
A vaguely interesting concept becomes a true mess
by JOHN VINCENT
Jun-9-2013 -
Coroner's office releases names from theater shooting in Colorado
It's a sad roll call for what was supposed to be an exciting weekend of summer's biggest movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." The names of the 12 people killed by a gunman in Aurora, Colo., early Friday morning have been released by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office, and Airlock Alpha is stepping b ...
Read MoreIs this type of violence really part of our human nature?
Thursday night, I was lined up to see "The Dark Knight Rises." I was back in Florida after a week in San DIego for Comic-Con there, and I could not wait to see the conclusion of a trilogy featuring my favorite comic book character. As I left the theater that night, I had no idea that less than 2, ...
Read MoreShooter allegedly dressed up as The Joker
All they wanted was to be among the first thousands of people lined up to see the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, "The Dark Knight Rises." Instead, their lives was snuffed out by a monster far bigger than they would ever see on the big screen. Police in Aurora, Colo., say James ...
Read MoreInvitation to re-opening of shooting site in bad taste, they say
All many families affected by the mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo., theater wanted was their loved ones by their side. Instead, Cinemark USA Inc. sent them an invitation to the reopening of the theater where those loved ones were injured or killed by a gunman. Less than six months after that gun ...
Read MoreTwo lawsuits claim Cinemark didn't provide adequate security
Now that James Eagan Holmes is sitting in a jail cell awaiting his day in court, those left in the aftermath of the July theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., are trying to sort out who might else be to blame. And for some of the victims, the fingers for the secondary blame is being pointed squarely ...
Read MoreHad knives and ammunition, but said it was for self-protection
There was just something suspicious about Scott Smith as he was the last to amble into a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Westlake, Ohio, theater Saturday night. The manager at the Regal Cinema peeked into Smith's bag first, and saw medical supplies. But Smith also caught the attention o ...
Read MorePLUS: Does 'reel' violence actually beget 'real' violence?
One of the many debates that the shooting tragedy in Aurora, Colo., has opened up is the debate over the rights of people to carry guns. Especially concealed weapons. The Century 16 theater in Aurora does not allow patrons to carry weapons into the theater, even if they are legally allowed to ca ...
Read MoreAuthorities nab men in Maine, Arizona, California
The tragedy in Aurora, Colo., which left 12 people dead and 58 wounded, should be one mourned across the country. And while that is taking place for the most part, there are still a handful of people who see it much differently. And luckily, they ended with them in handcuffs. A speeding stop in M ...
Read MorePLUS: Alpha Waves Radio plans a special addressing the tragedy
President Barack Obama traveled to Aurora, Colo., Sunday, to meet with the victims and their families involved in the early Friday morning shooting that left 12 dead and 58 injured. "When you have an opportunity to visit with families who have lost their loved ones -- as I described to them, I co ...
Read MorePLUS: President Obama plans Sunday trip to shooting scene
Not knowing quite what to do in light of the early Friday shooting in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 people dead and dozens more injured, some theaters across the country started placing donation jars out to help those families affected by the attack. Eleven theaters in the Los Angeles area, and lik ...
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