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I haven't posted here about the recent mass murder committed by James E. Holmes in Aurora, Colorado.
Instead of writing about similar events and scientific theories related to the mass murder committed by James E. Holmes in Aurora, Colorado, I have been pondering THIS ESSAY by Tammy Swofford.
Right now, all sorts of people – experts and otherwise all along the medical and political spectrum – are tying themselves into knots and asking, "Why did this happen?" and "What can we do to prevent this kind of thing?"
Please watch the following short statement from Charles Krauthammer, a doctor of psychiatry:
Of course, as a doctor of psychiatry, Dr. Krauthammer is naturally curious about the workings of the brain of James E. Holmes. But will doctors and scientists really learn something of value so as to prevent another similar attack by another individual? Not likely at all!
I think back to when my mother unexpectedly died in 1987 in the coronary care unit.
Upon her death, family doctor asked my father and me, "Shall we do an autopsy?"
We considered for a moment and asked the obvious question: "Will an autopsy help someone else?"
Our family doctor replied, "No. It's just a matter of curiosity."
We denied the autopsy, and the doctor concurred with our decision.
I submit that ongoing analysis of James E. Holmes and his vile deeds is nothing more than a matter of curiosity.
Let us consider incarceration expenditures; after all, expenditures are considered for all sorts of other government departments and for various healthcare measures:
Note that the above figures are averages.
The death penalty also has high costs:
Moreover, do any of us really believe that James E. Holmes can be rehabilitated?
It is both justice and mercy to follow that doctrine.
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Doctrine of the Last Shot Fired
I haven't posted here about the recent mass murder committed by James E. Holmes in Aurora, Colorado.
Instead of writing about similar events and scientific theories related to the mass murder committed by James E. Holmes in Aurora, Colorado, I have been pondering THIS ESSAY by Tammy Swofford.
AOW COMMENTARY:
Right now, all sorts of people – experts and otherwise all along the medical and political spectrum – are tying themselves into knots and asking, "Why did this happen?" and "What can we do to prevent this kind of thing?"
Please watch the following short statement from Charles Krauthammer, a doctor of psychiatry:
Of course, as a doctor of psychiatry, Dr. Krauthammer is naturally curious about the workings of the brain of James E. Holmes. But will doctors and scientists really learn something of value so as to prevent another similar attack by another individual? Not likely at all!
I think back to when my mother unexpectedly died in 1987 in the coronary care unit.
Upon her death, family doctor asked my father and me, "Shall we do an autopsy?"
We considered for a moment and asked the obvious question: "Will an autopsy help someone else?"
Our family doctor replied, "No. It's just a matter of curiosity."
We denied the autopsy, and the doctor concurred with our decision.
I submit that ongoing analysis of James E. Holmes and his vile deeds is nothing more than a matter of curiosity.
Let us consider incarceration expenditures; after all, expenditures are considered for all sorts of other government departments and for various healthcare measures:
Note that the above figures are averages.
The death penalty also has high costs:
...California taxpayers pay $90,000 more per death row prisoner each year than on prisoners in regular confinement....Expenditures aside, let us ask this question: CAN we prevent such massacres from happening? After all, the maladies of the soul and of the human brain are numerous and, to a certain extent, unfathomable. These maladies will likely remain unfathomable.
Moreover, do any of us really believe that James E. Holmes can be rehabilitated?
We CAN, however, follow the doctrine of the last shot fired.
It is both justice and mercy to follow that doctrine.
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Dark Knight killer James Holmes ‘is now a Muslim who prays five times a day’From the Vlad Tepes Blog:James Holmes, the gunman behind the Dark Knight massacre in Colorado last July, has reportedly turned Muslim and prays five times a day.The killer...
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ABC: James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting: ABC Exclusive By MARK GREENBLATT, CAROL McKINLEY and MIKE GUDGELL Aug. 6, 2012 The psychiatrist who treated suspected movie-theater shooter James...
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Daily Mail: Explosion at 'booby-trapped' apartment of lone wolf killer James Holmes, 24, as his mother says 'you've got the right man' By Emine Sinmaz Police today surrounded the apartment of the man suspected of shooting dead at...
-
The Blaze: Limbaugh, Tea Party, & Guns Already Getting Blamed for Colo. Theater Shooting It did not take very long for opportunists to try and twist the tragedy in Colorado to match their own beliefs.ABC news has already found someone to place blame...
-
Fox:At least 12 dead, at least 50 injured in shooting at Colorado movie theater, police say URGENT: Police and FBI are questioning the suspected gunman in a shooting early Friday at a crowded midnight screening of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight...