eloisel
Forever Empress E
Jack, it may not be an original idea but it is a valid discussion topic. Quite a few people are concerned and if anyone wants to talk about it they should be encouraged to do so. If you aren't concerned for yourself and the people you love, then that is great for you. Not everyone is as callous as you are.
jack
The Legendary Troll Kingdom
That's not it at all E. It's irritating to me that some fucking half assed antisocial geek would plan such an event so elaborately for the sole purpose of finally getting some attention.
He doesn't care what happens to him after this, he never intended to kill himself after which is what REAL psychos ALWAYS do. He's just sucking up the negative prana at this point. And he's now a celebrity. Negative attention is still attention.
It just fucking pisses me off. This whole culture poises itself for events like this and then suddenly everyone's concerned.
He doesn't care what happens to him after this, he never intended to kill himself after which is what REAL psychos ALWAYS do. He's just sucking up the negative prana at this point. And he's now a celebrity. Negative attention is still attention.
It just fucking pisses me off. This whole culture poises itself for events like this and then suddenly everyone's concerned.
eloisel
Forever Empress E
I agree with you on some of that. We're a sound byte, photo op, catch phrase, leet speaking kind of society right now.
What I'm not understanding is why his mother was not surprised that it was her son that did this thing and in fact told the authorities they had the right person when they asked her about her son. If I had a child capable of doing something like that and I had reason to believe that they would, I'd have that kid in some sort of facility for their own protection as well as for everyone else. I don't understand what happened there. Did she not say anything to anybody or was nobody able to help her or what?
What I'm not understanding is why his mother was not surprised that it was her son that did this thing and in fact told the authorities they had the right person when they asked her about her son. If I had a child capable of doing something like that and I had reason to believe that they would, I'd have that kid in some sort of facility for their own protection as well as for everyone else. I don't understand what happened there. Did she not say anything to anybody or was nobody able to help her or what?
eloisel
Forever Empress E
She may not have been able to get anyone to listen to her. Holmes is 24 years old and apparently was not living with his parents. Looks like he was a smart kid with lots of potential and a bright future. I wonder what about him concerned his mother and why no one else seemed to notice he was having some sort of crisis at least a few months back when he started planning and preparing for this.
jack
The Legendary Troll Kingdom
You should have seen the tripwire boobytrap he rigged his apartment with...he would have blown to shit anyone trying to storm in to do a search. Given that he lived, he copped to it with them, thus saving lives. I think he may have actually envisioned a scenario where he died in the theatre and the the building explodes in a fiery holocaust as a final goodbye, given the amount of explosives attached to the trap.
Remember that guy in the tower in Texas in the sixties? Kind of like that only quicker.
Remember that guy in the tower in Texas in the sixties? Kind of like that only quicker.
Sarek
Vuhlkansu Wihs
My uncle died in a car crash. I didn't give up driving. My dad died of lung cancer. I still enjoy a good cigar once in awhile. My brother was wounded on duty as a police officer, I didn't quite my job. I had an aunt that died in a plane crash, I still fly. A friend of mine drown on a canoe trip, I still go out on the water. Christopher Reeves had a riding accident and ended up dead as a result, I still ride horses. Thousands die as a result of eating, drinking, smoking, walking, running, biking, swimming, surfing, snowmobiling, and just living life. Some clown in Colorado went nuts in a theater and killed people. I'm not going to stop going to the movies.
Love Child
One Love
But will you go see that particular movie?
Pwned
Banned
Who paid?
jack
The Legendary Troll Kingdom
Did you go yet?
eloisel
Forever Empress E
Not yet. Probably Thursday. I'm in the middle of working on researching, vetting, editing, and tweaking 15 scholarly papers due out by 5 p.m. next Monday. About Thursday I will need a break from all this and Batman ought to provide it.
Maybe I'll go tomorrow night. You want to discuss after I do?
Maybe I'll go tomorrow night. You want to discuss after I do?