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James Holmes’ Death Trap: Inside The ‘Dark Knight’ Shooter’s Apartment

James Holmes Apartment So Extensively Booby Trapped That Robots May Be Used to Penetrate It

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James Holmes, the man who reportedly shot over 70 people and killed 12 at a Dark Knight Rises midnight showing, appears to have wanted more than just the attendees at that showing to suffer at his hands.

Why? Because the 24-year-old former neuroscience PhD’s apartment, according to investigators, has been booby trapped with explosives, seemingly in anticipation of a police investigation. ABC News reports:

In an ironic, but horrifying twist, Holmes did such a good job of booby trapping his apartment and arming it against intrusion that police are now saying they may send robots in to diffuse all the weapons. CNN reports on this superhero movie-esque turn of events:

It is possible authorities may wind up using robots to blow up the booby traps and explosives inside the shooting suspect’s apartment because it may be too dangerous to send people in to do it, a law enforcement source tells CNN’s Susan Candiotti.

A decision isn’t expected until tomorrow about entering the apartment, the source said.

“There’s so much circuitry and collapsing circuits,  it’s a difficult process,”  the source said.

Robots were sent in during the day and investigators, including explosives technicians, are going over all the information gathered from those robots.

No pictures have been released of Holmes’ apartment, or the dangers therein, even though surveillance robots were sent in earlier to videotape the scene. However, early reports suggest that large jars of chemicals have been connected to trip wires, though which chemicals are involved is not clear. Mortar rounds, ie explosive shells, are rumored to also be in the apartment. Neighbors are being evacuated from the building as a precaution in case one or more of the explosive traps is set off by investigators.

If early reports suggesting Holmes intended to pass as “the Joker” are accurate, then this behavior is disturbingly consistent with that character, as depicted in Chris Nolan’s second Batman movie, “The Dark Knight.“ Several acts of seemingly motiveless random violence are perpetrated in ”the Dark Knight,” and the character shows an affinity for using elaborately wired bombs and/or explosives.

And indeed, like his supposed fictional counterpart, Holmes has apparently refused to cooperate with investigators, invoking his right to an attorney shortly after being arrested. He has not provided any information on the type of explosives in the room, nor offered to help with disarming them. It is not clear how he acquired the scientific know-how to so extensively booby trap his living space.

Comments (184)

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:39am

    I think that he set-up the devices to slow down police response at the movie theater. One of his apartment neighbors called the police to complain about the loud music coming from his apartment and was told that they too busy to respond because of a breaking case that they were already responding to.

    She then went to his apartment door and knocked on it, and found it to be slightly ajar. She was going to push it open and shout inside, but changed her mind.

    I think the plan was to have his apartment building blow up in a massive explosion about the same time he went on his rampage – thus splitting police and first responder resources. When he didn’t hear or see the explosion of his apartment building, he realized that his plan didn’t work, he decided to tell the police about the traps since he no longer “needed” that explosion.

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:05am

      Comrade that sounds logical. I am sick and tired of hearing words like “What has motivated his attack” because they are inane at best.
      It’s obvious what motivated his attack, he is a sick nut case that wanted to kill people.

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    • Ray2447
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:26am

      I’m very much interested to know his motivation. Perhaps he is just some wacko going off at random – - – or not. We know he’s well educated. But given the heavy Marxist influence on most taxpayer funded, California, college and university campuses, exactly what classes has he taken? His education is heavily science based, but has he also taken and: Sociology, Political Science, Women’s Studies, Humanities, or other Liberal Arts curriculum, where violent Marxist revolution is glorified and promoted?

      Was TDKR targeted for its conservative plot lines, or anti-Occupy sentiments? At this point I have lots of questions and lots of suspicions about this young man’s motivation to engage in this violent behavior, but unlike some MSM networks will refrain from jumping to conclusion until the facts are conclusively known.

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    • js1964
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:57am

      smart thought process on your part.

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    • MatrixRedPill
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:45am

      Great logic! I learn so much from these comments.

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    • FreedomsHope
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:08am

      Excellent analysis. I would not be surprised if you are spot on. Good work.

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    • poorrichard09
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:36am

      A neuroscience Ph.d? More like neurotic psychopath.

      Just how did he get a hold of highly regulated explosives? Sounds to me like the “mortar shells” are the big mortar shells they use in fireworks displays.

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    • eric6161
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:05am

      He got his know-how by reading books… therefore books kill. Ban books. Just think how many lives will be saved once we take books off the streets.

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    • bitterclinger
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:09am

      Your theory is correct. I’ve seen it in other news reports and believe Holmes admitted it to police.

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    • GrayPanther
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:13am

      Diane you have a very crafty mind. You could be a detective. I don’t care why this bright but troubled young man did what he did. He was seriously mentally impaired.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:45am

      Why do people insist he’s a nut case, he’s the result of outcome based education, these guys are taught their whole life there are no wrong answers, only the ones they come up with. 40 years ago, when outcome based education was forced on us, conservatives warned it would create monsters, liberals bragged it would create chaotic change, guess they were both right.

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    • Nathaniel Horn
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:46am

      A very likely scenario. But a curious thing was that he told the police that the apartment was booby trapped and they didn’t know why because after that he clammed up again. It occurred to me that this was his fail-safe revenge. If the police killed him, they would be killing themselves by default. (In his mind) If he lived, he could tell them and thus grant them the mercy they had shown him. Also, why didn’t he just put the apartment on a timer if he really wanted a diversion? Maybe he wanted to make sure to kill more people or maybe my theory holds water…?

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    • Nathaniel Horn
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:08am

      Yes, books kill. Let’s definitely ban them right along with guns. Then we can be ignorant AND defenseless against the government or invasion from outside. Great idea!

      Also people, don‘t be so sure that any one of you couldn’t do the same thing if the right state of mind gripped you. What he did was a result of our collective human condition and frailty. You can tell yourself that you would NEVER do something like that and you are statistically probably right, but you don’t know for sure… and have no idea how possible it really is. My ex brother-in-law had a good job, a nice house, a nice wife… (Well the ‘nice’ wife part is an exaggeration :) Then one day a switch just flipped in his mind and he became schizophrenic. The wife left immediately of course, he walked away from the job, sold the house, got in his car and disappeared into the confusion to find the ringleaders who were (in cooperation with the CIA) tapping his brain and causing him to have thoughts of killing people. Great, eh? His mother was unsuccessful in having him committed. Unfortunately his mother, I and my wife are thought to be deeply involved in the conspiracy. We think we saw his car at the super market one day here in California 1200 miles from where he originally fell off the grid but as far as we know, he doesn’t know where we live… Very creepy. Not uncommon. I am always armed. (Legally :) This country and this civilization are sick and so it produces sick people.

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    • dogpatch65
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:14am

      I agree with this: http://markamerica.com/2012/07/21/the-screams-you-didnt-hear/

      His motives don’t really matter do they?

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    • Jimmielynn
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:33am

      That’s a great theory.

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    • VoteBushIn12
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:33am

      @MATRIXREDPILL
      That’s the problem I have with Blaze readers. You think you “learn” from the comments.

      This person gave you their opinion. Built on absolutely 0 evidence and entirely dictated by what he/she has seen in movies. “I bet he was doing _____ because _______ and I have literally NOTHING to support my claims”.

      I can appreciate it as an opinion and for all we know it might be right. But just accepting it at face value and thinking that “learned” something from it is literally DISGUSTING.

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    • EmbassyMarine
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:42am

      From my previous profession I would also say that you are on the mark or very close. I would have been a great diversion. I would also like to thank those who see this guy as psychopath and not try to figure out ‘WHY??” his is just a nut-job.
      For the trolls who want to make this political remember this:a 14yo boy decapitated a 9yo a few years ago in Japan, why? Nut-job! and yes, they still have knives there.What if he would have driven a truck through the wall, dumped a drum of gas and tossed a match? Would you support banning cars and gas?

       
    • Nathaniel Horn
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:43am

      Just a tad (maybe a little bit more :) melodramatic there VoteBushIn12. Are you not?

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    • Redwood Elf
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:01pm

      Imagine how lucky the lady who was going to open the door and go inside feels to be alive today. The sicko baited the room by playing music really loud, hoping to lure someone into setting off the bomb. He doesn’t seem particularly clever other than that, however…if he intended to use this explosion as a diversion, then why bother with tripwires? He could have set a timer just as easily.

      More evidence that he’s a complete sociopath…guess he wanted to make SURE someone was killed.

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    • Pheonix1901
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:03pm

      “Some people just want too see the world burn”

      -Alfred

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    • DebiQ1830
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:33pm

      Makes perfect sense.

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    • tommyg524
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:22pm

      youre completely wrong, he simply wanted the local newspaper to be able to throw the bundle inside so he could deliver them. you people are sick,sick and brainwashed by the rightees.

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  • Latter-Day-Soldier
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:08am

    Obviously the gun-grabbers are already working on how to best exploit this tragedy, especially with the votes for the U.N. small arms treaty to start in less than a week.
    The link I have provided is a petition to stop the U.S. from signing on to the afore mentioned anti-freedom treaty, I’ve signed and sent it to my representatives, I urge every one who values their freedoms to do the same. You can also compose a personal message to your reps to.

    http://dickmorris.rallycongress.com/7175/gun-control/

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    • Ishmot2
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:21am

      What good will it do to contact our representatives, with a Dictator in the white house, he will do what he wants, which is very, very, sad! I believe we will see more of this kind of thing happening, people who have nothing; that think they can make a name for themselves and push Obama’s, and Hillary’s agenda.

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    • pavnvet
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:45am

      Obama and his buddies are pushing at the UN for the Small Arms Treaty. However, they have one huge problem. It takes 2/3 of the Senate to ratify any treaty and as of this moment there is bipartisan support against it with at last count (I think) 55 Senators who oppose ratification. This has been an ongoing agenda for years and it will not stop. Right now the NRA and Gun Owners of America are the only two organizations that are our voice. I would suggest anyone who is committed to our Second Amendment rights to support these organizations through membership/donation.

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    • MEANS2RESIST
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:13am

      Well said PAVNVET, I’m donating a double tap of the yearly dues. They can try to ban, ban, ban, I will never comply!

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    • ShotgunSam
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:50pm

      I believe a petition should be started to force the Secretary of Defense along with the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces to commence General Court Martial proceedings against the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces for Treason. The Secretary is the second highest official of OUR GOVERMENT that can start these proceedings. I am a citizen and I demand to be defended against ALL ENEMIES.

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  • Furious
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:04am

    actually he’s probably another leftist exremist going to the extreme to show why we should not be allowed to buy and own guns! What a better way for the obama zombies to bring their point to the most “extreme” possible proof that we should not own guns! he had no past record, bought guns like any law abiding citizen can just to make their point! I think we all know how far these animals will go to get their way!!! take those guns away!!! Thats what they all want….

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    • Wigglesworth
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:11am

      I’ve seen more pictures of him online. He had orange hair and looked like the people I have seen at the local Occupy protest.

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    • karenjourden
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:03pm

      Do you know what I keep thinking about is the senior man that had a gun and shot at the thieves. They ran and no one got hurt. So you have a theater with no guns 12 dead and many hurt. Now I realize that the ladder will not happen all the time but the thing is criminals have always said that they seek places where there are no guns. Here where we live in Colorado we have a law called “make my day.“ We post that ”Make My Day” law enforced here. We have been living here since 1995. The only thing we had happen to us is some kids knock down our mail box with everyone else’s. However, we have had no break-ins while people around us that didn’t have guns got rob. Again there is always an exception to the rule but this has been shown over and over again.
      My husband had asked someone why they wouldn’t rob banks here the person said, “It would be easier to rob one in Albuquerque because they have a no gun law there. Because we live in a rural area most farmers and people here carry. However, in big cities like Denver you will not find that. So people think about that.

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    • Oldbutnotsenile
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:06pm

      No matter how you cut it, the man is off his rocker in more ways than one. That is the problem with so many of our younger generation who have been educated in our great cultural colleges, where anything goes as long as you want it. BULLS….Parents help along the way by sheltering their kids in all phases of their growing up. I love the title “Helicopter Parents”, always hovering over them and never teaching them to accept the harsh realities of life. Rewarding them for bad behavior, etc., and it starts at a very young age. I could go on and on, but I don’t want to bore you. I just want you to know I speak from experience as a grandparent having seen both sides i.e. “Helicopter Parents” and those whose kids worked hard and knew what life in the real world was like. Thanks for listening.

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  • UrbanFool
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:09am

    The ads come up according to your interests. Mine are hair color and eye lashes. If your ads are soft porn, you should probably rethink your activities.

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  • UrbanFool
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:04am

    The reason the soft porn ads come up is because that’s what you spend your time doing. The rest of us get completely different ads.

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    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 3:21am

      Not necessarily. I have one on e-cigarettes and I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life, and I have another one asking if I’ve ever been arrested, and the closest I‘ve ever been to a jail cell is that fake one that’s supposed to be from the 1800s at our local dinosaur museum (although I know people who have been arrested). Sometimes it’s based on what some people living in your neighborhood like, and sometimes companies just throw out ads to see what sticks.

      I did see that one particular “article” that was posted on my page, so it’s going to a lot of people. I don’t visit sites like that. I didn’t click on it because it was of no interest to me.

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    • usedCZARsalesman
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:59am

      and I don’t have a single “soft porn” ad on mine and my wife and I use the internet to watch porn at least twice a week ;)

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    • sta
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:31am

      Ghostery will get rid of the ads.

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    • AlanE
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:55am

      Ghostery rocks! Use it all the time.

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  • CommenterInChief
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:59am

    Only armed citizens in that theatre could have reduced the casualty count.

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    • WATER-THE-TREE
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:25am

      If he was so intent on killing people, then why did he tell the police about the booby traps?

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    • BehindBlueEyes
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:28am

      @COMMENTERINCHIEF
      Excellent point. I’m thinking of getting a permit to carry. Too many unstable people around these days.

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    • hillbillyinny
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:01am

      This guy is REALLY WEIRD! I don’t think he was “targeting” the police–in the article it says that the music was load and that his door was SLIGHTLY AJAR. He probably to at least a small point “knew” his neighbors and figured someone would come knocking. He was “targeting” the common people around him, same as the joker!

      If the woman who “looked in” had pushed that door open slightly more, there would probably be even MORE HORROR to this story!

      Although a “Presbyterian church as a child” has been mentioned, a sex-seeking website has more recently also been tenatively linked to this guy, apppears that he was trying to make ome “statement” for his life with others’ deaths! He didn’t want to die himself, hence all the protective equipment he wore and used.

      Boil it down–some lonely, frustrated, weird guy, brilliant to the point of insanity or in the least fantasy/illusion who was living in a “comic book world” somewhere deep in his mind, and decided to act out his fantasies on the innocent living.

      Prease pray for the families hurt by this tragedy, for his family who may be the innocent bystanders of a mental and emotional treatment world that has gone so liberal and POLITICALLY CORRECT that no one is helped and no one is safe!

      Lord, bring us together for YOUR PURPOSES!

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    • HKS
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:47am

      Our society has regressed so far backwards, and Obama has given it a major push in that direction, that citizens must carry weapons to protect themselves. This is not going to stop, society is being built this way in government schools. Hate is being pumped in to support political views and it’s getting much worse over time, just look around you. Sadly there will be copycats to this incident. Go to a theater henceforth at your own risk, and take your gun.

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    • pavnvet
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:55am

      @ COMMENTINCHIEF Unfortunately, the owners of the theater prohibit the carrying of weapons into the theater. I guess they saw how that worked out. Even though Holmes was wearing body armor, getting shot might have slowed him down and one to the ocular cavity would have stopped this massacre Once again, when seconds counted, the cops were minutes away. Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you. I am not anti-cop, just saying. Look what they are doing here, they didn’t prevent anything, they are only investigating the aftermath..

      Along with protecting ourselves from government, anyone that truly wants to defend themselves, their family and innocents should be armed and trained. An armed society is a polite society. England and Australia have gutted their citizens right to own guns. The result? Violent crime is up 150%.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:45am

    This guy is a real menace. He probably set up more than just his apartment. He shouldn’t be allowed to make any phone calls. He may have placed timers somewhere else. It’s going to be a long couple of days until his previous activities are known. It’s just a suspicion I have. God help the victims and prayers for the dead and dying. No one deserved to die like this. Not a one. And to murder children. It takes something beneath a human to do this. Even insects are better than this. The ground will not receive him even. His testament will be revulsion. His soul has been given over to the howl of an animal. I can hate also. And I do now. God forgive me.

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  • tbo
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:32am

    Im afraid that he will end up the same as Jared Loughner, in that he will claim to be insane and they will not convict him in court. He will end up in the nut house at our expense forever. I think that both of them indisputably did the crime and a quick execution is in order.

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  • txblaze
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:30am

    I see Brian Ross still has a job there. Too bad.
    Non of this makes sense, of course, but I keep wondering why Holmes would tell the police he had explosives in his apartment so they would be careful when they went over there. If he doesn’t tell them anything they go over there, break down the door, and boom – mission accomplished for him. They would have figured out where he lived anyway and gone over there. If his goal was to kill as many people as he could then it seems like he would not have said anything to the police. Maybe he was hoping the neighbors would be the ones to go through the door and not the cops. Anyone have thoughts on this?

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    • ZaphodsPlanet
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:40am

      I’d guess for this whack job who should never have made it out of that place alive…. it’s all about the terror of it. As another poster said ….. this may not be the only boobie trap this evil bastard had set. I saw the batman movie with Keith Ledger but didn’t see the movie after that. The Joker character was truly diabolical just causing violence for the sake of it. The evil son of a bitch is insane and as he’s already done such a fantastic job with his first murder spree…… I wouldn‘t be surprised if his apartment isn’t the only trap he’s set. The guy is smart no doubt, and so insane that I‘m guessing he’s spent months, if not years creating his kind of “homage to the Joker” crap in his head. As someone else has already said….. it’s going to be a long weekend. I’m really starting to wonder how many more poor, innocent souls are going to die over the coming days…. if they don’t find a room full of dead bodies of people he killed prior to what happened at the movie theatre. They need to drug the guy up and see if they can get any more information out of him. I’m sorry, but screw the lawyers in this case. This is some major evil unleashed.

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  • JamesTeaPartyMac
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:30am

    The Blaze will not let me post their own porn ads on the blaze. WOW! I am being sensored!

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    • woodyee
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:06am

      REally? What do you call this? l
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    • RIDEMODELS
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:15am

      Get a JOB!!…..Oh you cant….You voted for the WRONG guy……Lahooo- saaaherrrr.

      “An Idle mind is the Devils workshop”…..Every strip club I know of is owned by a liberal and ran by liberals too.

      Get a JOB!!

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:24am

      hmmmm joined today to be a do.uche

      go back to media splatters idiot

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  • JamesTeaPartyMac
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:28am

    Everytime the Blaze puts another soft porn ad like this on their website I will hold them accountable. That madman the Joker was said to have porn addictions. Well! The blaze supports that kind of ****** crap! Just think of the Mormon Blaze network as the entry way into by them standing by sexual pictures to get people to click on pictures and then purchase products. Selling yourself off just like Fox News Glen. Great! You were my hero now you LOVE PORN INDUSTRY! YOU SUCK! Here is a sample http://styleblazer.com/51782/8-celebrities-who-started-out-sweet-but-turned-seductive-welcome-to-the-dark-side/?Source=Taboola

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    • 82dAirborne
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:45am

      Off of your meds again I see.

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:55am

      Sounds like you got computer infection issues try firefox web browser with adblock and ghostery plugins.

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    • Apple Bite
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:04am

      Stop posting your porn crap, you jerk! Chances are, your PC is infected with Progressive midget porn ads or something of the like. I don’t know, I’m taking a wild guess as to what other possible activities you must enjoy doing online. Whatever it is, you seem to be the only one having this issue. It‘s certainly the first time I’ve heard of such happening on here.

      Here’s an idea, send that link to Chris Matthews. He seems to enjoy having that tingling sensation running up his leg, or down his leg, whatever….

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  • Simple-James
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:26am

    On a separate note to piss everyone off…

    http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/07/obama-marks-ramadan-129636.html

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    • Latter-Day-Soldier
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:24am

      I have talked to vets who have been to Afghanistan and guess what they were told to do during ramadan? While on patrol, they were not to eat in public/in front of locals while outside coalition bases.
      Not eating while wearing full uniform with gear, rifle and ammo during summertime can lead to a heat related injury very easily.
      Oh, and how many readers are aware that our troops are also prohibited from taking their Bibles off the base with them while on patrol? Don’t want to “offend” the local insurgents…er, I mean “offend” the locals now would we?

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:20am

    Simple fix. Make the young man go clean up his room….But stand back, you can catch him as he falls back down to earth.

    The worthless POS.

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  • Classicmustangmo
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:13am

    After the unspeakable tragedy last night, it reminded me of a valuable lesson I learned watching an episode of NCIS.

    A serial killer was about to be captured and expected his name to live in infamy forever. Then the twist, Agent Gibbs closed the case, called the killer a “”Suspected Terrorist. His real name never given to the public, no pictures, no history.

    I suggest that it may not be a bad policy. So many people have trouble mixing fantasy with reality, maybe if we don’t expose any fame/infamy our society it might slow these tragic events. One can only pray

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    • woodyee
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:19am

      I just saw Chris Tingles (Matthews) give your post the middle-finger…

      NAH! Not really – I think someone had asked him to represent his IQ!

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    • FreedomsHope
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:11am

      I thought the same thing. Have you read “The Gift of Fear”? That’s what prompted my thoughts.

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    • britttkdgirl
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:59am

      I‘m an NCIS fan as well and didn’t make the connection to that episode but I’m glad you did because you have a good point. I believe the same thing happens in “Murder 2.0″ However this whole situation has reminded me of the last four episodes that have aired with the arson cases.

      He may have a motive behind this attack, but it could be one that makes no sense to us. What matters now, however, is the safety of those in the nearby buildings and crews working on the apartment, the recovery of the injured, and the remembrance of the lost.

      We are all praying for you out in Aurora. God bless.

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  • woodyee
    Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:01am

    “It is possible authorities may wind up using robots to blow up the booby traps and explosives inside the shooting suspect’s apartment because it may be too dangerous to send people in to do it, a law enforcement source tells CNN’s Susan Candiotti.”

    FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! THEY’RE GOING TO DESTROY EVIDENCE?!?!?!?!?

    WHY?

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    • 82dAirborne
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:24am

      “FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! THEY’RE GOING TO DESTROY EVIDENCE?!?!?!?!?

      WHY?”
      Since they caught him “red handed” as they say -> What more “evidence” would be required? I say empty the ajoining apartments and blow it in place. Safer all the way around.

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    • chips1
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:29am

      Because an officers life could be lost. Suppose the monster is only convicted of shooting three people to death, he will get the death penalty. They can add 7 more death and the bomb charges and it’s still death penalty. Another charge from the evidence doesn’t change anything. A life is worth more. If liberals were concerned about safety, the movie theater wouldn’t have been a gun free zone. Might as well charge the killer with violation of signs also. The $50 fine would help pay off the national Obama debt.

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    • Bobj_1960
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:35am

      They will robotically collect as much physical and robotic evidence as possible and as necessary. Very often it is more feasable to dentonate inplace while containing as much of the blast as possible. Why risk lives needlessly trying to disarm and then transport the explosive material?

      I’m pretty sure this is not the LEOs first rodeo.

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    • woodyee
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:58am

      Thanks BobJ.

      I thought I could go without stating the obvious (that the lives of officers were at risk)…oh well.
      But I wish what you said had been contained in the story – that they would gather as much evidence as possible from the apartment BEFORE detonating any charges. Hopefully they’ll keep those charges to a minimum so they can go back in later and gather what they missed.
      Thanks!

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  • DRsnapper
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:49pm

    > >>off topic but you need to know
    > >>
    > >> From: Bill
    > >> Shaared with me by a friend—–
    > >>
    > >> Obama Care Highlighted by Page Number
    > >> THE CARE BILL HB 3200
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> JUDGE KITHIL IS THE 2ND OFFICIAL WHO HAS OUTLINED THESE PARTS OF
    > >> THE CARE BILL.
    > >> Judge Kithil of Marble Falls, TX – highlighted the most egregious
    > >> pages of HB3200
    > >>
    > >> Please read this…….. especially the reference to pages 58 & 59
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> JUDGE KITHIL wrote:
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 50/section 152: The bill will provide insurance to all non-
    > >> U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally.
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 58 and 59: The government will have real-time access to an
    > >> individual’s bank account and will have the authority to make
    > >> electronic fund transfers from those accounts.
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized (by the
    > >> government) for all union members, union retirees and for
    > >> community organizations (such as the Association of Community
    > >> Organizations for Reform Now – ACORN).
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 203/line 14-15: The tax imposed under this section will not
    > >> be treated as a tax. (How could anybody in their right mind come
    > >> up with that?)
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 241 and 253: Doctors will all be paid the same regardless of
    > >> specialty, and the government will set all doctors’ fees.
    > >>
    > >> **
    > >> Page 272. section 1145: Cancer hospital wil

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  • ShyLow
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:47pm

    How could you live in an apartment like that and not be a nut-job…I wish people would build places as though Jesus might someday have to live there

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  • ParkerOnFoodStamps
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:46pm

    PhD in neuroscience, huh? See what the Libratarded higher ed system does to people.BTW, think that whole Dark Knight series might be cursed?? I mean, look what happened with Heath Ledger during the first one. I read an article that he just went whacko and started writing pages of nonsense in a journal in preparation for his role as The Joker… I’m just sayin….

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  • Slowman101
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:40pm

    This man obviously has serious issues. Exactly what we may never know. It was the act of one person, guns did not do it by themselves. I have little doubt that Obama will try to get some sort of political mileage out of this tragedy. If he had used a baseball bat to kill some people, are we going to try and regulate ball bats?

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    • blackyb
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:51pm

      A weapon can be made from anything. This man is evil. He just wanted to kill people. People he likely did not know. Just kill and destroy. Not much different than those trying to destroy our country, only these are doing it in a round-about way. These are just as evil and crazy. They are just better at covering it up and layering what they are doing.

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    • walkintruth
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:01pm

      I thought the movie was cursed at first. It is a creepy character to play. This guy just related to the character on a personal basis. I think that being an outcast and isolated, he became angry and similar to The Joker. When people feel that they are not accepted by society like in the Columbine Shooting, they go after everyone because there is so much rage inside of them. The normal people become their enemy.
      But there is also a spiritual aspect to this. When you dwell on anger all day, the dark forces have an open door to come in and do their work on your spirit. It takes you over and these people end up pretty mentally ill. Just look at some the crazy people in mental hospitals. They claim they have seen Satan himself. It makes you wonder if they really did have a visit from the dark lord himself.

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  • docgreen
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:30pm

    Ok, I know some think it was to kill police, I on the other hand think it was to kill his neighbors or the Management at his apartment! Thats why he turned his music up and left. Keep in mind if the Police and Fire go to the apartment he has more time to kill!… I‘ve heard allot of News Stations reporting this and I don’t think it was to kill police. It was a destraction to allow him more time! The other thing is this. Obama and what he said today, is going after our Guns! People, the person behind this had issues and I think it was more of acting out the Charector in the movie! Obama will use this and I see an Excutive Order allready in the works. Keep in mind the UN’s agenda to take guns away from us. People if this happens we might as well, just drink obama’s “Jim Jones” coolade! Its headed for that and once he has it America People we’ll never be able to defend ourselves against tyranny!….. We need to head this off before it happens!

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:39pm

      I think that it was for both the police and as many neighbors as possible.

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    • blackyb
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:58pm

      Those in our adminstration are just as evil and are working in ways that are in stealth and with agendas not as easily noticed. This has been going on for some time. They will do anything to get where they want to go, but as Obama told the Russian Prime Minister, he will have more flexibility after the elections. I do not put anything above what these people will do. They have dishonored the Office of Justice and the Presidency. Where is Congress? History will not be kind to them for allowing Americans this scourage and then not doing everything possible to rid America of this that they are empowered to do. They need to get on this now, and not wait until after elections.

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    • Myhrtblongs2God
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:54pm

      Doc Green, After reading your post, I find it to be very dependable. I was wondering why young Holmes would even mention to the police that his apartment was rigged, and you have answered fairly well my question. I believe also that you are correct about the UN and Obama’s Exe. order. The Constitution, as we all know, is no longer a reckoning article. This Administration has trampled it underfoot and totally ignores it’s concept. The UN is delighted we have a President who has taken a path to destroy the citizens rights. I suspect before the 2nd Amendment is totally abolished Mr. O will write an Exe. order for Marshal Law, it will make it much easier for the government to confiscate all weapons from the people. WE THE PEOPLE must at this time, awaken that sleeping giant that has been stilled for way too long.

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  • OlefromMN
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:27pm

    I hope the PD is smart enough to realize they can breech the apartment by cutting through a neighboring wall. Holmes could have been smart enough to cover all doors and windows, but there is no way for him to have covered the adjoining walls.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:50pm

      I would have gone for the roof.

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    • no1jyd
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:35am

      I was thinking the same thoughts about 3 hours ago as I was watching the news reports on this story.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:26pm

    He acquired the know how online…………..phd in neuroscience, he wasn’t stupid, just straight twisted…..

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  • rsanchez1
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:14pm

    This guy is some kind of nutjob.

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    • DSTSS2010
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:06am

      That is one saced-out looking dude! The light are on, but nobody is home.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:14pm

    Query: what exactly is a ‘collapsing circut’ they describe in the article?

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    • DanielH
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:26pm

      http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_Collapsing_Circuit

      A ‘collapsing circuit’ – in its idea – is a circuit designed to detect a failure in a circuit and act on it. The most basic implementation would be to monitor voltage/amperage levels on the target circuit and react when those levels change (a wire is cut, an element wears out etc.).

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    • vox_populi
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:29pm

      A circuit that detects a failure and then acts upon it. In this case, likely a circuit that – once broken – detonates an attached explosive device.

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    • Redwood Elf
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:04pm

      The more common vernacular is a “Deadman switch” – a switch or circuit designed to set off explosives when the circuit is BROKEN rather than when it is connected.

      This means they can’t just cut the power to the apartment, either, or they might set something off.

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  • mharry860
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:11pm

    Why did you include a video of that Skank, I don’t believe anything she says.

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