Mass Shooting at DK premiere in CO!

[onmyknees]

In what circumstances could he carry that arsenal into a cinema without being apprehended in the first place? Is Colorado one of those states which has pretty loose regulations on carrying weapons, concealed or otherwise?

For once I am not having a go at the US approach to weapons - these questions come from genuine curiosity.

Ok...your last sentence was enough to save you from what could have been some ugliness. Since you asked sincerely...Yes Colorado is a Western mountain state and it's gun laws reflect the geography and the history similar to Idaho and Montana. As such, it has a history of strong second amendment support.. Most of it sparsely populated once you get outside the Denver area. You'll see more cattle, and antelope than people in the majority of the state. Long guns are relatively easy to purchase with the usual FBI background checks. Part of the old horse culture still remains in places outside Ft. Collins and other areas. It's just simply a different culure than the east coast.

[Willie Escalade]

Second time something like this has happened in Colorado...

[Lovecox]

Another reason why you shouldn't yell "fire!" in a crowded theatre. Ba-dum- kssshh.

[GroobySteven]

An enlightened one. The movie in question is PG-13. My son's nine. We're going to see it tomorrow in IMAX and we're going to have a blast! Who doesn't know how to explain to a child the difference between real and make believe? Who doesn't want to proactively address the moral implications of the subject matter with their families? Lazy parents, that's who. It's really easy to ban a child from something, and quite different to take the time to walk them through it.

I think from 6 to 9 is a fairly good jump in maturity but maybe those parents of this "joker" thought the same about their child? I don't think kids of that age should be subjected to so much violence, comic book or otherwise. You can explain the difference between real and make believe ... but when I was 8 I was running around holding a broom handle pretending to be Luke Skywalker ... maybe we don't have to implicitly show them something that was made for adults.

PS - I not one of those that thinks violent movies makes for serial killers or mad gunmen but I do believe that those movies and video games, desensitises people to death and violence.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/80...ge-brains.html - makes you wonder how it would affect a 6 yr old's brain ... or a 9 yr old?

[sucka4chix]

A child's brain is not the same as an adult's. There are many things they CANNOT process and cannot differentiate. Too many "parents" want to treat children as adults or "friends". That is ignorant irresponsible parenting that will ultimately effect us all. This quacks parents probably failed him.
A six yr old has NO BUSINESS at a midnight showing of Mickey Mouse. It's called discipline. Something lost a generation or 2 ago.

[thx1138]

Mass murder is as American as apple pie and motherhood. A recent example that never made it to mainstream news:
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/75605

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

A child's brain is not the same as an adult's. There are many things they CANNOT process and cannot differentiate. Too many "parents" want to treat children as adults or "friends". That is ignorant irresponsible parenting that will ultimately effect us all. This quacks parents probably failed him.
A six yr old has NO BUSINESS at a midnight showing of Mickey Mouse. It's called discipline. Something lost a generation or 2 ago.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Oh and regarding bringing a young child/infant to a movie theater is just plain selfish on the parents part. I once went to a movie where a young couple brought their newborn to see said movie and the child was constantly crying and neither parent made any effort to leave with the child or try to soothe it. Needless to say, I or my family (having paid $14.00 to watch the movie) didn't want to endure that for the entire length of the movie, so I got up and complained to the manager and said either you ask them to leave or you refund me and my family our money. The parents were asked to leave but as they were walking out the young man looked into the crowd and yelled "Thanks alot you fucking asshole!" There's humanity in a nutshell. Self-centered, inconsidereate towards others and boorish in their behaviour. People nowadays think a movie theater is their rec room/tv room/family room and behave accordingly. Civility is dead. And yes this is a tragedy, horrible, unconscionable, etcetera......blah....blah....blah....ad nauseum.

[BellaBellucci]

I think from 6 to 9 is a fairly good jump in maturity but maybe those parents of this "joker" thought the same about their child? I don't think kids of that age should be subjected to so much violence, comic book or otherwise. You can explain the difference between real and make believe ... but when I was 8 I was running around holding a broom handle pretending to be Luke Skywalker ... maybe we don't have to implicitly show them something that was made for adults.

PS - I not one of those that thinks violent movies makes for serial killers or mad gunmen but I do believe that those movies and video games, desensitises people to death and violence.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/80...ge-brains.html - makes you wonder how it would affect a 6 yr old's brain ... or a 9 yr old?

I think it depends on the child. In my case, I was first exposed to real extreme violence, at the hand of my own father no less, starting at four years old, but was not allowed to watch violent movies (or anything 'R' rated because my parents were too lazy to think for themselves). And believe me, I am not desensitized to it by any means.

My son, on the other hand, has never been exposed to such, but has always watched movies with violence in them (notice I didn't say 'violent movies' as I would never watch one just for that). He plays with toy guns, and plays Call of Duty Black Ops on the regular. Out favorite movie is Zombieland. He is probably the sweetest child I've ever known, and I'm not just saying that because I'm his mother. He really doesn't want to hurt anybody.

Like most things in life, this is subjective, but that wasn't my point. My point was that this parent's arguable judgement call has nothing to do with the shooting. Both he and his child were victims of a senseless crime. My heart goes out to them.

~BB~

PS: Who else here even has children?

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Forgot to add common sense is dead too.

[BellaBellucci]

Also:

He said: "I don't think anybody would deny that people do become desensitised to violence. But the real issue is whether that in and of itself causes negative consequences."

People were not simply slaves to the biological processes of their bodies and brains, he said. How they behaved also depended on a host of psychological and social factors, such as how much violence they experienced as children."

Well said.

~BB~