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Gunman kills twelve at theater in Aurora Colorado
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Wind's Howling
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Knowing that the rooms are filled to the brim with people because it is the #1 premier movie of the year.
I think she just means that because the movie was so popular all rooms showing this movie were at 100% capacity, making the stampede/escape extremely difficult.
At this point, it most likely is.
Not to start a different kind of debate here, but this is a good example of why police are armed with more powerful weapons these days.
This won't be the last time we hear of incidents like this...
I'm pretty sure the people in there were terrified.
Large audiences, thats all. Probably phrased badly in the rush to report.
To be fair we don't know the shooter's motives yet. It could be political or religious. Or he could be a nut who hates people.
I agree with the "Couple of nutjobs" vote as well. Probably one or two guys with some affiliation to some dodgy site(white supremacy or some other crap), or suffering from some mental disorder. Probably thought hitting TDKR screening was the best, to maximise kill count. Probably not to do with the movie (even though may be used as a scapegoat).
Likely it was that the shooter planned to attack the theaters that would be full.
Conscience Falls
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Doctor West
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I'd assume it was the only movie playing at that time.
Remember when Breivik was a muslim?
ThisWreckage
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Quite simple, really. It's a hotly anticipated movie. The theatre was likely packed and a lot of the people were sitting ducks. Sadly, the shooter probably blended in because a lot of people likely thought he was dressed up for the movie.
Wind's Howling
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I guess so. The higher probability of getting the most kills because that is what they were solely aiming to do.
Well, it is a vicious circle.
maquiladora
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Because they would be the most filled with people?
Zero-Crescent
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This is horrible. So much senseless violence, for what?
Good thing they caught the suspect, it'll probably be some lone nutjob.
Good thing they caught the suspect, it'll probably be some lone nutjob.
Large audience that can't run out fast, panic and chaos when attempting to flee.
Why "vote" on who you think it is responsible? , just wait.
More than likely. A lot of people = easier to kill.
The shooter was taken alive, so that debate is irrelevant.
Likely the only movie being shown at midnight.
what time would that be in Europe (UK time)..?
Mr. Enigma
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Police scanner is now saying the pregnant woman was not shot, but her 9-year-old daughter was.
Charoncaori
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The media circus for this is just going to be disgusting.
I'm gonna try to go back to lurking until I can get to sleep... I want to stop posting before I say something I'll regret. I hope there aren't any more fatalities.
Yeah i guess i mean "held accountable" (in some way) and im talking about if they could find who started the fabrication.
RBelong2Us
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So many times I'm in a theater and think how easy it would be for an individual to do something this insane and now that it happens, it's just crazy. I pray it's not something that happens again.
I'm sure, many cinemas will not allow this anymore.
Mr. Enigma
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BREAKING: Suspect admitted to having explosives in his apartment.
North Aurora Colorado Apartment block has been evacuated.
North Aurora Colorado Apartment block has been evacuated.
Conscience Falls
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Adult male, possibly early twenties, ethnicity not yet known.
I would have preferred him taken dead.
They will have a police Debriefing at 11am denver time, whici is in about 7 hours 20 minutes from now
Probably 9 or 10 PM.
No need to tiptoe around it, given the time and day of the attack, this is obviously related the Batman movie. Who knows if it's some domestic dudes who picked it for that reason, or some Al Qaeda type group that picked it because those theaters would be full of people, but either way, it's most likely not just a coincidence.
Just because a movie will probably unfairly be made a scapegoat for some nutjob's actions doesn't mean there's no connection whatsoever.
My guess is that the asshole/s knew it would be packed with people.
Bloody horrible news anyway you look at it.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
I think 7 at the latest
I think they're 7 hours behind us, so it'll be 6PM here?
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