It may or may not be the case that James Holmes is crazy, dangerously mentally ill in the clinical sense that Jared Loughner has been diagnosed as schizophrenic rather than the colloquial sense.
Time and the court case will make that clear.
But some of these other men emulating Holmes are clearly not nuts, they're just bastards, and whatever justification they have for trying to get this kind of attention is simply crap. All it represents is the destructive fantasies embodied in our damned gun culture.
It is time to take the lethal toys out of the hands of the incompetent, violent, crazy, politically extreme, and just plain irresponsible once and for all. That includes the deluded dangerous jackasses who think it makes sense to ignore the rules of firearm safety when someone else starts shooting. I've already lost count how many damned copy cat attempts have occurred to date.
We are better than this, we are smarter than this, we are less deluded than this. We CAN improve on this problem of gun violence, but it won't be with MORE guns!
From ABC news:
Police say man threatened to kill people in Maryland
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/sources-suspect-arrested-in-maryland-mass-shooting-plot-possible-aurora-copycat#ixzz21qnWIm8T
Time and the court case will make that clear.
But some of these other men emulating Holmes are clearly not nuts, they're just bastards, and whatever justification they have for trying to get this kind of attention is simply crap. All it represents is the destructive fantasies embodied in our damned gun culture.
It is time to take the lethal toys out of the hands of the incompetent, violent, crazy, politically extreme, and just plain irresponsible once and for all. That includes the deluded dangerous jackasses who think it makes sense to ignore the rules of firearm safety when someone else starts shooting. I've already lost count how many damned copy cat attempts have occurred to date.
We are better than this, we are smarter than this, we are less deluded than this. We CAN improve on this problem of gun violence, but it won't be with MORE guns!
From ABC news:
Police say man threatened to kill people in Maryland
Posted: 2:32 PM
CROFTON, Md (WMAR) - Authorities say they were granted an emergency petition to take a man into custody after he threatened to "load my guns and blow someone up."
The man was in the process of being fired from his job at a Federal Contracting company when the threats were made.
Some people who live in the area were evacuated before police entered the man's home.
According to officials, the man was facing termination from his job at Pitney Bowes, a postage meter company, in Prince George's County. Police say he had worked with the company for a number of years.
Authorities opened a 36 hour investigation after the man had told his co-workers "I'm a joker, I'm going to load my guns and blow someone up."
Authorities say they found an "arsenal" of weapons in his home at the time of his arrest and that he had made threats directed toward his employer.
Police say the talked to the man yesterday and he was spotted wearing a t-shirt that read "Guns don't kill people, I do."
The man was taken to the Anne Arundel County Medical Center for a mental evaluation and treatment.
A law enforcement source told WJLA that they believe the foiled shooting "could have been another Aurora," making reference to the mass shooting that happened last Friday at a suburban Denver movie theater.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
The man was in the process of being fired from his job at a Federal Contracting company when the threats were made.
Investigators say the suspect, who has yet to be identified, was taken into custody in Crofton, MD early Friday morning.
Authorities say they had an emergency petition giving them the right to enter his home and take him into custody based on their investigation. That petition was granted after the man was deemed a threat to himself and the public.Some people who live in the area were evacuated before police entered the man's home.
According to officials, the man was facing termination from his job at Pitney Bowes, a postage meter company, in Prince George's County. Police say he had worked with the company for a number of years.
Authorities opened a 36 hour investigation after the man had told his co-workers "I'm a joker, I'm going to load my guns and blow someone up."
Authorities say they found an "arsenal" of weapons in his home at the time of his arrest and that he had made threats directed toward his employer.
Police say the talked to the man yesterday and he was spotted wearing a t-shirt that read "Guns don't kill people, I do."
The man was taken to the Anne Arundel County Medical Center for a mental evaluation and treatment.
A law enforcement source told WJLA that they believe the foiled shooting "could have been another Aurora," making reference to the mass shooting that happened last Friday at a suburban Denver movie theater.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/national/sources-suspect-arrested-in-maryland-mass-shooting-plot-possible-aurora-copycat#ixzz21qnWIm8T
