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Subscribe to RSSHolmes, who appeared in court with a dark beard and hair, has been charged with murdering 12 people during a mass shooting in a Denver movie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." The former neuroscience student was told he could change his plea to guilty by reason of insanity at a later date. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
A judge entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday for James Holmes, the man accused of massacring 12 people at a Batman movie last summer, and scheduled a one-month trial beginning in August.
Judge William Sylvester of Colorado circuit court entered the plea after lawyers for Holmes said they were not ready to plead. The judge left the door open for lawyers to mount an insanity defense later.
RJ Sangosti / Denver Post / Pool via AP
James Holmes, Aurora theater shooting suspect, sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
Holmes walked into the courtroom in Centennial, Colo., and locked eyes with his parents, who were sitting in the second row of the courtroom. He did not show any emotion.
The judge set an Aug. 5 trial date. Prosecutors will announce by April 1 whether they will seek the death penalty.
The judge ruled Monday that Holmes must waive medical confidentiality and agree to be drugged for a psychiatric exam if he wants to claim that he is not guilty by reason of insanity. His lawyers had claimed that those provisions violated his constitutional rights.
Sylvester ruled that Holmes would have to turn over the names, addresses and medical reports of any doctor or psychologist who has treated him for a psychiatric condition.
The defense claimed in papers revealed last week that Holmes was hospitalized for several days last fall and required restraints.
Twelve people were killed and 70 injured in the July 20, 2012, shooting rampage at a midnight screening of the movie “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colo. Holmes surrendered to police within minutes of the attack.
At his first court appearances, Holmes had reddish-orange hair and a blank stare. At subsequent hearings, his hair has been more natural-looking and his demeanor more stable. He appeared Tuesday with a bushy beard.
Colorado lawmakers on Monday advanced a package of legislation aimed at reducing gun violence in the state.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:23 AM EDT
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Put him on the stand and televise it... like O.J. and Jodi Arias ~
No way, this is just what he and other mass murderers want, the publicity. News blackout until verdict then put him away without fanfare.
Why not just put the guns on trial ? The libs keep screaming that it was the tool not the fool...this poor guy needs help...better mental health care...MORE gun laws ....etc, etc, etc. The media circus would be enthralled and just wet themselves.
Scooter, considering the right-wing has a habit of cutting mental health benefits left and right, where exactly do you suppose this "better mental health care" is going to come from?
If you're not willing to pay for it, how can you demand it?
I am not the one calling for it Katie as i pointed out.
gm Tramp
Katie,
With regards to mental health, if the court wants him drug, I'll provide the horse.
James Holmes is not insane. We're insane for letting this murderer live.
Scooter
When you spam every comment section with hate filled diatribes about gun control, even when no one is advocating the contrary, you come come across as either mentally unbalanced or someone who is perhaps being compensated in some fashion for their time.
Thanks Joe, I couldn't have said it better myself.
Scooter - Your shtick is getting really old.
but the constant daily bombardment by the anit gun crowd is just peachy keeno eh guys?
Get this @ssholes ugly mug off of here. It's totally disgusting. NBC we don't need to see the pic because you've posted it SO MANY TIMES BEFORE! Geez wtf is up with you idiots?
Because finally our supporters and $$ are growing as the victim count from gun violence stacks up.
the JUDGE entered the plea? what kind of crap is that..... Hey JUDGE, the guy is GUILTY.... hands down.... he was caught at the theater with the weapons & the whole place can ID him.....
Rack him up & put him DOWN......... stop wasting money on this guy
jacob, all the news outlets are showing his picture just about everytime his story is brought up. it's like headlines of stories being misleading, it grabs your attention. fox is doing it too.
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7txBWz9RCT4AYeNXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGFvA2FvBGNzcmNwdmlkA1U3eTdCRWdldXJBNFU5YnJVVGVXR1EyT2plRVZWbEVfV3o4QUNCQlMEZnIDeWZwLXQtOTAwBGZyMgNzYnRuBG5fZ3BzAzEEb3JpZ2luA3NycARwcXN0cgNmb3ggbmV3cyBqYW1lcyBob2xtZXMEcXVlcnkDZm94IG5ld3MgamFtZXMgaG9sbWVzBHNhbwMxBHZ0ZXN0aWQDQUNCWTA1?p=fox%20news%20james%20holmes&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-900&pqstr=fox%20news%20james%20holmes
cnn is
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7txBWz9RCT4AYeNXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGFvA2FvBGNzcmNwdmlkA1U3eTdCRWdldXJBNFU5YnJVVGVXR1EyT2plRVZWbEVfV3o4QUNCQlMEZnIDeWZwLXQtOTAwBGZyMgNzYnRuBG5fZ3BzAzEEb3JpZ2luA3NycARwcXN0cgNmb3ggbmV3cyBqYW1lcyBob2xtZXMEcXVlcnkDZm94IG5ld3MgamFtZXMgaG9sbWVzBHNhbwMxBHZ0ZXN0aWQDQUNCWTA1?p=fox%20news%20james%20holmes&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-900&pqstr=fox%20news%20james%20holmes
simply type the news organization's name and james holmes and almost every story about him has his picture.
We need to give him a chance to turn his life around. A little love goes a long way, he deserves to be punished in some way i suppose, but lets not waste another life, he can still become a contributing member of society.
he never should have even left that parking lot.....except in a bag...where's Heratio Cane when you need him...?? oh wait, that sounds more like entertainment...just like this story
If there is a such thing as truly "looking crazy", this guy has nailed it.
jason, only when he knows he's being photographed. if you look at earlier court dates when he doesn't know people are taking photos he looks normal. he's definitely trying to use the insanity defense. i think if you kill 12 people insane or sane you should still face the death penalty.
I just don't understand why it takes 5 months to prepare for a trial of someone that we ALREADY KNOW is the person responsible. I'm ignorant of the law, first to admit it. It just seems like a waste of taxpayer money to me. This fruit surrendered his rights when he walked into a theatre and started shooting. Sorry, but screw your rights. Eye for an Eye brother
The reason this guy has not been subjected to any punishment as of yet is because like it or not even this guy has rights under the constitution. If you don't like the law of the land you can always try and change it, or just move. The judge has already ruled that Holmes can't use the insanity plea, or I should say Holmes can't use the insanity pleas unless he agrees to the judges conditions regarding the pysche exam. The fact that he doesn't speakes volumes regarding his so called insanity. If he was really so insane his lawyers would have urged him to jump at the deal. Instead it "violates his constitutional rights", yeah his right to not incriminate himself LOL.
i thought it was a right to a speedy trial? why does it take over a year to prosecute these P.O.S.? They give the families a year to come to terms and then throw this scum back into the media circus to further hurt the families.
Better yet why dont they just declare this an act of terror, then under the stupid NDAA we can just kill him and not bother with the trial....
Vivian..... what are you smoking and why aren't you sharing?.... The love bus left the station a long time ago..
Unlike his victims, Holmes is entitled to due process. I am sure that his lawyers were not ready to enter a plea, because, after 8 months, they were still holding out for the prosecution to offer them a deal. Until a plea was entered, the judge could not get the trial onto the docket.
I like this judge... he's already made it quite clear that, if the lawyers want to get him off with an insanity plea... by gawd, they will have to prove that he was insane and that he had no grasp on the idea of right and wrong. You go, your honor!
So his plea is not guilty! Who was it then, his stunt double!!
Yeah let's give the government the authority to arbitrarily classify crimes as "acts of terror" so they have an easy way to circumvent the constitution whenever they find it convienient. The justice system may have many faults but I am not yet willing to trust the government with that sort of absolute power.
Joe, Scooter has just as much right to speak as you do. If you don't like hearing other people's opinions [that differ from your own], then maybe it's time to leave. No one's forcing you to be on here.
You really don't understand what personal responsibility is about, do you?
I presume you are referring here to the 30+ gun deaths that occur in America every day?
Yes, I am sure all those are people just killing themselves and each other to annoy you and to make guns look bad.
Capital punishment costs the taxpayers more than life in prison. He would do us all a favor by spending the rest of his long life alone in a jail cell, at least until he finds a way to end it himself.
And Joe has every right to express his opinion - or does that only apply to people who you happen to agree with?
We're one of the very few countries in the world who try and execute or imprison the truly insane in this way. Most countries do either of two things: 1) in situations such as post-partem homicide, the person is treated then released, though carefully monitored and usually forbidden to have any more children, or 2) in situations like this one, they commit the person to a psychiatric hospital where they are drugged into near imobility for life. But in either situation, the process is swift and is an attempt to "help" the mentally ill and not treat them as criminals. There are some countries, such as Iceland, that would actually try to rehabilitate this guy.
Oh hell Chris what do you expect? For the US to have a functioning mental health care system?
Chris, please do not compare other countries to this country. There are vast differences with government, constitutional rights, etc, that make such comparisons useless.
If a person is a murderer, they need to executed just like a dog that attacks a human. A murderer is an animal and should be put down. You don't rehabilitate animals that have shown the tendencies to attack and kill a human. Why not? Because once they do it, it's in their nature to do it again. No amount of drugs or therapy can change that.
A remorseful killer shows remorse so that you'll forgive them and let them go. Not because they won't do it again.
Most gun owners would avoid any mental health examinations like the plague. I just think of all these middle aged, fat, balding white men who are buying up all of these assault rifles. I bet half of them would be found to have anger management issues if given a proper exam. Or they would suffer from some form of delusion or paranoia.
When I read a bizarre rant like the one I copied I always think, is this a gun owner? And most of the time the answer is of course, yes!
Vox,
You might be surprised how many females now own guns. And do you even know what an assault weapon is?
Many uneducated people say silly things like "no one NEEDS an AR-15...get a shot gun instead!"
Question: Can a shot gun be an assault weapon?
Answer: yes, it can. They make shot guns that fire as many as 60 or more rounds per minute.
First, an AR-15 was not used by Adam Lanza. He used several hand guns to commit those crimes. Secondly, an AR-15 rifle does have a valid use--it's called self defense. From animals.
Do me a favor and take a trip down to Texas where wild boars roam around, threatening you, your family, and your pets. Then tell me what kind of weapon it takes to bring one down. Keep in mind they grow as large as 1,000 lbs or more.
Katie in TX... I'm sure you have documentation that shows the right is responsible for cutting mental health funds, also it's expensive to carry out a death sentence because liberals and lefties attempt to condone their views concerning abortion by acknowledging the sanctity of life counts for something when it comes to despots such as Holmes.
@ Vivian - good luck with re-habbing this guy. Me, I don't trust him any further than I can throw him.
@ Katie in TX - Capital punishment wouldn't cost so much if the Liberals hadn't made the process take DECADES. The average person on death row is on there in excess of 15 years! That's simply wrong!
BTW, I do feel they need to get on with it. All this stalling is pointless.
Expediting the death penalty just sends more innocent people to their death.
How many innocent people do you think are an acceptable sacrifice for killing this creep? Hint: If your answer is above 0, you are just as much of a psychopath as he is.
Katie in TX..... This guy is not innocent. So no one else has to die.
How can the defense NOT be ready to enter a plea? What the heck have they been doing all this time?
@ Smeefy - they're raking in taxpayer money, that's what they're doing. No more pay when the trial is over, so milk it as long as possible.
some people sound kind of angry. "the only way he should have left is in a bag"? wow. perhaps we should let the trial play out & observe as the details unfold.
I don't care what he looks like when he's being photographed or filmed- he had enough sanity to concoct his plan which he carried out in detail. Enough said!
The judge did the right thing forcing a plea and setting a date for trial. Let's get this showboat on the road and get it done!
Most of the women buying guns now are just straw purchases for their criminal boyfriends or husbands. Facts are they are not buying AR-15 assault rifles for themselves.
dged, it was sarcasum, i figured everyone would pick up on that when i said "stupid NDAA" but some of us are slower than others i guess, and btw our government alrdy has the power to do just that its called the NDAA and i am against and that is why i said stupid ndaa.
how come it takes so long just to enter a plea????? this happened in th emiddle of last year. now the trial doesn't even start until August.......somethin's not right.
You just wasted a sh-tload of typing by saying nothing of worth. You are the totally "uneducated" one here.
It is terribly easy to distinguish what is and isn't an assault weapon. If you want to use such a weapon for sport that isn't sporting. This is the same old stupid excuse. We can't tell what is, and isn't, an assault weapon. Complete BS!
Lastly, the fact that you are clearly a supporter of the Nuge says enough about your own intelligence and frankly some of the points you attempted to make are nothing but laughable.
Oh my god, wild boars in Texas! As if there isn't enough room in Texas for humans and wild pigs? Get the machine gun! Frankly that should be the end of any weapons license Nugent may hold. A completely irresponsible publicity stunt.
sarcasm*
Vox,
First of all, I made no claims that I support Ted Nugent, so I don't know where you got that from.
If you don't think there is a valid use for an AR-15 style rifle, how about this:
Try being a ranch owner near the Arizona/Mexico, Texas/Mexico, or NM/Mexican borders where illegal drugs are smuggled in each and every day. Places where beheading is common and cartels do not take hostages--they just kill you and leave you there. Places where it takes sometimes HOURS for a police officer to arrive after calling 9-1-1 due to manpower cuts, budget cuts, or over-worked officers or dispatchers. Try living in a place like that and then tell me how you are going to survive without protection...serious protection.
Yes, there are valid uses for large caliber weapons to include those that have more than a 7-round magazine.
If you are one of those that claims there is no "need" to have one, then you are free to be a victim. But, that doesn't mean I have to be one with you.
Ok I can accept that, it isn't always clear when people are being sarcastic when dealing with written text only. Sorry but issues like the NDAA, AUMF, the Patriot Act, and other such laws really piss me off. The single most massive curtailing of constitutional rights in the history of this nation and not only were these laws enacted nearly unanimously by congress but in a totally bi-partisan fashion with really minimal public outcry. Its scary, the government isn't going to take anyones rights away, the American people are going to give them away because they are afraid.
great post at 1.48 dged, you are exactly right.
Sad thing is they all gave away our core rights (the ones that really matter) but bitch to high heavens when the idea of not being able to have their guns or kill their babies!
He does have the right to a speedy trial, but typically, the first thing that any defense attorney will do is file to push trials and proceedings back. You can sign a form waiving your right to a speedy trial, just like you can waive your right to remain silent. The reason that the attorneys for both sides do this is to give themselves time to build their case. Sometimes in a high profile case like this one it is done to let the mood of the public (and therefore the potential jury members) cool a bit before trial.
The "media circus" is part of your right to have a public trial. Although I won't disagree that the media often takes advantage of that right for the sake of ratings.
Don't get me wrong here I am all for people's right to own firearms but, a lot of these guns rights people have some serious delusions. They have this idea that somehow as long as thier second amendment rights remain intact then all thier other rights are safe. But thier rights are being pealed away right in front of thier noses. They have this delusion that there will be some clear demarkation indicating that our government has become a tyrrany and at that point all patriotic gun owners will rise up and fight. It is sad really.
The reality is that itis unlikely that anyone will repeal thier right to own weapons nor does a tyrranical government really need to. Oh I am sure a tyrranical government would eventually get rid of privately owned firearms just to make thier job easier, but it would not be a priority item. On that sad day after our government has gone over to the dark side, when they come for you to throw you into that secret prison. It will be far easier to paint you as a "terrorist", or a "danger to society" if you are armed to the teeth. And I can assure you that you will be quite alone. Your neighbors will look on and they might think "This can't be right." but ultimitely they will reconsile it in their minds by telling themselves, "The government wouldn't be messing with them if they weren't doing something wrong."
So yeah go ahead cling to that rifle like its some sort of security blanket, while your government works secretly behind the scenes to dismantle your constitutional protections. I wonder if people will wake up before its really to late.
Mass shootings... let's call them what they are: NRA Tea Parties! When's the next one?
Yes by alll means lets do that. and while we are here lets offer a great big THANK YOU to the lib media's mass induced hysteria and Barrys photo ops. After all thanks to them NRA membership and gun sells are through the roof reaching record highs not Sean since pearl harbor...that was their planned objective wasn't it?.......
THANKS Guys job well done.....
We're you born an idiot, or did you develop into one?
Why is it because the NRA stands up for our rights, you equate them with mass Murder? I'm an NRA member, and I'v never shot anyone. No NRA member I know, and I know a lot, has ever shot anyone. For that matter, I defy you post a substantial list of NRA members who have committed mass murder.
You can't. All you can do is post mindless drivel.
Go back under your rock you unintelligent slug.
Because the NRA is spreading Propaganda - which makes people feel threatened - they want to scare you and obviously its working. Why else would gun sales go through the roof? Why? Because the NRA is telling everyone that Obama is going to take your guns away....
Before the Newtown shootings, Obama had an F rating for gun support from the Brady Center to prevent Gun Violence!
But instead you believe EVERYTHING the NRA tells you.
The NRA is hand in hand with the GOP and the Tea Party. No one is trying to take anyone's guns away. That is total horse sh*t. There is a need to regulate certain weapons. Not everyone needs an AK 47 or any gun that shoots more than 6 bullets at a time...unless you are military, police and trained to use them. There is one reason for a gun like that. It is to kill. Period.
And, yes, there is a need for mental health care. Just look at the picture of the dude above AND the fact, that he brutally murdered 12 people.
opps misspelled "seen", Hope officers jay or independent don't notice, i shudder to think of the dire consequences of my actions in their eyes.
Probably because
[a] The NRA isn't standing up for our rights. The NRA is standing up for the rights of gun manufacturers to have no responsibility whatsoever.
[b] Guns are often used for mass murder. Or have you not paid attention to the news lately?
Yes...poor you. You are so persecuted, you have to spell every single word or They Will Come For You.
Or perhaps you should avail yourself of the mental help that you are recommending for others and get some help with that paranoia of yours.
hey dip@!$%#! how many mass murders are carried out by nra members? probably like ZERO!
this just in... it's not cool to verbally attack fellow posters with opposing viewpoints. embrace the difference & consider the uniqueness of perception.
joes s - you're atarting to sound like that Alex whack-job who was on Piers Morgan. I'm against gun bans and gun-free zones but nuts like you ranting and raving certainly aren't helping the cause. Neither is Alex or Ted Nugent.
There can be litle doubt of this guy's insanity. Nevertheless, we need to use this and other notorious killings as an incentive to learn about mental illness, and to figure out how to protect insane people from themselves, and our society from their rampages. While gun control is a debatable issue, it will not solve this problem. Neither will simple revenge.
Put James Holmes on the stand and televise it... just like the Jodi Arias trial. Since all the other mass murderers killed themselves, let the world decide if he's on drugs or a madman!
What about the victims constitutional rights?
I think the prosecution has watched too many spy movies. In any other context, a drugged individual would be considered an unreliable witness.
Death Penalty - use his own weapons to remove him from society. Help others who might be contemplating these types of attacks understand that they will die too. If you kill with a gun, you should die by the gun.
These crazies will just think they are a martyr. It's not that simple, unfortunately.
@FedupCarl: did God tell you that in a dream? your username speaks volumes. why are you so " fed up"? is the world going to hell? is his sin worse than your's?
Put those nasty guns and high capacity clips on their its all THEIR fault.
Somebody needs to learn how to spell...
gee thanks officer Jay...do you know officer independent by chance? i see you cruise the same "hood"
Scooter does us all a favor and scoot along out of here or start making valuable comments not the crap we have all read.
Fry his azz and be done with it.
Sorry that wouldn't be P.C. this poor poor individual is merely "sick". it was all that damn guns fault. it planned all of this. Well in advance i may add, then just sat back and waited for some poor schmuck to take advantage of. look at the face of this poor fool, used and dejected as he has been. poor poor guy. Damn filthy firearms how dare they.
Scooter - Sarcasm only works in small doses, anything more it becomes an extreme annoyance which surpasses the true message you are trying to make.
Maybe you should consider a career as a standup comic (since you seem to have so much time). Put your sarcasm to good use, of course you'd have to come up with a little more material.
Semi retirement..has its perks....and every comedian needs a straight man. Trouble with comedy is that most of the time slots are takin up by the likes of crazy uncle Joe....now THERE'S a friggin clown !! He always makes me laugh.
scooter - quit summarizing what you think the big bad liberals are saying. nobody says to treat holmes any nicer because we're trying to be politically correct. they're trying to respect the constitution, which entitles him to a fair trial. regardless of whether or not he is deemed legally insane, he will rot in jail for the rest of his life. nobody is going to feel bad or give him any perks because of what he did.
independent - extreme annoyance is an understatement. that much "sarcasm" and joking indicates that scooter doesn't know anything about the law or what politicians are saying about gun control.
All the people who were there reported that this man entered the theater and started shooting.... Not one of them reported that the gun jumped up by itself and started shooting.
So ya, let's blame the gun.
Well in that case, why send soldiers to war with guns? Just send the men by themselves if they're the weapons here.
Katie might i suggest listening for the "popping" sound?
Scooter, might I suggest finding a hobby other than trolling the NBC forums? Do you really think you're going to convert anyone here?
There were some isolated reports of the man entering the theatre with empty hands and opening fire on the crowd.
@Katie, Scooter isn't trying to covert anyone. The internet has given people like him/her a false sense of power, so they spew nonsense ALL day on every thread. He works the gun debate while "Ihateliberals' and "voiceamerica" work the threads about anybody black.
Don't expect logical and/or factual arguments from him and his ilk.
Its times like these that make me glad all of my firearms are..."undocumented"...
And I'll bet your CCW permit is just like mine ....... the Second Amendment.
you got it and theres allot more of us then any other breed.
* a lot
You mean a whole breed of idiots who can't even spell "a lot"?
Oh I definitely believe it Scooter. (good name btw, sounds like Goober)
Oh thank you officer Independent for your correction...may i please go for a ride along with you on you search for SP&G errors....pretty please? Then perhaps we can cover a little ground on the effects of insults on a poster vs. their intended target. For instance just how "independent " are redundant images?
Hey bill hey Scooter, I feel pretty good, in my state you don't need a CCW to conceal and it's legal. good ol Wyoming.
Pan.
Great place to putt. Went thru their on a long loop to sturgis50th . Great ride. 78FLH at the time it didnt like the the mountains much. it was getting pretty loose, but my "new" 81 loved it a couple years later.
Panhead,
Gotta love your gun laws. Another fun fact: Wyoming has the lowest percentage of citizens on food stamps in the nation. The top two states are Texas (#1) and California (#2). Hmmmm ...... what do they have in common?
denver - the death penalty? what are you insinuating?
Mindy, he may be referring to the large populations of illegal immigrants.
illegal immigrants have no social security number or identification so how would they receive welfare benefits?
p.s. not trying to shoot the messenger. i know it wasn't your initial comment.
You don't know the game; illegal mom & dad have multiple children in US; children make family eligible for AFDC, medicare, etc. That's how its done. Unfortunately, illegal US people in latin america can't do this; they get jailed and fined and deported if caught.
Funny so many articles on guns today eh?....why?.....whats the E.O. pen doing right now?
whats THIS administrations latest excuse for gas prices? Went to these highs under bash a couple times for a couple months and it was "off with his head" ...It went to over 3 bucks and stayed there for over four years now under Barrys watch and nothing is said even though THAT effects YOU. not this media induced tripe. or haven't you bothered to think about that and figure it out yet......diversion...its the standard agenda.
Scooter -
It's Firearms Tuesday at NBCLite.
.....anybody have a shiv...........?
The moron is doing his best to look crazy in the photograph.
Too bad the taxpayers have to pay for any defense for this guy.
I believe he does indeed try to look "crazy" and knows that looking "crazy" works in his favor.
Now the trick is to "have his cake and eat it too" at this stage,and looks like he has almost succeeded--a plea of "not guilty by insanity" but still maintaining secrecy of his psychiatric and medical histories.
Just put him in prison, the rest will take care of itself unless they put him in Seg. and even then the cons might still get him.
I only want to hear two things about this piece of trash:
1. He's been convicted (it shouldn't take long, but it will)
2. He's been executed (immediately after his conviction)
IA.ScooterTramp,
Calm down, big fella. And, back away frm the gun and keyboard. Or, are you building your own insanity defense? Otherwise, you have to understand that not everybody is out to get you. Maybe some fresh air, warm milk, or an adjustment of your meds could help.
Milk ? whats a milk? anyway i gotta go, ya see my Rottweiler has his gun out and refuses to take his meds...damn dog always gets this way when we go drinking.
sorry you have to pretend to be so macho, scooter. really, you don't need to be so afraid. you can't be THAT weak.
Come on single you surely can do better then that. Hell Sally Ann does a better job. Come on how bout...." use the milk on you chin and call a cat", or "i know ya are but what am i?" or my all time favorite...."oh yeah? well my sister can lick your brother with one hand"
( must admit i do agree with your screen name though)
well, since i count many raving lunatic drunks among my good friends, we are bound to find some common ground, somewhere. cheers to you and your rotweiler.
And why is there a trial, just give him a lethal injection and be done with it. Why should tax payers have to pay!
Capital punishment costs taxpayers more than life in prison. Let him rot in a jail cell so we can stop wasting money on this clown.
Katie's right. Plus, if you're not happy with the amount of time it's taking to sentence him now, it'll take even longer to give him the death penalty.
THIS MOFO IS GUILTY. To hell with his mental state, etc. Attorneys are gonna get rich off taxpayer $ to fool with this smegma.
I feel so badly for the families and friends of those who were killed or harmed. This must be awful for them to watch.
Has any1 said if they are going to show the trial on TV?
They know he did it. Take him to the public square and hang him. If he wants publicity, give it to him. There are no consequences for murder other than 3 squares a day and a tv and a nice counselor for the rest of his life. Be done already!
Poor scooter trash is still butt hurt from beind DESTROYED by the will of the people and an American President. Americans will keep our guns, you just don't understand adult thinking. It begins after you're old enough for a drivers liscense.
dear championsaints. You say adult thinking begins after you have your driver's license. I hope you get your license soon so you can begin to think like an adult. Of course, your post has nothing to do with the article, nor anything for that matter. I suggest you seek professional help; it appears you need it.
Let Congress pay, you righties should like that.
I'm interested in the basis for his plea. Is he saying he didn't do it - even though there was a theater full of witnesses? Or is he saying he's not guilty of a crime because it was his constitutional right to mow down as many people as he felt like...? If it's an insanity plea, he has to stay insane for the rest of his life, never leaving the hospital.
This business of, "I was sane the day before I murdered them, but insane the day I murdered them, then sane again afterward" is a total crock.
You aren't paying attention. Look up John Hinkley: Insane, not insane, weekend furloughs, release.
The insane are NOT able to become "not insane". There are no cases and absolutely no data to show a "cure" for insanity. The mental health industry is even worse than meteorology in its level of erroneous results. The best that can be produced is a temporary improvement by medication. Anything that interrupts the flow of medication will promply return the insane person to the bad place.
It is inviting disaster to let these murdering psychopaths loose to run the neighborhood. They need to be gone, executed, removed from the ability to re-offend. Do the decent people have rights??