Gun attack at Denver showing of Dark Knight Rises

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**BaronIveagh**

purplefood wrote:It's either electrocution or lethal injection.
The other ways are fairly barbaric... especially that last one.

I'm fond of hangings myself. They're ecologically friendly as hemp rope is a renewable resource AND you can use the same rope for several executions.

**purplefood**

BaronIveagh wrote:
purplefood wrote:It's either electrocution or lethal injection.
The other ways are fairly barbaric... especially that last one.

I'm fond of hangings myself. They're ecologically friendly as hemp rope is a renewable resource AND you can use the same rope for several executions.

If you ever have to try and get it reintroduced use that in your presentation

**Lone Cat**

Sire. i don't have malicious intentions upon forum and its member
1. Don't you think "Public Execution" will warn others of the horrible fate that is the consequences to this horrible crimes?
instead of causing outrageous attentions?
2. Don't you think that victim's family wants the extreme justice to be enforced upon the public enemy ?

**purplefood**

Sire...
I like the sound of that...
1. No not really... it'd be nice if it did but it doesn't...
It won't cause more attention than locking him up would.
2. They probably have differing views on the matter.

**Kanluwen**

Holmes made his first court appearance today, no formal sentencing until next Monday.

Guy looked completely out of it, commentators on ABC were already discussing whether or not he will be deemed competent to stand trial or if he is just acting.

**Iur_tae_mont**

We got our first Copycat....Kinda.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/01/13067471-man-allegedly-yells-this-is-it-at-batman-showing-panic-ensues?lite

By NBCMiami.com

A Miami Beach man is in custody after he caused a panic in a theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," police said Tuesday.

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According to a Miami Beach Police arrest affidavit, 44-year-old David Martin Escamillo was at the Regal Movie Theater late Monday night when he got into an altercation with another moviegoer, left the theater and returned wearing black gloves and screamed "This is it!" from the back of the theater.

Escamillo's actions sent a hundred moviegoers fleeing for the exits, the affidavit said.
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When officers responded to the theater to a call of shots fired, they found three moviegoers detaining Escamillo, who was screaming, "I didn't shoot anybody," the affidavit said.

James Butler said he and his brother were two of them. They waited outside the theater and chased Escamillo down and held him until police arrived.

"My instincts kicked in, and I was like, let's get this guy. He was screaming, 'I never shot anyone, I never hurt anyone,'" Butler said.

Escamillo, who sounded irrational and had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath, was taken into custody, the affidavit noted.

"We were able to determine there was never any weapon, it was just this individual with the two black gloves saying, 'This is it,'" Miami Beach Police Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said.

Witnesses said Escamillo had left his seat during the movie and was going up and down the stairway several times, according to the affidavit.

The witnesses also said no shots were fired and no shell casings were found, the affidavit said.

When officers searched the theater, they found several sandals that were left behind by moviegoers who fled the scene.

Escamillo is facing disorderly conduct and affray charges in the incident and has a warrant for battery, jail records showed. He was being held on $8,000 bond and it was unknown whether he has an attorney.

The theater declined to comment Tuesday.

The incident comes just days after 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a shooting in an Aurora, Colo., theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises."

Police said they responded with massive force here because of what happened in Colorado.

"We can't take any chances, and we also understand the sensitivity of that, everybody's thinking Colorado, it's on everybody's mind," Hernandez said.

He added, "Had that incident not happened in Colorado maybe none of this would've happened, maybe people would've just thought, here's another nut and let's just keep watching our movie."

While some may be thinking about the scare, other ticketholders say they aren't going to let it affect them.

"If we focus on the negative energy, we're giving more power to them, so I try to avoid that," moviegoer Jose Salaicez said.

**Jihadin**

Whew good thing no one was carrying in there

**Hordini**

purplefood wrote:
BaronIveagh wrote:
purplefood wrote:It's either electrocution or lethal injection.
The other ways are fairly barbaric... especially that last one.

I'm fond of hangings myself. They're ecologically friendly as hemp rope is a renewable resource AND you can use the same rope for several executions.

If you ever have to try and get it reintroduced use that in your presentation

Hanging is actually pretty humane as far as executions go. It's extremely quick if you do it right, and I certainly don't think it's any worse than electrocution. A couple states actually still technically allow it, although it hasn't been used for a long time.

**BaronIveagh**

Jihadin wrote:Whew good thing no one was carrying in there

Always check your targets.

**Jihadin**

Always check your targets.

Only time I usually hear that is a range...check your targets....that way your not screwing yourself by shooting your buddy target in the left or right lane. Unless everyone wants to go home early and you purposedly helping your buddy to score marksman. Not that I um...condone or approve of that...um....method..

If your refering to me...I shoot em in the knee cap or shoulder. We want INTELL

**BaronIveagh**

Jihadin wrote:
If your referring to me...I shoot em in the knee cap or shoulder. We want INTELL

Eh, I always make sure I'm firing at an actual hostile, not an unarmed target. 1) 105s are expensive. 2) It gives your organization a bad rep if you kill too many civies.