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Shocking: Reports Indicate Suspect of ‘Dark Knight’ Shootings Was a Camp Counselor
The Blaze ^ | July 21, 2012 | Erica Ritz

Posted on 07/21/2012 7:24:24 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

Bill Dedman, an investigative reporter for msnbc.com, is reporting that the suspect in the horrifying shooting in Aurora, Colorado was a camp counselor in the summer of 2008 for underprivileged children in Glendale, California.

NBC News has more information:

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles confirmed that [James] Holmes was a cabin counselor, responsible for 10 children at its Camp Max Straus for children ages 7 to 14 from Los Angeles. Holmes was then a 20-year-old student at the University of California, Riverside, and neighbors have said he was active in the Presbyterian church that the family attended. The camp is nonsectarian.

A statement from the group said, “His role was to [ensure] that these children had a wonderful camp experience by helping them learn confidence, self esteem and how to work in small teams to effect positive outcomes. These skills are learned through activities such as archery, horseback riding, swimming, art, sports and high ropes course.”

A fellow counselor told NBC News that Holmes seemed shy.

“The entire staff was really close, considering we lived together, except for James,” said the counselor, who asked that she not be named. “He really kept to himself and hardly ever went on any trips with the rest of the staff. He was very shy and reserved.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


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KEYWORDS: jamesholmes; presbyterian; summercamp
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1 posted on 07/21/2012 7:24:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

We need to ban Intelligence and Shyness.


2 posted on 07/21/2012 7:26:19 PM PDT by Paradox (I want Obama defeated. Period.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Wow! Do these kids have a story for their grandchildren.

"When I was a kid, going to camp was so tough that we had a mass murderer for a camp counselor."

3 posted on 07/21/2012 7:28:44 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Without the Second Amendment, the other twenty-six will cease to exist.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He must have had a psychotic break at some point. And there had to be indications of this - he needed hospitalization and meds and because he did not receive them, there was a massacre. But when he was working as a camp counselor, he really may not have been dangerous at that point.


4 posted on 07/21/2012 7:30:29 PM PDT by scottjewell
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I find it utterly shocking that some people who have normal experiences sometimes grow up and do bad things. There ought to be a law.


5 posted on 07/21/2012 7:30:41 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Roger Taney? Not a bad Chief Justice. John Roberts? A really awful Chief Justice.)
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To: Paradox

No kidding. For every loner who goes ballistic, there are millions who never harm a flea. And sometimes there are the ones like the BTK killer, who have wives and kids, upstanding member of their church, have respectable jobs and all that, and it turns out they have an ugly secret.


6 posted on 07/21/2012 7:37:04 PM PDT by FlyVet
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To: Free ThinkerNY

My drill sergeant was in the same Basic Training Unit as Jeffrey Dahmer.


7 posted on 07/21/2012 7:40:36 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Obama does not have the work ethic to be Anti-Christ.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I believe that Democrat James Holmes (D-Aurora) had a psychotic break after seeing President Obama flounder in the polls.


8 posted on 07/21/2012 7:42:48 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Obama does not have the work ethic to be Anti-Christ.)
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To: Paradox
We need to ban Intelligence and Shyness.

and deport all Presbyterians

9 posted on 07/21/2012 7:43:00 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: scottjewell; Free ThinkerNY
He must have had a psychotic break at some point.

Or psychoactive drugs or meth.

10 posted on 07/21/2012 7:43:59 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Unabomber enjoyed Algore’s book.


11 posted on 07/21/2012 7:44:29 PM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

We are going to find out about any connection to a church 5 years ago... how about what he was connected to in the last 2 or three years?


12 posted on 07/21/2012 7:45:21 PM PDT by BRL
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Next step community organizer.


13 posted on 07/21/2012 7:46:23 PM PDT by boomop1 (term limits will only save this country.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Uncle Joe, the hero of the 11930s, 1940s and 50s progressives, was once a divinity student!


14 posted on 07/21/2012 7:46:38 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

Bath salts


15 posted on 07/21/2012 7:47:10 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Roger Taney? Not a bad Chief Justice. John Roberts? A really awful Chief Justice.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I don’t understand what is so shocking about him being a counselor.

What is shocking is that he went off the rails in college.

He seemed to have wanted to hurry up everything and get to college and then the disillusionment of his dream set in.

It was no magic bullet to get him a nice job away from the parents and on his own.

He was still awkward, geeky and didn’t have friends or a girlfriend and now he was losing his one thing—being known as a brainiac. Nope, he was failing in Colorado.

He failed and today’s ‘everybody gets a trophy’ world, he didn’t know how to cope. So he made everybody pay. He won’t be going back home to live with mom and dad and now he is famous.

Now he has achieved something....


16 posted on 07/21/2012 7:48:18 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Paradox

The camp is in my home town?!? I’m wondering if he grew up there? Anyone heard where the kid is from. Apparently his mom now lives in San Diego.


17 posted on 07/21/2012 7:48:37 PM PDT by fremont_steve
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To: Free ThinkerNY

When his mother was called, she immediately said that it no doubt was her son. It begs the question how many of his friends, teachers, fellow students and neighbors knew that this lunatic was dangerous and did nothing. A simple visit by the police may have changed history.


18 posted on 07/21/2012 7:48:49 PM PDT by allendale
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Why is this shocking? I am as shocked to find this out as I am that Sanduski founded a home for wayward boys.


19 posted on 07/21/2012 7:51:13 PM PDT by Never on my watch (I'd rather light a candle than curse the flatulence.)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

Or a brain tumor.


20 posted on 07/21/2012 7:52:16 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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