviledged, "my mommy and daddy don't love me, just give me money" or some fucking toothless redneck screaming about Muslim president turning this country into Communist Dream. As if, this redneck or many like him could even spell the word "president". This country is fucking loosing it big time. But hey, what do we expect? Slashing funds for education, closing down schools, sending jobs to China. The list goes on.. In the end innocent people lose their lives while corporate greed that is the root of most problems, continue to thrive. Like nothing ever happened

Submitted by skinny fat on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 10:02am.
PEOPLES, don't be fighting about how old a kid should be at a movie. that's a different discussion for a different day. why is society creating such monsters? that's the real issue. and gun control. didn't anyone notice this person was seriously DISTURBED?

apparently not...

and the worst part is how do you stop it, these psychos seem to build upon each other. like each incident is justification to the next psycho.

I'm afraid they're going to enact a bunch of concealed carry laws so the next incident might end up being a bloodbath.

STUPID WHITE FOLK TAKING THEIR CHIRREN TO THE MOVIE AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD FREAKIN DIE!
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I should add that my son wakes up late too. I wouldn't have him at a midnight matinee, but we've been to a movie at 8 PM...

Is Colorado the Florida/Michigan of the Rockies?? No words :( And yeah,the parents were dumb@$$es for bringing their young children with them (and should have waited for the damn flick On Demand if they couldn't find a sitter), but I'm still just so sorry for their loss :(

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PEOPLES, don't be fighting about how old a kid should be at a movie. that's a different discussion for a different day. why is society creating such monsters? that's the real issue. and gun control. didn't anyone notice this person was seriously DISTURBED?

Oh it seems I was late to the "judging the parents who took their gremlins out past midnight" party. Whoopsy.

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Submitted by Hekki on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:31am.

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I think it's trashy/ghetto to be dragging little kids around at night. Get a sitter or don't go. It's no fun for anyone.

I totally agree. My trashy neighbors have a 3 and a 5 year old and they have them up and out at all hours. They will do laundry at 11:30 PM and we will hear kids running up and down the hallway and stairs or we will hear them come home at 1-2 AM and the kids seem wide awake. Then I hear their asshole father screaming at them at 7 AM because the kids won't listen and are moving slowly. Yeah, I have no idea why that would be happening.....

I know this is bitchy.. but WHY WERE CHILDREN AT A MIDNIGHT MOVIE! I don't care that it is the first night it came out, those kids should be home in bed. Take them to the first matinee if they want to see it so badly. This is horrible.. and yes, Sucky... Fucking Batman indeed. I blame Catwoman.. that pussy.

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easy now, people...

feel so sorry for the victims and their families.

whatever punishment this asshole gets is not enough. he'll never know the pain and terror he inflicted on his victims.

Submitted by LisaL on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 9:43am.

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Yours is a kneejerk reaction. I live in NYC and when 9/11 happened, if George Bush had nuked Afghanistan I would've cheered but those emotions cool off. If we stoop to the level of maniacs and terrorists, we're no better. We need to enforce the death penalty without the constant appeals that go on for years and years.

How awful. And where was this gunman during the making of "The Notebook"?

(How did this guy get a gun? And an AK rifle at that? His own mother did not sound surprised to hear that her son walked into a theatre and shot at people. Wasn't George Zimmmerman packing a gun for his errand to Target on that day that he killed Trayvonne Martin? Are crazies with guns the new black?)