CENTENNIAL — Jurors in the Aurora theater shooting trial on Thursday reached a verdict in the first phase of the sentencing hearing.
Reported by Denver Post 18 hours ago.
Jurors reach verdict in first penalty phase of theater shooting trial
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Jury Confirms That Holmes Is Eligible For Death Over Aurora Theater Shootings
A jury still needs to determine how to punish James Holmes. Convicted of first-degree murder, he faces either a lifetime prison sentence or execution.
Reported by NPR 18 hours ago.
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James Holmes jury finds aggravating factors exist, moves on to second phase
The same jury that found James Holmes guilty of murdering a dozen people during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., ruled Thursday that he acted in an especially cruel manner when he blasted his way through the multiplex.
Reported by L.A. Times 17 hours ago.
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Aurora shooting jury: James Holmes's crimes satisfy first death penalty criteria
Jurors find that James Holmes’s actions at movie theater shooting included ‘aggravating factors’ – the first of three steps required to sentence him to death
Jurors in the Aurora shooting trial found on Thursday that the defendant’s actions included “aggravating factors” – the first step of three required to sentence James Holmes to death.
Related: Aurora shooting: James Holmes found guilty of killing 12 in theater massacre
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago.
Jurors in the Aurora shooting trial found on Thursday that the defendant’s actions included “aggravating factors” – the first step of three required to sentence James Holmes to death.
Related: Aurora shooting: James Holmes found guilty of killing 12 in theater massacre
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago.
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Supermax Partners with aptitude to Drive Efficiencies and Savings
Supermax Healthcare, Inc., is pleased to announce their new membership with aptitude LLC, for its Aurelia® family of non-sterile exam gloves.
Aurora, IL (PRWEB) July 23, 2015
Supermax Healthcare, Inc., is pleased to announce their new membership with aptitude LLC, for its Aurelia® family of non-sterile exam gloves. This agreement is intended to reduce costs for more than 1000 hospital users, while speeding up contracting in the healthcare supply chain. The aptitude platform allows product suppliers and healthcare facilities to directly collaborate to deliver superior service, product quality and the efficiencies of customized agreements.
“From our first conversations with aptitude, we recognized their place in accelerating the healthcare supply chain and facilitating relationships between hospitals and suppliers,” said Greg Meagher, Vice President for Supermax. “The aggregation groups, IDN and single hospital entities using aptitude understand the multiple cost components of the supplies they use, and embrace the total delivered cost model of supply relationships.”
“Supermax is uniquely positioned to establish the sophisticated relationships healthcare facilities require to meet their patient care and economic goals,” said Kat Logan, RN, Director for Supermax. “The aptitude customers are seeking the solutions we have to offer. These solutions are not available in traditional standardized contracts – flexibility, transparency and communication.”
Throughout July and August, Supermax will be sponsoring a series of educational webinars for aptitude customers – to address both clinical and economic components of the exam glove market. In addition, Supermax is funding an independent research study to identify and quantify the shortcomings of traditional contracted agreements versus collaborative supply relationships.
About Supermax Healthcare, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Supermax is the world’s second largest producer of non-sterile exam gloves, delivering more than 1 billion gloves each month to healthcare customers across the United States. The US headquarters for Supermax Healthcare Inc. is located in Aurora, IL and includes a 120,000 sqft distribution center dedicated to Aurelia® Glove division. Supermax has developed unique cost-saving solutions which combine the quality and value of the Aurelia® glove line with flexible logistical and product pricing models to meet the clinical and economic demands of leading healthcare customers. These solutions complement one of the most extensive product portfolios, designed by clinicians to meet the rigorous requirements of clinicians. http://www.supermaxhealthcare.com
About aptitude
As the healthcare’s industry first online direct contracting market, aptitude LLC was developed to meet the evolving demands of today’s healthcare organizations. Hospitals and suppliers are intrigued by how aptitude re-imagines the contracting model and provides the driving force for a more logical market in which hospitals and suppliers can experience greater efficiency and financial value.
http://www.aptitude.com Reported by PRWeb 17 hours ago.
Aurora, IL (PRWEB) July 23, 2015
Supermax Healthcare, Inc., is pleased to announce their new membership with aptitude LLC, for its Aurelia® family of non-sterile exam gloves. This agreement is intended to reduce costs for more than 1000 hospital users, while speeding up contracting in the healthcare supply chain. The aptitude platform allows product suppliers and healthcare facilities to directly collaborate to deliver superior service, product quality and the efficiencies of customized agreements.
“From our first conversations with aptitude, we recognized their place in accelerating the healthcare supply chain and facilitating relationships between hospitals and suppliers,” said Greg Meagher, Vice President for Supermax. “The aggregation groups, IDN and single hospital entities using aptitude understand the multiple cost components of the supplies they use, and embrace the total delivered cost model of supply relationships.”
“Supermax is uniquely positioned to establish the sophisticated relationships healthcare facilities require to meet their patient care and economic goals,” said Kat Logan, RN, Director for Supermax. “The aptitude customers are seeking the solutions we have to offer. These solutions are not available in traditional standardized contracts – flexibility, transparency and communication.”
Throughout July and August, Supermax will be sponsoring a series of educational webinars for aptitude customers – to address both clinical and economic components of the exam glove market. In addition, Supermax is funding an independent research study to identify and quantify the shortcomings of traditional contracted agreements versus collaborative supply relationships.
About Supermax Healthcare, Inc.
Founded in 1987, Supermax is the world’s second largest producer of non-sterile exam gloves, delivering more than 1 billion gloves each month to healthcare customers across the United States. The US headquarters for Supermax Healthcare Inc. is located in Aurora, IL and includes a 120,000 sqft distribution center dedicated to Aurelia® Glove division. Supermax has developed unique cost-saving solutions which combine the quality and value of the Aurelia® glove line with flexible logistical and product pricing models to meet the clinical and economic demands of leading healthcare customers. These solutions complement one of the most extensive product portfolios, designed by clinicians to meet the rigorous requirements of clinicians. http://www.supermaxhealthcare.com
About aptitude
As the healthcare’s industry first online direct contracting market, aptitude LLC was developed to meet the evolving demands of today’s healthcare organizations. Hospitals and suppliers are intrigued by how aptitude re-imagines the contracting model and provides the driving force for a more logical market in which hospitals and suppliers can experience greater efficiency and financial value.
http://www.aptitude.com Reported by PRWeb 17 hours ago.
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Jurors move closer to considering a death sentence in Aurora movie theater shooting trial
The jury that found James Holmes guilty of shooting and killing a dozen people inside a Colorado movie theater has turned its attention to the next question in the trial: Should he face life in prison or a death sentence?
Reported by Washington Post 15 hours ago.
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Aurora Theater Shooting: Jury Refuses to Rule Out the Death Penalty for James Holmes
The 12-member jury finds that his actions are heinous enough to warrant execution
Reported by People Magazine 14 hours ago.
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Aurora theater shooting jury says death penalty can be considered
Jurors determined that capital punishment is justified because James Holmes murdered a large number of victims.
Reported by Christian Science Monitor 15 hours ago.
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The Case For Gun Control, In One Tweet
If you needed anything else to convince you of the need for stronger gun control laws, here's a powerful reminder of the pain and the horror of gun violence from Sandy Phillips, whose daughter Jessi was one of the 12 people killed in the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater massacre in 2012.
.@MamaRedfield writes about her daughter Jessi's murder in #Aurora. THIS is the real toll of gun violence #gunsense pic.twitter.com/7KaT4KJ0vT
— Shannon (@shannonrwatts) July 24, 2015
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.@MamaRedfield writes about her daughter Jessi's murder in #Aurora. THIS is the real toll of gun violence #gunsense pic.twitter.com/7KaT4KJ0vT
— Shannon (@shannonrwatts) July 24, 2015
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Theater Shooting: Gunman Opens Fire At Louisiana Movie – Reportedly Shoots Six & Turns Gun On Himself
A gunman described as an “old white man” opened fire in a Louisiana movie theater on Thursday night, killing two people and injuring six just three days after the Aurora… READ ON
Reported by Radar Online 11 hours ago.
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National Briefing: Colorado: Jurors Weigh Death Penalty in Massacre
The jury found that prosecutors in the Aurora movie massacre trial had proved aggravating factors, and will now consider mitigating aspects.
Reported by NYTimes.com 10 hours ago.
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Another Day, Another Shooting
Hours ago, there was a shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana. Last week, a military recruiting station and Naval Operational Support Center were attacked. And before that, the sentencing of a shooter who attacked a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado years ago.
There aren't many issues that incite ire and outrage like the gun debate. We keep having these shootings, yet nothing seems to change for the better. That seems to be in part because the battle lines are so sharply drawn.
On one side, you have "gun rights" advocates declaring that no one can regulate or legislate their right to own as many firearms as possible. They insist that the 2nd amendment gives them carte blanche to do whatever they please with guns. The behavior of this side ranges from crazy to also crazy. Some choose to mount 'open carry' demonstrations where they can brandish assault rifles in retail establishments and restaurants; others--often those most afraid of government overreach--post up outside military recruitment centers to protect the troops they both fear and love from terrorists.
On the other side of the debate, you have a tiny minority advocating for a complete ban on guns. While their position doesn't put anyone at risk from accidental discharges or deadly public signaling failures, it is absolutely an impractical (and unconstitutional) solution for a country that owns as many firearms as America.
But the truth is that most of us are somewhere in the middle. We want to protect our communities. We want to keep our children safe when they go to school and ensure that our neighbors can go to work without fear of being killed because of the uniform they wear.
As a 12-year Navy veteran who taught hundreds of Sailors how to effectively employ firearms and non-lethal weapons in the use of force, I think the middle is where our lawmakers need to get, and fast. I would assert that we need common sense reform for what we need to do, at the state level, to maintain our constitutional right to bear arms while arming ourselves with the tools to be safer in public.
In order to carry a weapon while in the military, a service member must complete a series of requirements to qualify on each individual weapon. Aboard my first ship, I spent a lot more time on the shooting range than most other Sailors because I was in charge of the work center responsible for maintaining and repairing the weapons, as well as for training all of the Sailors at our unit in their employment. Despite the range time I logged, I was still required to shoot a firearms qualification course and attend weapons familiarization training at least once a year. Special forces--the baddest of the badasses--too are required to train on these weapons exponentially more than other units.
So what does this process I'm proposing look like? It looks like an online application, perhaps even completed on your smartphone or a tablet at the store from which a consumer is purchasing their firearm. Within that online application, you can submit your background check and mental health evaluation questionnaires. This mental health evaluation would need to be conducted by a 3rd party doctor, in person, who will have already reviewed your questionnaire that was filled out between 1 and 30 days in advance. They would be paid in a manner similar to medicare (i.e. they apply after your visit and the state reimburses).
The ten day waiting period that we have here in California should still apply, but if you've gone online, applied for your gun license, and completed your background check, mental health evaluation, and 40 hours of training, then you can have a temporary license sent to the licensed firearms dealer of your choice. Consumers showing up without an independent confirmation from the agency to the dealer would not be able to get their weapons. If you are a regular gun purchaser, this process would only happen once per year. If you purchase another firearm between 365 days and 4 years after your initial purchase, you'll have to go through that same background and mental health screening again.
If you do not purchase another weapon, then your firearms license would be renewed on a five-year cycle. After the five years elapsed, and synced with your driver's license, you would go through the background check and mental health evaluations again. Eventually, when you receive your replacement driver's license, you will now have an icon that shows you are a registered gun owner. There could also be a concealed carry icon so that a police officer, bar security, or anyone else you're in close quarters with will know that you are a gun owner--for your safety and theirs.
The best part about all of this? The costs don't fall on you as you're purchasing the gun. They are covered by ammunition purchases: five cents per round for the first 5 years that the law is in place, dropping to 2 cents per round after that. The money that the state sees from this revenue would go toward processing, enforcement, mental health checks, training, and other costs associated with this law.
Before you tell me how I am violating your rights by proposing a record of gun owners, note that the constitution does not say that you have the right to bear arms and not tell anyone. We regulate chemicals, elevators, airplanes, and financial transactions--and none of those are specifically designed to kill other human beings.
What I'm proposing isn't revolutionary--it's common sense. It falls in the middle of some really crazy arguments on all sides, exactly where so many of us in this country are, too. But nonetheless, some will say that I'm using this crisis as an political opportunity to push my leftist agenda. This is a cheap and craven line to get out of a tough and necessary conversation. The fact is that, without fresh blood on the ground, no one is listening. We have to have these discussions while families are mourning. We have to care about this beyond prayer, empathy, and hand-wringing. We have to actually make change.
It's time to be reasonable. It's time to respect each others' lives as much as we respect each others' rights. It's time to require training and screening for all firearms.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 9 hours ago.
There aren't many issues that incite ire and outrage like the gun debate. We keep having these shootings, yet nothing seems to change for the better. That seems to be in part because the battle lines are so sharply drawn.
On one side, you have "gun rights" advocates declaring that no one can regulate or legislate their right to own as many firearms as possible. They insist that the 2nd amendment gives them carte blanche to do whatever they please with guns. The behavior of this side ranges from crazy to also crazy. Some choose to mount 'open carry' demonstrations where they can brandish assault rifles in retail establishments and restaurants; others--often those most afraid of government overreach--post up outside military recruitment centers to protect the troops they both fear and love from terrorists.
On the other side of the debate, you have a tiny minority advocating for a complete ban on guns. While their position doesn't put anyone at risk from accidental discharges or deadly public signaling failures, it is absolutely an impractical (and unconstitutional) solution for a country that owns as many firearms as America.
But the truth is that most of us are somewhere in the middle. We want to protect our communities. We want to keep our children safe when they go to school and ensure that our neighbors can go to work without fear of being killed because of the uniform they wear.
As a 12-year Navy veteran who taught hundreds of Sailors how to effectively employ firearms and non-lethal weapons in the use of force, I think the middle is where our lawmakers need to get, and fast. I would assert that we need common sense reform for what we need to do, at the state level, to maintain our constitutional right to bear arms while arming ourselves with the tools to be safer in public.
In order to carry a weapon while in the military, a service member must complete a series of requirements to qualify on each individual weapon. Aboard my first ship, I spent a lot more time on the shooting range than most other Sailors because I was in charge of the work center responsible for maintaining and repairing the weapons, as well as for training all of the Sailors at our unit in their employment. Despite the range time I logged, I was still required to shoot a firearms qualification course and attend weapons familiarization training at least once a year. Special forces--the baddest of the badasses--too are required to train on these weapons exponentially more than other units.
So what does this process I'm proposing look like? It looks like an online application, perhaps even completed on your smartphone or a tablet at the store from which a consumer is purchasing their firearm. Within that online application, you can submit your background check and mental health evaluation questionnaires. This mental health evaluation would need to be conducted by a 3rd party doctor, in person, who will have already reviewed your questionnaire that was filled out between 1 and 30 days in advance. They would be paid in a manner similar to medicare (i.e. they apply after your visit and the state reimburses).
The ten day waiting period that we have here in California should still apply, but if you've gone online, applied for your gun license, and completed your background check, mental health evaluation, and 40 hours of training, then you can have a temporary license sent to the licensed firearms dealer of your choice. Consumers showing up without an independent confirmation from the agency to the dealer would not be able to get their weapons. If you are a regular gun purchaser, this process would only happen once per year. If you purchase another firearm between 365 days and 4 years after your initial purchase, you'll have to go through that same background and mental health screening again.
If you do not purchase another weapon, then your firearms license would be renewed on a five-year cycle. After the five years elapsed, and synced with your driver's license, you would go through the background check and mental health evaluations again. Eventually, when you receive your replacement driver's license, you will now have an icon that shows you are a registered gun owner. There could also be a concealed carry icon so that a police officer, bar security, or anyone else you're in close quarters with will know that you are a gun owner--for your safety and theirs.
The best part about all of this? The costs don't fall on you as you're purchasing the gun. They are covered by ammunition purchases: five cents per round for the first 5 years that the law is in place, dropping to 2 cents per round after that. The money that the state sees from this revenue would go toward processing, enforcement, mental health checks, training, and other costs associated with this law.
Before you tell me how I am violating your rights by proposing a record of gun owners, note that the constitution does not say that you have the right to bear arms and not tell anyone. We regulate chemicals, elevators, airplanes, and financial transactions--and none of those are specifically designed to kill other human beings.
What I'm proposing isn't revolutionary--it's common sense. It falls in the middle of some really crazy arguments on all sides, exactly where so many of us in this country are, too. But nonetheless, some will say that I'm using this crisis as an political opportunity to push my leftist agenda. This is a cheap and craven line to get out of a tough and necessary conversation. The fact is that, without fresh blood on the ground, no one is listening. We have to have these discussions while families are mourning. We have to care about this beyond prayer, empathy, and hand-wringing. We have to actually make change.
It's time to be reasonable. It's time to respect each others' lives as much as we respect each others' rights. It's time to require training and screening for all firearms.
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James Holmes trial: Newsweek reporters get banned after revealing juror name
Newsweek reporters have been banned from the Arapahoe County Justice Center, site of the Aurora, Colo., shooting trial, after the magazine published the name of a juror in the James Holmes case online in both a story and a tweet.
Reported by L.A. Times 20 hours ago.
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Parents of Aurora, Colo., victims mourn for La.'s dead
Louisiana theater shooting echoes uncomfortably loud for parents of Aurora theater victims
Reported by USATODAY.com 20 hours ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 20 hours ago.
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Angry, Young Violent Men Are Having a Chilling Impact on Our Society
On July 16, 2015, a 24-year-old man, Mohammod Youssef Abdulazeez, went on a 30-minute shooting spree at two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that left six people ― including himself ― dead. Later, that same day, a Colorado jury found James Holmes, a 27-year-old former doctoral student, guilty of the 2012 murders of 12 people at a movie theater in Aurora. As the nation attempts to comprehend the most recent senseless tragedy, many of us are still reeling from the horrifically shocking murders of nine African-American church members in Charleston, South Carolina, by Dylann Storm Roof, a 21-year-old misfit and high school dropout.
A few years earlier in 2011, Jared Loughner, a 24-year-old Tucson, Arizona, drifter shot former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head, killed six others and wounded 12 more. In 2013, the nation was horrified by the murder of dozens of elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut, by 20-year-old social loner and recluse Adam Lanza, who took his own life. Last year, Elliot Rodgers, a 21-year-old college student, went on a shooting spree in Isla Vista, California, taking the lives of six others before claiming his own.As we know all too well, there have been numerous other mass shootings by young men.
One of the more galling aspects of these atrocities is that these men had a number of similar traits. The primary commonality being the fact that each of these men were diagnosed or later were found out to have been suffering from an intense level of anger, paranoia, and resentment of their environments and the larger world surrounding them. Moreover, a number of young men were consumed by various disturbing vices and personal demons. Roof and Loughner frequently perused and commented on radical right-wing websites and rabidly consumed the vehemently acerbic and venomous propaganda touted by these racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, and often homophobic and sexist organizations.
Lanza was described as a socially awkward kid (as are many young people and adults for that matter). Interestingly, and admittedly baffling to many people, was the fact that certain segments of the mainstream media depicted Lanza as a "nice" kid. Rodgers was the biracial (White and Asian) son of a Hollywood executive who, like Loughner and Ford, had an affinity for visiting and posting inflammatory commentary on White supremacist websites. Roof posted a manifesto online that reflected his feeling that his sense of entitlement and advantages ― family wealth, social class, supposedly being half-White, etc. ― had failed to help him succeed with women. He eventually concluded that he had been cheated by life and someone had to pay for it.
Despite initially having second thoughts about his sadistic and evil plan, Roof informed his victims that the reason he was terminating their lives was due to the "fact" that Black folks were taking over everything; that ranged from Black men supposedly cornering the market on White women to Blacks displacing White Americans in pretty much all aspects of society. It was clear that this misguided and demented man was so consumed by his irrational mindset and delusional goal of starting a race war that he could not accept the undeniable reality that by all quality-of-life measures ― economic, educational, health, personal wealth, etc. ― White Americans far surpass Black and all other non-White Americans in every vital category.
To be sure, there are young men of all races and ethnicities who are angry, dysfunctional, as well as a danger to themselves and the larger society around them. Mohammod Youssef Abdulazeez is one such example. That being said, it appears that a disproportionate percentage of young, male mass murderers are likely to be White. More recently, they have been White upscale young men. Moreover, these young Caucasian men tend to lash out and target others who are largely innocent or totally removed from their White, male, often-privileged worlds. They are often the victims of their own private demons and personal failures. A disproportionate percentage of these guys have adopted the mentality that a society that has always been rigged in their favor has been hijacked by multiculturalism, political correctness, affirmative action, gays and lesbians, radical leftists, feminists and recent immigrants of color.
They view themselves as victims who are under ever-growing siege from the forces of "the other" and this fact accounts for their blatant and vile retrograde attitudes. These views and feelings largely had been kept contained within the deep, dark private recesses of their anguished minds but are increasingly being expressed in violent and ugly ways from unabashed comments on social media to, in a growing number of cases, outright violence and murder. It is truly an alarming and disturbing state of affairs.
One thing is for certain, male violence among teenage and early adult men is an ongoing and growing epidemic that we as a society must make an effort to recognize and do all in our power to address. Ignoring it could very well jeopardize the health, safety and well-being of many young men across social, racial and economic lines as well as our nation in general.
Elwood Watson, Ph.D., is a professor of history, African-American studies and gender studies at East Tennessee State University.
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A few years earlier in 2011, Jared Loughner, a 24-year-old Tucson, Arizona, drifter shot former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head, killed six others and wounded 12 more. In 2013, the nation was horrified by the murder of dozens of elementary school children in Newtown, Connecticut, by 20-year-old social loner and recluse Adam Lanza, who took his own life. Last year, Elliot Rodgers, a 21-year-old college student, went on a shooting spree in Isla Vista, California, taking the lives of six others before claiming his own.As we know all too well, there have been numerous other mass shootings by young men.
One of the more galling aspects of these atrocities is that these men had a number of similar traits. The primary commonality being the fact that each of these men were diagnosed or later were found out to have been suffering from an intense level of anger, paranoia, and resentment of their environments and the larger world surrounding them. Moreover, a number of young men were consumed by various disturbing vices and personal demons. Roof and Loughner frequently perused and commented on radical right-wing websites and rabidly consumed the vehemently acerbic and venomous propaganda touted by these racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, and often homophobic and sexist organizations.
Lanza was described as a socially awkward kid (as are many young people and adults for that matter). Interestingly, and admittedly baffling to many people, was the fact that certain segments of the mainstream media depicted Lanza as a "nice" kid. Rodgers was the biracial (White and Asian) son of a Hollywood executive who, like Loughner and Ford, had an affinity for visiting and posting inflammatory commentary on White supremacist websites. Roof posted a manifesto online that reflected his feeling that his sense of entitlement and advantages ― family wealth, social class, supposedly being half-White, etc. ― had failed to help him succeed with women. He eventually concluded that he had been cheated by life and someone had to pay for it.
Despite initially having second thoughts about his sadistic and evil plan, Roof informed his victims that the reason he was terminating their lives was due to the "fact" that Black folks were taking over everything; that ranged from Black men supposedly cornering the market on White women to Blacks displacing White Americans in pretty much all aspects of society. It was clear that this misguided and demented man was so consumed by his irrational mindset and delusional goal of starting a race war that he could not accept the undeniable reality that by all quality-of-life measures ― economic, educational, health, personal wealth, etc. ― White Americans far surpass Black and all other non-White Americans in every vital category.
To be sure, there are young men of all races and ethnicities who are angry, dysfunctional, as well as a danger to themselves and the larger society around them. Mohammod Youssef Abdulazeez is one such example. That being said, it appears that a disproportionate percentage of young, male mass murderers are likely to be White. More recently, they have been White upscale young men. Moreover, these young Caucasian men tend to lash out and target others who are largely innocent or totally removed from their White, male, often-privileged worlds. They are often the victims of their own private demons and personal failures. A disproportionate percentage of these guys have adopted the mentality that a society that has always been rigged in their favor has been hijacked by multiculturalism, political correctness, affirmative action, gays and lesbians, radical leftists, feminists and recent immigrants of color.
They view themselves as victims who are under ever-growing siege from the forces of "the other" and this fact accounts for their blatant and vile retrograde attitudes. These views and feelings largely had been kept contained within the deep, dark private recesses of their anguished minds but are increasingly being expressed in violent and ugly ways from unabashed comments on social media to, in a growing number of cases, outright violence and murder. It is truly an alarming and disturbing state of affairs.
One thing is for certain, male violence among teenage and early adult men is an ongoing and growing epidemic that we as a society must make an effort to recognize and do all in our power to address. Ignoring it could very well jeopardize the health, safety and well-being of many young men across social, racial and economic lines as well as our nation in general.
Elwood Watson, Ph.D., is a professor of history, African-American studies and gender studies at East Tennessee State University.
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Frederick to Lead Graebel Relocation Business Development in Asia-Pacific Region
Frederick will be accountable for the cultivation of new business relationships and the acquisition of multinational and area corporate clients.
Singapore (PRWEB) July 24, 2015
This week, Graebel Relocation Singapore center managing director Scott Sullivan has announced the appointment of Chris Frederick to vice president business development for the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting to Sullivan, Frederick will be accountable for the cultivation of new business relationships and the acquisition of multinational and area corporate clients. Graebel, an award-winning global management firm administers employee and commercial office relocation, mobility and workplace services for leading firms in the Global 100, Fortune 500 and for mid-sized companies on six continents.
“A British citizen with permanent residence status, Frederick has lived in the Asia-Pacific region in Hong Kong, China and primarily in Singapore for the last fifteen years. Since 1995, Frederick has collaborated with human resource executives at leading corporations to identify and create workforce recruitment solutions throughout this region. This deep understanding of the human resource, talent acquisition and management field, and his proven successful solutions-oriented capability make him well suited to his new role at Graebel Relocation,” stated Sullivan.
Most recently, Frederick was a regional business director for the NP Group, recognized among the top 100 providers of human capital solutions within the technology and communications domain. Previously, Frederick held positions at Kelly Services, Talent 2 International, Robertson Smart International Search LTD, Connected Group LTD, and a range of other providers in London and Hong Kong. At these firms he held positions in sales management, business unit leadership and key account management.
About Graebel Companies, Inc.
Founded in 1950, Graebel Companies is a privately-held global organization that administers the full suite of employee and commercial office relocation, mobility management, workplace and consultative services for the Global 100, Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies. On-the-ground services are managed in 165 countries on six continents. The world headquarters is located in Aurora, Colorado USA with in-region centers throughout the Americas, APAC and EMEA regions. Known for its industry-first innovations, Graebel holds numerous quality and security credentials, and has earned accolades from clients and from within its industry for its best-in-practice performance, market intelligence research and corporate social responsibility initiatives across the globe. To learn more visit: http://www.graebel.com Reported by PRWeb 19 hours ago.
Singapore (PRWEB) July 24, 2015
This week, Graebel Relocation Singapore center managing director Scott Sullivan has announced the appointment of Chris Frederick to vice president business development for the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting to Sullivan, Frederick will be accountable for the cultivation of new business relationships and the acquisition of multinational and area corporate clients. Graebel, an award-winning global management firm administers employee and commercial office relocation, mobility and workplace services for leading firms in the Global 100, Fortune 500 and for mid-sized companies on six continents.
“A British citizen with permanent residence status, Frederick has lived in the Asia-Pacific region in Hong Kong, China and primarily in Singapore for the last fifteen years. Since 1995, Frederick has collaborated with human resource executives at leading corporations to identify and create workforce recruitment solutions throughout this region. This deep understanding of the human resource, talent acquisition and management field, and his proven successful solutions-oriented capability make him well suited to his new role at Graebel Relocation,” stated Sullivan.
Most recently, Frederick was a regional business director for the NP Group, recognized among the top 100 providers of human capital solutions within the technology and communications domain. Previously, Frederick held positions at Kelly Services, Talent 2 International, Robertson Smart International Search LTD, Connected Group LTD, and a range of other providers in London and Hong Kong. At these firms he held positions in sales management, business unit leadership and key account management.
About Graebel Companies, Inc.
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Obama most 'frustrated' by gun control debate
WASHINGTON (CNN) One of President Barack Obama's greatest frustrations is his inability to pass stricter gun laws, he told the BBC Thursday just hours before a mass shooting in a Louisiana theater.
"If you ask me where is the one area where I feel that I have been most frustrated and most stymied, it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient, common sense, gun safety laws," Obama said. "Even in the face of repeated mass killings."
The comments are especially notable because later on Thursday, a gunman stood up in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater during a showing of the new comedy "Trainwreck" and began firing into the crowd. He killed two people, injured nine and then killed himself, according to police.
Police identified the shooter Friday as John Russell Houser, a 59-year-old drifter from Alabama.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Friday morning that Obama had been briefed on the shooting aboard Air Force One by his homeland security adviser, Lisa Monaco.
"The President directed his team to keep him updated on the investigation and on the status of those injured in the shooting," Earnest said. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the White House, including the President and First Lady, are with the community of Lafayette, Louisiana, especially the families of those who were killed."
Mass shootings and gun violence have punctuated Obama's presidency from the shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011 to the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado in 2012.
One of the president's strongest pleas for gun control came in December 2012, after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School which killed 20 schoolchildren.
But he told the BBC Thursday that he was not stopping work on the issue.
"For us not to be able to resolve that issue has been something that is distressing, but it is not something I intend to stop working on in the last 18 months," he said. Reported by abc4 18 hours ago.
"If you ask me where is the one area where I feel that I have been most frustrated and most stymied, it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient, common sense, gun safety laws," Obama said. "Even in the face of repeated mass killings."
The comments are especially notable because later on Thursday, a gunman stood up in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater during a showing of the new comedy "Trainwreck" and began firing into the crowd. He killed two people, injured nine and then killed himself, according to police.
Police identified the shooter Friday as John Russell Houser, a 59-year-old drifter from Alabama.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Friday morning that Obama had been briefed on the shooting aboard Air Force One by his homeland security adviser, Lisa Monaco.
"The President directed his team to keep him updated on the investigation and on the status of those injured in the shooting," Earnest said. "The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the White House, including the President and First Lady, are with the community of Lafayette, Louisiana, especially the families of those who were killed."
Mass shootings and gun violence have punctuated Obama's presidency from the shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011 to the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado in 2012.
One of the president's strongest pleas for gun control came in December 2012, after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School which killed 20 schoolchildren.
But he told the BBC Thursday that he was not stopping work on the issue.
"For us not to be able to resolve that issue has been something that is distressing, but it is not something I intend to stop working on in the last 18 months," he said. Reported by abc4 18 hours ago.
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Lafayette Shooter a Likely Copycat of Colorado Theater Mass Killer, Veteran FBI Profiler Says
John Russell Houser, the shooter who killed two people and wounded nine others at the Grand Theatre Lafayette multiplex in Louisiana on Thursday, was likely copycatting Aurora, Colorado, shooter James Holmes, according to a leading authority on criminal psychology.
“There’s a very strong likelihood this could be either and intentional or subliminal type of a copycat situation,” veteran former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt told TheWrap.
He noted the timing of Houser’s attack, which came just one week after Holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in the 2012 massacre in Aurora. Houser, Van Zandt said, “is a relatively smart guy, notwithstanding his mental health issues, he would have been aware of that.”
*Also Read:* Hollywood Reacts to Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting During 'Trainwreck' Screening
Van Zandt, who retired from the FBI in 1995 after 25 years, pointed to other details that suggest a copycat case. “It’s been almost three years to the day that the shooting took place in Aurora, Colorado,” he said. “In that similar situation, the shooter, Holmes, believed that he could escape, parking his car behind the movie theater so that he could go out, jump in a car and drive away. We know this shooter did the same thing. They both had the delusion that they’d be able to commit the crime and then escape.”
About 20 minutes into the screening of the comedy “Trainwreck,” Houser stood up inside Lafayette’s Grand 16 Theatre, pulled out a handgun and began firing indiscriminately.
The shooter, a 58-year-old white man, killed two people and wounded nine others before he turned his gun on himself and took his own life, police said.
“He could have been someone looking for attention or someone looking for revenge,” said Van Zandt. “He had masked glasses, he had stolen license plates on his car so this is something he had planned to do and in his delusional fantasy, perhaps saw taking out his anger, frustration and rage on the world and escaping.”
Van Zandt, who was the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator during the 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas, also believes Houser deliberately chose to commit the act in a movie theater, rather than a mall or a park.
“It provides anonymity,” the profiler said. “You can strike out in the dark. They know the dark hides their deeds. The movie theater is also a very compact environment. You know there’s going to be a lot of people there. You don’t have to be a good shot. It’s the proverbial shooting fish in a barrel.”
*Also Read:* Amy Schumer Reacts to Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting: 'My Heart Is Broken'
Houser’s position in relation to the victims may also have been a factor.
“He takes the high ground,” Van Zandt said. “He’s looking down at everybody and everybody turns out to be his target.”
Van Zandt said authorities will be looking closely at Houser’s toxicology report to see whether alcohol, drugs or prescription medication (or lack thereof) may have played a role.
Mental illness was definitely a factor in the case, Van Zandt said.
Houser suffered from manic depression and bipolar disorder, according to a 2008 protective order filed in Carroll County, Georgia, and spent time in a mental health facility from 2008 to 2009. He was prescribed medication to take daily, but sometimes forgot to take it, according to an incident report.
But unless authorities find a suicide note, Van Zandt said, we’ll likely never find out the most important question in Houser’s violent outburst: Why? Reported by The Wrap 16 hours ago.
“There’s a very strong likelihood this could be either and intentional or subliminal type of a copycat situation,” veteran former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt told TheWrap.
He noted the timing of Houser’s attack, which came just one week after Holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in the 2012 massacre in Aurora. Houser, Van Zandt said, “is a relatively smart guy, notwithstanding his mental health issues, he would have been aware of that.”
*Also Read:* Hollywood Reacts to Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting During 'Trainwreck' Screening
Van Zandt, who retired from the FBI in 1995 after 25 years, pointed to other details that suggest a copycat case. “It’s been almost three years to the day that the shooting took place in Aurora, Colorado,” he said. “In that similar situation, the shooter, Holmes, believed that he could escape, parking his car behind the movie theater so that he could go out, jump in a car and drive away. We know this shooter did the same thing. They both had the delusion that they’d be able to commit the crime and then escape.”
About 20 minutes into the screening of the comedy “Trainwreck,” Houser stood up inside Lafayette’s Grand 16 Theatre, pulled out a handgun and began firing indiscriminately.
The shooter, a 58-year-old white man, killed two people and wounded nine others before he turned his gun on himself and took his own life, police said.
“He could have been someone looking for attention or someone looking for revenge,” said Van Zandt. “He had masked glasses, he had stolen license plates on his car so this is something he had planned to do and in his delusional fantasy, perhaps saw taking out his anger, frustration and rage on the world and escaping.”
Van Zandt, who was the U.S. government’s chief hostage negotiator during the 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas, also believes Houser deliberately chose to commit the act in a movie theater, rather than a mall or a park.
“It provides anonymity,” the profiler said. “You can strike out in the dark. They know the dark hides their deeds. The movie theater is also a very compact environment. You know there’s going to be a lot of people there. You don’t have to be a good shot. It’s the proverbial shooting fish in a barrel.”
*Also Read:* Amy Schumer Reacts to Louisiana Movie Theater Shooting: 'My Heart Is Broken'
Houser’s position in relation to the victims may also have been a factor.
“He takes the high ground,” Van Zandt said. “He’s looking down at everybody and everybody turns out to be his target.”
Van Zandt said authorities will be looking closely at Houser’s toxicology report to see whether alcohol, drugs or prescription medication (or lack thereof) may have played a role.
Mental illness was definitely a factor in the case, Van Zandt said.
Houser suffered from manic depression and bipolar disorder, according to a 2008 protective order filed in Carroll County, Georgia, and spent time in a mental health facility from 2008 to 2009. He was prescribed medication to take daily, but sometimes forgot to take it, according to an incident report.
But unless authorities find a suicide note, Van Zandt said, we’ll likely never find out the most important question in Houser’s violent outburst: Why? Reported by The Wrap 16 hours ago.
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Spotlight in Aurora theater shooting trial shifts to jury
Jurors typically remain out of the limelight for the duration of even the most high profile trials. This week, however, the identity of one juror was revealed by Newsweek and another drew attention for inappropriate attire.
Reported by Christian Science Monitor 17 hours ago.
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A History of Violence at the Movie Theater: From 1979’s ‘The Warriors’ Gang Showdown to 2015’s Lafayette Tragedy
Thursday’s tragic shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, during a “Trainwreck” screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater. For nearly as long as movie theaters have been in existence, they have occasionally been the setting for shootings, stabbings and riots.
In light of calls for stricter security at theaters and tighter gun regulations, TheWrap takes a look at the history of violent incidents in cinemas.
*February 1979: Palm Springs, California, “The Warriors”
*This gangster flick sparked real-life trouble between gangs in various parts of the country. The first incident occurred Feb. 12, 1979 at a drive-in movie theater in Palm Springs, California, when black youths known as the Blue Coats went up against white youths known as The Family, leaving one 19-year-old Family member dead. Similar incidents occurred in Oxnard, California, and Dorchester, Massachusetts, resulting in increased security guards at theaters nationwide.
*Also read:* 3 Dead, 9 Injured in Shooting at 'Trainwreck' Screening in Louisiana
*April 1988: Los Angeles, California, “Colors”*
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*Life imitated art during the opening night of Dennis Hopper’s “Colors.” On April 16, over a dozen men representing opposing gangs engaged in a full-blown brawl outside of a movie theater in the Huntington Park area of Los Angeles. Across town in Hollywood, eight other gang members engaged in a scuffle before a late night showing.
*February 1990: Los Angeles, California, “Angel Town”
*This kickboxing movie about Latino gang members sparked a rumble at a Westminster drive-in theater on Feb. 25. The manager at the theater decided to cancel the rest of the weekend showings after one man was hit by a gunshot to the chest.
*December 1990: Long Island, New York, “The Godfather Part III”
*On Christmas Day, four moviegoers were caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting that erupted in the middle of a “Godfather” showing. A 15-year-old boy died and three more people were wounded. Four men from Queens were charged for the incident.
*March 1991: Brooklyn, New York, “New Jack City”*
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*This film based on Harlem drug lord Nicki Barnes prompted a number of tragedies in several metropolitans in the United States. The first occurred on March 10 in Brooklyn, in which 19-year-old Gabriel Williams died after a fight in the ticket line. After a Westwood movie theater oversold movie tickets, 1,500 patrons rioted in the area. Other disturbances ignited in New Jersey, Las Vegas and Chicago.
*Also read:* Lafayette Shooter Warned of 'Mad Max' Chaos, Invoked Timothy McVeigh in 2013 Online Post
*July 1991: Chicago, Illinois, “Boyz n the Hood”
*During its tumultuous opening weekend, tension flared around the country starting on July 12, resulting in one Chicago man being shot to death and more than 30 wounded. At least 25 violence incidents were reported, causing theaters to beef up security.
*January 1992: Chicago, Illinois, “Juice”
*Tydsa Cherry died while exiting a Chicago theater after a “Juice” showing on Jan. 17, while a Pennsylvania teenager was left paralyzed from the neck down. The film about struggling Harlem youth inspired other outbreaks in Boston, New York, Anchorage and Arkansas.
*January 1994: San Diego, Los Angeles, “Schindler’s List”*
James Kirby was sentenced to six years in prison for shooting a woman in the back during a Jan. 6 showing of “Schindler’s List.” The gunman said he wanted to “test God” and protect Jews, according to law enforcement officials at the time.
*Also read:* Theater Owners' Association Remains Silent on Security in Wake of Lafayette Shooting
*December 2004: Queens, New York, “Meet the Fockers”*
On Christmas Eve, Davey Adames was stabbed and beaten to death for apparently looking at a group of teens the wrong way while at a movie theater’s concessions stand. The three teens confronted Adames and his friends outside after the movie.
*November 2005: Homestead, Pennsylvania, “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”*
A group brawl started in the bathroom after a showing of “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” on Nov. 9, which continued in the concessions area. Sheldon Flowers, one of the men involved in the argument, was shot at least three times and died from his wounds. The theater stopped all showings of the movie.
*June 2006: Baltimore, Massachusetts, “X-Men: The Last Stand”*
Merely 30 minutes into a June 15 showing of “X-Men: The Last Stand,” med student Mujtaba Jabbar pulled out a revolver and shot the man sitting in front of him. Paul Schrum was shot four times and died. Jabbar walked out to the lobby and told the manager to call the police. He was found guilty of the crime but not responsible due to mental illness.
*Also read:* Lafayette Theater Shooting Prompts Hollywood Calls for Stricter Gun Control
* February 2008: Fullerton, California, “The Signal”*
Two men were stabbed during a Feb. 24 showing of “The Signal” at a Fullerton movie theater. Surprisingly, the horror movie was paused and resumed once police had wrapped up their investigation.
*December 2008: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”*
During a Christmas Day screening of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” James Joseph Cialella shot a fellow moviegoer with a handgun for talking too loudly during the movie. The 29-year-old was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons violations, a police report said.
*January 2009: Valley Stream, New York, “My Bloody Valentine 3-D”
*A security guard at a New York movie theater stabbed a 16-year-old boy after he refused to leave the theater after a screening of “My Bloody Valentine 3-D.” The guard, Ricardo Singh, began an argument with the teenager before pulling out a folding knife and stabbing him in the stomach. Singh was charged with second-degree assault.
*Also read:* James Holmes Found Guilty in Colorado Movie Theater Massacre
*April 2009: Eugene, Oregon, “Watchmen”
*Just past midnight, during a late-night screening of the comic book movie “Watchmen,” an unidentified 24-year-old man shot and killed himself in the back row of the theater. No one else was injured.
*March 2010: Lancaster, California, “Shutter Island”
*A dispute at a Cinemark theater during a Saturday night screening of the Martin Scorsese film “Shutter Island” led to a man being stabbed in the neck by another audience member. The victim complained about a woman sitting near him talking on her cell phone, causing her and the two men with her to leave the theater. The men returned with a meat thermometer and stabbed the victim in the neck.
*Also read:* Colorado Theater Shootings: James Holmes, His Psychiatrist and School Named in Lawsuit
*July 2012: Aurora, Colorado, “The Dark Knight”*
On July 22, 2012, James Holmes opened fire during a midnight screening of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” A Colorado jury found Holmes guilty of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. The trial is now in the second phase in which the jury will consider the punishment for Holmes, either life in prison or the death penalty.
*July 2015: Lafayette, Louisiana, “Trainwreck”
*John Russell Houser, a 58-year-old white male, entered a July 23 screening of the Judd Apatow comedy “Trainwreck” and opened fire with a handgun, injuring at least seven people and killing two, 21-year-old Mayci Breaux of Franklin, Louisiana and 33-year-old Lafayette resident Jillian Johnson. He took his own life shortly after. Reported by The Wrap 15 hours ago.
In light of calls for stricter security at theaters and tighter gun regulations, TheWrap takes a look at the history of violent incidents in cinemas.
*February 1979: Palm Springs, California, “The Warriors”
*This gangster flick sparked real-life trouble between gangs in various parts of the country. The first incident occurred Feb. 12, 1979 at a drive-in movie theater in Palm Springs, California, when black youths known as the Blue Coats went up against white youths known as The Family, leaving one 19-year-old Family member dead. Similar incidents occurred in Oxnard, California, and Dorchester, Massachusetts, resulting in increased security guards at theaters nationwide.
*Also read:* 3 Dead, 9 Injured in Shooting at 'Trainwreck' Screening in Louisiana
*April 1988: Los Angeles, California, “Colors”*
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*Life imitated art during the opening night of Dennis Hopper’s “Colors.” On April 16, over a dozen men representing opposing gangs engaged in a full-blown brawl outside of a movie theater in the Huntington Park area of Los Angeles. Across town in Hollywood, eight other gang members engaged in a scuffle before a late night showing.
*February 1990: Los Angeles, California, “Angel Town”
*This kickboxing movie about Latino gang members sparked a rumble at a Westminster drive-in theater on Feb. 25. The manager at the theater decided to cancel the rest of the weekend showings after one man was hit by a gunshot to the chest.
*December 1990: Long Island, New York, “The Godfather Part III”
*On Christmas Day, four moviegoers were caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting that erupted in the middle of a “Godfather” showing. A 15-year-old boy died and three more people were wounded. Four men from Queens were charged for the incident.
*March 1991: Brooklyn, New York, “New Jack City”*
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*This film based on Harlem drug lord Nicki Barnes prompted a number of tragedies in several metropolitans in the United States. The first occurred on March 10 in Brooklyn, in which 19-year-old Gabriel Williams died after a fight in the ticket line. After a Westwood movie theater oversold movie tickets, 1,500 patrons rioted in the area. Other disturbances ignited in New Jersey, Las Vegas and Chicago.
*Also read:* Lafayette Shooter Warned of 'Mad Max' Chaos, Invoked Timothy McVeigh in 2013 Online Post
*July 1991: Chicago, Illinois, “Boyz n the Hood”
*During its tumultuous opening weekend, tension flared around the country starting on July 12, resulting in one Chicago man being shot to death and more than 30 wounded. At least 25 violence incidents were reported, causing theaters to beef up security.
*January 1992: Chicago, Illinois, “Juice”
*Tydsa Cherry died while exiting a Chicago theater after a “Juice” showing on Jan. 17, while a Pennsylvania teenager was left paralyzed from the neck down. The film about struggling Harlem youth inspired other outbreaks in Boston, New York, Anchorage and Arkansas.
*January 1994: San Diego, Los Angeles, “Schindler’s List”*
James Kirby was sentenced to six years in prison for shooting a woman in the back during a Jan. 6 showing of “Schindler’s List.” The gunman said he wanted to “test God” and protect Jews, according to law enforcement officials at the time.
*Also read:* Theater Owners' Association Remains Silent on Security in Wake of Lafayette Shooting
*December 2004: Queens, New York, “Meet the Fockers”*
On Christmas Eve, Davey Adames was stabbed and beaten to death for apparently looking at a group of teens the wrong way while at a movie theater’s concessions stand. The three teens confronted Adames and his friends outside after the movie.
*November 2005: Homestead, Pennsylvania, “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”*
A group brawl started in the bathroom after a showing of “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” on Nov. 9, which continued in the concessions area. Sheldon Flowers, one of the men involved in the argument, was shot at least three times and died from his wounds. The theater stopped all showings of the movie.
*June 2006: Baltimore, Massachusetts, “X-Men: The Last Stand”*
Merely 30 minutes into a June 15 showing of “X-Men: The Last Stand,” med student Mujtaba Jabbar pulled out a revolver and shot the man sitting in front of him. Paul Schrum was shot four times and died. Jabbar walked out to the lobby and told the manager to call the police. He was found guilty of the crime but not responsible due to mental illness.
*Also read:* Lafayette Theater Shooting Prompts Hollywood Calls for Stricter Gun Control
* February 2008: Fullerton, California, “The Signal”*
Two men were stabbed during a Feb. 24 showing of “The Signal” at a Fullerton movie theater. Surprisingly, the horror movie was paused and resumed once police had wrapped up their investigation.
*December 2008: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”*
During a Christmas Day screening of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” James Joseph Cialella shot a fellow moviegoer with a handgun for talking too loudly during the movie. The 29-year-old was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons violations, a police report said.
*January 2009: Valley Stream, New York, “My Bloody Valentine 3-D”
*A security guard at a New York movie theater stabbed a 16-year-old boy after he refused to leave the theater after a screening of “My Bloody Valentine 3-D.” The guard, Ricardo Singh, began an argument with the teenager before pulling out a folding knife and stabbing him in the stomach. Singh was charged with second-degree assault.
*Also read:* James Holmes Found Guilty in Colorado Movie Theater Massacre
*April 2009: Eugene, Oregon, “Watchmen”
*Just past midnight, during a late-night screening of the comic book movie “Watchmen,” an unidentified 24-year-old man shot and killed himself in the back row of the theater. No one else was injured.
*March 2010: Lancaster, California, “Shutter Island”
*A dispute at a Cinemark theater during a Saturday night screening of the Martin Scorsese film “Shutter Island” led to a man being stabbed in the neck by another audience member. The victim complained about a woman sitting near him talking on her cell phone, causing her and the two men with her to leave the theater. The men returned with a meat thermometer and stabbed the victim in the neck.
*Also read:* Colorado Theater Shootings: James Holmes, His Psychiatrist and School Named in Lawsuit
*July 2012: Aurora, Colorado, “The Dark Knight”*
On July 22, 2012, James Holmes opened fire during a midnight screening of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” A Colorado jury found Holmes guilty of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. The trial is now in the second phase in which the jury will consider the punishment for Holmes, either life in prison or the death penalty.
*July 2015: Lafayette, Louisiana, “Trainwreck”
*John Russell Houser, a 58-year-old white male, entered a July 23 screening of the Judd Apatow comedy “Trainwreck” and opened fire with a handgun, injuring at least seven people and killing two, 21-year-old Mayci Breaux of Franklin, Louisiana and 33-year-old Lafayette resident Jillian Johnson. He took his own life shortly after. Reported by The Wrap 15 hours ago.
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