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Was James Holmes, Suspected Aurora Shooter, Inspired by Batman? [actually, Batman enemy, The Joker]
ABC's Good Morning America, via YahooNews ^ | July 20, 2012 | SHEILA MARIKAR, Good Morning America

Posted on 07/22/2012 9:43:41 AM PDT by ETL

"Violence like the massacre that happened in Aurora, Colo., today is a staple of action films, including Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. A similar, now haunting, scene unfurls in "The Dark Knight Rises" when a masked villain leads a violent gang into a packed football stadium and deploys guns and explosives on the unsuspecting crowd.

While there has been no indication as to the motives of James Holmes, the suspected 24-year-old shooter who is now in custody, new evidence suggests that he was inspired by the Batman series of comic books and/or movies.

Law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News that Holmes said "I am the Joker" when apprehended by authorities. His hair was painted red, the same hair color of Heath Ledger's Joker at one point in 2008's "The Dark Knight."

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There are more parallels. In Frank Miller's iconic 1986 comic book series, "The Dark Knight Returns," the Joker murders a television studio audience by deploying "smile gas." Holmes began his massacre by setting off smoke bombs throughout the theater.

In the same book, Arnold Crimp, a disturbed man who just lost his job, pulls out a handgun in an adult film theater and kills three people. A scene from the strip shows a news anchor saying, "Three slain in Batman-inspired porn theater shoot-out." ..."

(Excerpt) Read more at gma.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: batman; jamesholmes; joker; ows
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

He apparently got a big federal grant.

He didn’t build that pile of bodies alone.


41 posted on 07/22/2012 10:54:51 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek

I’d hate to think how Kehoe would be covered by the media today, what with his obsession with taxes.


42 posted on 07/22/2012 10:55:37 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: ETL
Law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News that Holmes said "I am the Joker" when apprehended by authorities. His hair was painted red, the same hair color of Heath Ledger's Joker at one point in 2008's "The Dark Knight."

More like Cesar Romero from the TV series.


43 posted on 07/22/2012 11:05:28 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Revolting cat!

The author of that 2-part piece you posted writes like an over-educated moron. Can barely understand what he’s saying, or trying to say.


44 posted on 07/22/2012 11:05:53 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Pit1

I have been wondering ... and searching ... for his booking photo as well. How is it that we hear he has orange hair but that is not the photo. The most recent pic of him that I have seen is of his dating site page where he DOES have orange hair.


45 posted on 07/22/2012 11:09:35 AM PDT by RainMan (Jesus, please return soon.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I heard that Holmes was caught in the parking lot by police. Was he not trying to escape? Seems like he would have had time to get out of there before the police arrived.


46 posted on 07/22/2012 11:09:50 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: the invisib1e hand
Somebody needs to start asking the media what "Black Bloc" is. Repeatedly. Excuse me. It's past high time to exit their fantasyland and demand they acknowledge reality.

If you mean generally speaking, whether there is a Black Bloc connection to James Holmes or not, absolutely. But don't count on it. They basically let the Weather Underground off the hook (well intended, but not-the-best tactics).

47 posted on 07/22/2012 11:15:24 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Revolting cat!
Put your armor on as the apologists for this kind of infantile comic book movies descend on you.

I'm only trying to point out the pro-Conservative, pro-Capitalist political messages in the Batman/Dark Knight film series that MAY have driven this infantile nut case to do what he did. I wouldn't even consider going to see a movie like this, or most others for that matter.

48 posted on 07/22/2012 11:23:28 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Ditter

He misjudged the response time.

Apparently police were already on the scene prior to shooting since that was common practice during midnight showings.

He must’ve thought there would be enough commotion to just walk out that side door and slip into his car.
He was also high on vicoden.


49 posted on 07/22/2012 12:11:06 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: ETL

Bingo. If people on here actually watched the movies, they would see that the Joker would be the one leading the violent black bloc anarchists. A great quote from the 2nd movie regarding the Joker, “Some people just to watch the world burn” in regards to his motivations.


50 posted on 07/22/2012 12:29:32 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Scotswife

Oh yes, the Hollywood Communist faggots (as they are usually known on this forum) making conservative themed movies. That’ll be the day!


51 posted on 07/22/2012 12:33:19 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Pit1

If this idiot wanted to take after The Joker, he would have dyed his hair green. The Joker had green hair, The Riddler had red, at least Jim Carrey’s Riddler. The perp wash;t to bright in that department.

I do hope that the perp is released to general population as soon as is possible. From what I’ve read, he’s going to be real popular with the boys inside.


52 posted on 07/22/2012 12:57:49 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (I woulde)
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To: NCC-1701

wash;t = wasn’t. Ooops!


53 posted on 07/22/2012 1:00:59 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (I woulde)
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To: ETL

I guess I was a little too subtle. The guy dyed his hair red,and called himself “The Joker”. Of course he was inspired by the movie. To ask it as a question was just plain silly.


54 posted on 07/22/2012 1:01:05 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: ETL; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows

"You are a bat, bat man!"

55 posted on 07/22/2012 1:04:15 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: cripplecreek

*** Those screeching for censorship of films need to worry about a far more dangerous villain like Ayers, Van Jones, Gore, and many more.***

Back in the 1960s the murders of John and Robert Kennedy were blamed on movies, TV shows and Comic books.

TV shows immediately dumbed down to kiddie shows,comics cleaned up their act for a while, and Movie producers declared they would SELF=POLICE themselves with their rating system.

By 1969 Hollywood was turning out extremely violent and sexual trash. It has gotten worse since.


56 posted on 07/22/2012 2:22:04 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (I LIKE ART! Click my name. See my web page.)
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To: Strategerist

I heard the early 1860’s were a blast.


57 posted on 07/22/2012 3:51:45 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

You’re on your own with your censorship crap.


58 posted on 07/22/2012 5:17:57 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Revolting cat!

You would be surprised what the Nolan brothers have put out there.


59 posted on 07/22/2012 7:40:31 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: cripplecreek

***You’re on your own with your censorship crap.***

My censorship crap? I saw what happened in 1968 when Bobby Kennedy got shot. The rush for gun control, censorship in movies, TV and comics was led my the MSM!

The movie industry staved off government regulation by self regulation with a joke of a ratings code modified many times. Remember these?
G,M,R,X.
Then G,GP,M,R,X.
Then G, PG, PG-13, R, NR.

By 1970 movies were being shown that went way beyond the movies of just a year earlier.

Most of the crime dramas on TV today would send a 1969 politician into spastic fits!

I still remember what happened to GUNSMOKE. Before 1968 it was a decent adult oriented TV show. In the fall of 1968 after the MSM madness slowed down it was changed to a kiddie oriented show and kiddie timeslot. Even Doc Milburn Stone complained about it no longer being for adults.

show


60 posted on 07/22/2012 9:38:08 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (I LIKE ART! Click my name. See my web page.)
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