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Gunman kills twelve at theater in Aurora Colorado
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I'd say the same to you. Please don't change the subject right now.
ElectricBlue187
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Did you have a point or just playing forum referee ?
MMaRsu
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Is DKR R rated? It's 12 and over here...
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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The subject? The subject is a dozen people dead! That's the subject. Create a thread concerning who or who shouldn't go to a movie theatre, please.
P.S. It's not an R-Rated movie! It's BATMAN!
I can't believe there are people saying it's perfectly fine for a 6 year old to be at a midnight Batman showing.
:lol
A shame what happened to her though.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Firefighters at suspect's apartment breaking through windows right now, with hooks.
I really don't want to see a boom.
Please no boom.
I really don't want to see a boom.
Please no boom.
It's a fucking Batman movie, half the audience is children.
WB has smartly pulled the Gangster Squad trailer attached, featuring this scene:
oh god, I forgot about that scene. Wow.
Home grown terriosism is very scary. It's easy to blame it on the "other" but when it's the people in your own country doing this it takes it to another level.
I remember when I was working at an AT&T store at the mall on 9/11. We were all scared that the terrorists would target shopping areas and such right afterwards.
Ugh, how disgusting and maddening at the same time. Assuming that this was just another psycho and not some convoluted terror plot, mental health services need to be improved drastically for college and high school in this country. There's too many of these 20-something young adults falling through the cracks and accomplishing these psychotic fueled plots.
Mr. Enigma
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Please shut the fuck up.
Any discussion criticizing parents over this should be auto perma ban.
Alligatorjandro
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The only person at fault is the shooter.
Wiz
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Yes and they were taken to the hospital. Lucky the child is okay
blame space
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two of my friends were at this screening. this is insane.
la flama blanca
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Shut the fuck up about whether the kid shoulda been there. Jesus Christ.
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ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Firefighters are taking photos.
Wait, looks like cops under the firefighters jackets.
Wait, looks like cops under the firefighters jackets.
The person I had originally quoted (or more aptly put, the person he was quoting) more or less implied that he wasn't going to see the movie out of irrational fear; I was speaking directly to him and others that felt like him. I wasn't speaking for everybody; I'm sorry if my post came off that way.
I'll give her the benefit of the doubt that was a careless mistake.
Yes, they were injured but have been released from the hospital.
piratepwnsninja
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I took my 11 year old last night. You're suddenly the arbiter of what is inappropriate for other peoples' children? Good to know.
BFIB
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Are they OK?
CitizenCope
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"Shut up shutin up!"
Dude...seriously? C'mon, son. It's like after 9/11, were you scared to fly? Immediately following a tragedy is probably one of the safest times to re-engage in that activity. The odds of another theater shooting in the next 3 days are slim to none. Besides, it would make more sense shooting in the theater than in the lobby, since there are more people there. So unless your cinema stations ushers in the theater for the full duration of the movie, you're gonna be one of the safest people at the cinema. PEACE.
T.M. MacReady
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WB has smartly pulled the Gangster Squad trailer attached, featuring this scene:
Wow, reminds me of the Spider-Man teaser with the WTC in it.
Gotta wonder if that movie is even gonna come out this year after this.
Emerson
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People were wondering about the chemical exposure hospitalizations earlier and my speculation about it would be that most of them are probably not having any more severe a reaction than is usual to tear gas, but with an incident like this (and huge news coverage) the authorities want every victim evaluated to avoid the possibility of a severe reaction.
Thanks.
As the father of a 4 month old baby girl, I can't comprehend having my daughter out at that time of night for entertainment purposes...
As far as the 6 year old, I think that'd be a potentially awesome treat for a 6 year old kid. They get to go to a premier, stay up past their bed time and see Batman! #shrug
Wow, what bullshit. I've taken my kid to the drive in since he was 3 and it often doesn't let out till 1:30 or 2 am. They have double features there just for kids that don't let out till that late, and they have PG-13 movies that don't let out until that late. Loads of families do this. It's not bad parenting at all. I can't believe you people, you need to get off your judgmental high horses. Talking about hearing loss... Kids hear louder bangs than that at the fourth of July. Christ.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I can't believe there are people saying it's perfectly fine for a 6 year old to be at a midnight Batman showing.
:lol
A shame what happened to her though.
Yeah, laugh and then make a sad face. You have the power to create a new thread concerning who or who shouldn't attend the screening. Shitting this thread isn't helping anyone.
What's next? Kids will stop playing Call of Duty? Have you ever watched a movie as a kid or played a game as a kid or listened to an explicit lyrical song as a kid? Good god. Different topic, different thread. It is bad parenting and we all know it but the kid is dead and there is nothing that can be done about it.
Suddenly everyone is diverting from the situation and becoming the best parents of the decade.
Are they alright blame space?
Even without the booby trapped apartment, there is no way you have a shootout like this during the Batman opening without planning it for a while. He knew what he was doing, he knew what the outcome would be. I doubt he cares if he was caught or killed. He's probably not going to be forthcoming with information.
So, with all of this discussion about the parenting capabilities of people who brought children to the theater, I'm just really curious on something about this discussion.
What exactly is the point in this line of discussion? Are people just bringing up dubious parenting choices just for the sake of identifying up dubious parenting choices, or are they insinuating that the parents have some fault and role in the injuries and deaths of children due to the acts of a gunman (which no person could have reasonably expected)?
What exactly is the point in this line of discussion? Are people just bringing up dubious parenting choices just for the sake of identifying up dubious parenting choices, or are they insinuating that the parents have some fault and role in the injuries and deaths of children due to the acts of a gunman (which no person could have reasonably expected)?
grimshawish
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They'll reshoot that scene and move it to another location.
PenguinPoacher
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Yea I can see your point about not letting children go to a Batman movie..... wait
I'm trying to keep it on topic, I just wanted to comment on the people who think it's okay. Perhaps discussion one way or another should not take place. Whether you think it's okay or not, lets keep this about the overall tragedy and not specific parenting details.
ElectricBlue187
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If you read my posts you would see that it is clearly the former
T.M. MacReady
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This is pretty on the ball for this whole parent argument. A 6yo is at the parents discretion. An infant child at a midnight movie is completely inappropriate and selfish on the parent's part.
But this thread isn't really for discussing that. This is an incredible tragedy.
BobTheFork
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Shit, that's really close to where I live, are there names of the dead and injured? I'm just reading this now but fuck I know people that were going to see it last night, I just don't know where.
These type of posts are completely stupid, inappropriate, and add absolutely nothing to the discussion but a warped sense of victim blaming.
Freewheelin'
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So sad
Prayers and condolences go out to the people who were involved. RIP
Prayers and condolences go out to the people who were involved. RIP
blame space
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yes they made it out OK.
It doesn't help that guns are so easily obtained
but good luck changing that in the states
Basileus777
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I wouldn't be surprised if he was forthcoming. This seems like it could be the work of someone who wants the attention and platform this act provides.
Wow, looks like the guy could have done even worse things.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
OK, pulling cops away from apartment window.
No one dead. Whew.
FBI removed some papers from the dumpster.
No one dead. Whew.
FBI removed some papers from the dumpster.
where are you watching this?
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