From reading today's Denver Post, here is some additional information about yesterday's massacre in Aurora, and some of my thoughts and questions.
About the suspect:
"A quiet man" (Aren't they always?)
Never acknowledged neighbors in his apartment hallway (all wrapped up in himself; no connection to others)
Died his hair red to look like Batman's archenemy, the Joker, (this detail supplied by New York City Police Chief Ray Kelly, with whom the Aurora Chief Oates previously worked). Oates admitted talking with Kelly, but refused to confirm the report.
Holmes' father flew to Denver Friday afternoon from San Diego. His mother remains in San Diego, where the killer grew up.
After graduating from college with a degree in neuroscience, obtaining "highest honors," the best job Holmes could find was at McDonalds. That, or something similar, seems to be a common experience among today's college graduates.
If he graduated with highest honors, then it should be a no-brainer that he is "competent" to understand court proceedings, shouldn't it? Those proceedings begin Monday.
Where does he get the money to buy the expensive weapons and ammo, pay his rent, buy a Hyundai?
He was a graduate student in neuroscience at the University of Colorado. Those medical school professors did not notice any mental problems? Just like the rest of us, those medical school professors apparently are good at ignoring people with psychiatric problems.
Other significant details:
The theater has a posted "no guns" policy, so not even persons with concealed-carry permits could have guns in the theater. Of course, this prevents the only possibility of stopping the criminal murderer, and it ensures our vulnerability.
Police smashed a window to the apartment and with a camera attached to a long pole, took pictures of the apartment, which revealed wires, trip wires, jars and liter-sized soda bottles filled with liquid and attached to the wires.
Gun control advocates like New York Mayor Bloomberg are jumping on this tragedy. Will the NRA and other advocates of gun ownership back down, like they did after Columbine? If so, they can't be too confident of the righteousness of their position, but the gun control advocates are absolutely sure of the righteousness of their position.
2 comments:
I don't see any backing down of gun advocates but they and me feel the timing of making this an issue is incorrect. Another reason I don't like the righteous gun control people. They jump too fast. Can't we mourn first?
Terri,
That is a well-made point. If the government can make all of us buy insurance, can't they make all of us buy guns? If a killer realized that others in the room are armed, it would surely be a deterrent.
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