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12 dead, 58 injured in Colorado at midnight showing of Dark Knight

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Brooklyn Bridge, Jul 20, 2012.

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  1. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Well, DP supporters couldn't have a better poster boy to keep it.
     
    Starman, Apr 1, 2013
    #841
  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yes, I'm reviving a thread that is more than two years old. Not a lot of national attention, but today, the jury got this case after 49 days of testimony/arguments and will begin deliberating Wednesday morning on 165 counts. Nine women and three men on the jury.

    It's all or nothing. Guilty on everything or not guilty by reason of insanity. I've watched virtually every day and it was a fascinating watch -- starred by the prosecutor and the judge.

    RECAP: Closing arguments emotional in Aurora theater shooting trial | FOX31 Denver
     
    MileHigh, Jul 14, 2015
    #842
  3. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    What's your take on Holmes? I haven't read that much about the case but every article I've seen has him staring vacantly forward, mouth agape.

    So genuinely insane (as in "unable to know right from wrong") or is this just, in large part, a tiresome act?
     
    britwrit, Jul 15, 2015
    #843
  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Not guilty by reason of insanity is not the same as an acquittal, is it?
     
    Batman, Jul 15, 2015
    #844
  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I am generally a softy on punishment, but I think there should be a category of individuals that are considered too dangerous to be in society and should be incarcerated whether they are considered insane or not.

    They should get treatment and if they are able to recover can eventually be eligible for parole.
     
    Ace, Jul 15, 2015
    #845
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  6. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    No. He would be committed. Likely forever, but it's possible he could some day be released.
     
    Roscablo, Jul 15, 2015
    #846
  7. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    If the verdict is insanity he goes in with John Hinkley and Mark David Chapman. He may not get the needle but he's not going to be out anytime soon.
     
    Neutral Corner, Jul 15, 2015
    #847
  8. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    It's an acquittal, yes, but he's never getting out.

    I did, during school, hear a woman speak (twice) who had killed her child, tried to kill the other one, and got out after a couple years after a successful not guilty by reason of insanity defense.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jul 15, 2015
    #848
  9. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Thanks. That's what I thought. I figured it just meant he'd spend the rest of his days in a psychiatric hospital instead of a maximum security prison. Didn't imagine he'd walk out of the courthouse a free man.
     
    Batman, Jul 15, 2015
    #849
  10. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Would hope he doesn't have as much freedom as Hinckley.
     
    cjericho, Jul 15, 2015
    #850
  11. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    I don't think too much freedom is going to be one of his problems.
     
    Neutral Corner, Jul 15, 2015
    #851
  12. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    The jury has reached a verdict.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jul 16, 2015
    #852
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