It could be the name of a blockbuster movie, but it is the media-name for the shooting in Aurora, Colorado. “The Dark Knight Massacre”. The (medical student) James Holmes visited the premiere of the latest Batman Movie.
He wore a gasmask, a bullet proof vest, shoulder and knee protection and (I suppose) black boots. He was not the only one, who had dressed up. What made him stand out of the crowd was the fact, that he was armed with 2 rifles, tear gas and a handgun. When the movie started, James Holmes created panic by throwing tear gas and then started shooting into the crowd. 58 wounded and 12 dead.
The police arrived within two minutes and James Holmes surrendered to the police, without any resistance.
As always the (police-)authorities presented the “lone wolf-theory”. James Holmes had organized, plotted and executed this massacre on its own. But questions were asked. There were rumors of a second shooter or an accomplice inside the theater. A second gas-mask? Dit somebody let the shooter in. Was he under mind-control or had he been drugged (or both)? James warned the police, that he had booby trapped his apartment. It took FBI-specialist two days to clear the place. How did he acquire the knowledge and the money to build all this stuff.
Let me tell you,how much the preparation of an act of violence will cost you in Colorado Aurora is not that far from Columbine. It's the state where a bank gives you a rifle for free, when you open an account.
James Holmes owned the following (hand-)guns:
- a AR-15 rifle, price 1000$
- a Remington rifle and two Glock-handgunstotal 1000$
- a bulletproof vest, price 800$
- ammunition, gasmask, clothing etc., total 1000$
It cost James Holmes 3800 dollars to prepare and nothing stood in his way. I think, that's cheap! In euro about 3000! James Holmes drove a nice car, which he had parked behind the cinema. But how did he get in. The emergency-doors can only be opened from the inside. That raises the question: Did James Holmes have a ticket?
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