...It has been decided. In the case of James Holmes, the jury reached the decision to charge the 28-year-old Colorado shooter with life in prison without the possibility of parole. Unexpectedly, Holmes has dodged the death penalty, ABC News reports. The decision was reached on Friday following three months of testimony from survivors and close relatives of the shooter. The entire case took almost three years until the final verdict was reached. However, on Friday, the jury only needed about 6.5 hours to render the verdict. According to NY Daily News, the defense team of Holmes argued constantly that he was mentally ill at the time of the killing spree and could not distinguish right from wrong. However, the jury refused to believe that. Initially,...
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...Summary On a summer night July 20, 2012; a gunmen opens fire in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado during a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”. “The gunman is "dressed head-to-toe in protective gear"- a ballistic helmet, protective gear for his legs, throat and groin, black gloves and a gas mask. He props open the door, before throwing two tear gas canisters into the theater. After both canisters explode, witnesses say he started shooting, first at the ceiling and then at the crowd. Police say he used an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two .40-caliber handguns police recovered at the scene.” (cnn.com P.7). Twelve people are murdered and fifty-six are wounded. James Holmes surrenders to police, is indicted on 166 felony charges, which include; murder, attempted murder, and weapons charges. Five days later Fox news reporter Jana Winter wrote an exclusive article referencing two sources that provided information about a package that was sent to the University of Colorado. “James Holmes, the accused gunman in last Friday's midnight movie massacre in Colorado, mailed a notebook "full of details about how he was going to kill people" to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the attack, and the parcel may have sat unopened in a mailroom for up to a week before its discovery Monday, a law enforcement source told FoxNews.com.”(Winter, 2012. P.1). “Inside the package was a notebook full of details about how he was going to kill people," the source...
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...Holmes vs Bencomo murder trial On July 20, 2012 more than 80 people were shot in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. The shooter, James Holmes, left many people helpless and scared for their life as he opened fire on the crowd. Another murder case was the murder of Patricia Beard by Hector Bencomo. Bencomo raped and killed her in her own house in 1981. Both of these murder trials had forced entries. In the aurora shooting the suspects broke through the back doors and threw tear gas in and then started shooting. In the Beard case, Bencomo broke into Patricia Beard’s house by climbing up a pole and breaking the window. Also both of these murderers had violent backgrounds. James Holmes had tons of weapons and bombs in his house. In fact he had...
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...Aswan High Dam This dam was built to supply irrigation water, although only half of the water expected is there now. This is mainly because evaporation and seepage. 2 This dam was built to supply irrigation water, although only half of the water expected is there now. This is mainly because evaporation and seepage. 2 Index Index…...........................................................1 Aswan High Dam…………………………………………..2 Bangladesh…………………………………………………..3 Colorado River Basin…………………………………….4 James Bay, Canada….......................................5 Ogallala Aquifer……………………………………………6 Three Gorges Dam………………………………………..7 Florida Everglades…………………………………………8 Florida Everglades The Florida Everglades is one of the three largest national parks in the US. It also contains an ecosystem not found anywhere else in the world. A huge reservoir called the Floridan Aquifer lies around 1000 ft. below. 8 The Florida Everglades is one of the three largest national parks in the US. It also contains an ecosystem not found anywhere else in the world. A huge reservoir called the Floridan Aquifer lies around 1000 ft. below. 8 Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam increased the quantity reservoirs hydroelectric stations, abundantly. It also cause 1.2 million people to relocate. 7 The Three Gorges Dam increased the quantity reservoirs hydroelectric stations, abundantly. It also cause 1.2 million people...
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...developing number of rationally sick individuals that have been halted from acquiring guns through authorized merchant(MotherJones). James Holmes, the shooter who professedly killed 12 individuals and harmed 58 other other in only two minutes at a swarmed midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises Aurora, appears to conceivably be on of those Americans experiencing genuine emotional sickness(Garance).Holmes was seeing Dr.Lynne Fenton, a therapist and the University of Colorado who spends significant time in schizophrenia. Before the shooting, he sent her a scratch pad itemizing his arrangements for the slaughter. In June, Holmes connected to join a firearm extend, yet was rejected on the ground that range’s proprietor was irritated by the the “odd and peculiar” conduct Holmes displayed on his phone message recording. Quikly after the shooting in July 20th, Holmes told cops that he was The Joker, a miscreant from Batman comic books and films. he will without a doubt realize numerous extra insights about Holmes psychological well-being history in the months ahead(Garance). Mostly all Americans would concur that perilously rationally sick people, potentially like James Holmes, should not have the capacity to legitimately buy guns. This case is a solution but still has a problem-there is no other high-salary country on the substance of the earth in which Holmes could have lawfully obtained such weapons. This a prime example of why there should mental backgrounds checks on people who want...
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...kill to say killing is wrong and should not be tolerated and 2 wrong doesn’t make a right. Also, it is more expensive to put someone on death row than to put them in prison for life. I think the death penalty should be illegal, there should be no killing at all like it says in the 10 commandments ‘’THOU SHALL NOT MURDER.’’ It doesn’t make sense if someone kills another they should give them life in prison. That’s where I state my opinion, death penalty should be abolished. 2. James Holmes is the crazy man who killed all the people in the movie theatre in Colorado during the premiere of the batman movie. He should receive a life sentencing instead of the death penalty, because he took a lot of lives that night. He even killed little kids and when I heard that I was surprised, I think he had to be going through something in order to kill all those people. He had no with criminal record prior to the shooting in Colorado. Three men died trying to save their girlfriends during the shooting. James set off gas or smoke canisters and then shot fire killing 12 people and 58 were wounded. 3. Some people get the death penalty even though they didn’t kill anyone, they were just at the wrong place at the wrong time. In the book “A Lesson Before Dying”, a man named Jefferson was accused of killing the person that owned the liquor store even though he didn’t kill him, two other people committed the crime. A man named Carlos DeLuna was put to death in Texas, December 1989 for a...
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...Shooting for an answer (Gun Control Laws) Many may argue that weapons such as a gun and a crime go hand in hand. If it is so then does that mean guns lead to crimes? Gun control laws are meant to minimize crimes and help protect citizens but are they really doing this? The debate about gun control is no new topic to us and has been evolving over time. Now back to the question, do gun control laws really do what they are suppose to do? I personally believe that these laws don't work. They only affect law-abiding citizens and criminals as we all know aren't in that category. If a criminal wants to use a weapon such as a gun and knows they cannot legally acquire one they will still find a way to obtain one, of course illegally. Some may argue that by allowing more restrictive gun ownership and or use laws will help reduce gun related crimes, suicides and homicides in our country. Yet more than 30,000 American citizens die each year due to gunshots wounds, which in return is the highest homicide rate from guns in the world (Deborah White). Here are some facts about gun uses in America. About 80 million Americans, representing 50% of the U.S homes, own 223 million guns, easily the highest private gun ownership rate of any country in the world (Deborah White). An article on Wikipedia states that "Gun uses in the United States is associated with the majority of homicides and over half the suicides". Each year about 4.5 million firearms, including approximately 2 million handguns...
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...Aurora, Colorado (CNN) -- One year after a gunman killed 12 people in an Aurora movie theater, the city is marking its losses with solemn moments and a continuing debate over the place of guns in society. Tom Sullivan was part of an observance at a state park Friday, where volunteers read aloud thousands of names of victims of gun violence. His son, 27-year-old Alex Sullivan, died in the Century 16 theater on July 20, 2012. Pay tribute to the victims "A guy walked into a movie theater with a 100-round drum, and one second my son was watching a movie and the next second he was dead," Sullivan said. Aurora victims are getting married The ceremonial reading, which lasted more than 10 hours, ended at 12:28 a.m. Saturday, the moment when the shooting began one year earlier. The event was part of the "No More Names" bus tour, sponsored by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Carlee Soto came to mark the Aurora killings, although she lost her sister five months later. First-grade teacher Victoria Soto, 27, was killed in the elementary school massacre in Newton, Connecticut. "Every situation is different," Carlee Soto said. "From a movie theater to an elementary school to a church, it's all different. But we all carry the same grief, and we all share the wanting to change our gun laws." A handful of gun rights advocates peacefully protested the event Friday. One of them, Rob Blancken, said all Coloradans should remember...
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...A tragic event that happened a couple of years ago is the perfect example of why it is the person holding the gun who kills people and not the gun itself. You probably even saw this event on TV for awhile in 2012. A man killed twelve people and injured fifty-eight in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. That man's name was James E. Holmes; in a police report police said, “Holmes, 24, dressed head to toe in protective tactical gear, set of spraying devices of some kind in century 16 movie theater with bullets from AR-15 rifle, 12 gauge shotgun, and at least one .40-cal handgun that police recovered at the scene.” The next day when police went to Holmes’ house they found that he had booby trapped the whole house with explosives. Holmes also had dyed his hair and told the police he was The Jjoker. At trial Holmes’s lawyer pled insanity for Holmes. This man killed people, said he wasis The Joker, booby trapped his own house from top to bottom in explosives, and pledads insanity. He sounds pretty insane to me which just proves themy point that those guns did notdidn’t kill those innocent people; the insane guy behind the trigger did. Yes, guns can be dangerous in the wrong hands, and that is why they have all these safety courses in gun safety and the right equipment to lock your guns up so they stay out of the...
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...shootings in the United States including the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Between these two mass shootings, thirty-nine individuals were killed but the whole country was affected (Ehrenfreund). Many feared for their lives and questioned their safety in public places, especially in schools. Following the shooting in Newtown, a nationwide debate took place about the possibility of stricter gun control laws (“U.S. Mass Shootings”). Gun control activists believe that removing or radically altering the 2nd amendment will solve America’s issue of gun violence, but doing so is not the answer. Citizens have the right to own guns, most...
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...As stated on thinkprogress.org, ABC News reported thirty-one school shootings in the United States since Columbine in 1999, where thirteen innocent people were massacred. Allowing professionally trained security guards to possess the right to carry firearms will drastically reduce the amount of deaths in similar situations, including those of children and teenagers. With the use of their firearms, security guards have a higher probability of being able to offer protection for the students and faculty. Although many opposers argue that the current precautions (such as cameras and alert systems) are enough to protect students across the nation, these tactics will only offer the student awareness instead of safety, which will result in them being...
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...a grand festival for Batman fans, unfortunately, the tragedy happened. In the cinema of Aurora, Colorado, a man named James Holmes, who wore a gas mask and dressed up as the super villain in the movie, threw tear gas into the theater and shot at people during the showing of the film. Twelve people were killed and fifty-eight people were injured in the incident. As one of the most serious shooting cases in the U.S., the issue of gun control has once again attracted public attention, rushing people into pro and con camps. The controversy around the issue is whether it is better to strengthen the laws for gun control or not. Major media around the world have made extensive covers and reports of the Denver shooting case; they also joined the discussion of gun control because it has significant effects for people’s lives and safety. There are three articles from different media responses to the hot topic. The article titled “Gun-control, gun-rights groups’ ready for renewed debate after Colorado shooting” by Michael Martinez was published on CNN.COM. CNN is one of the most influential global media and authoritative news sites, which can be seen or read by over 100 million U.S households and viewers in over 212 countries. This article notes that both sides were engaged in a renewed debate about the issue of gun control in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy that happened at a Colorado movie theater. In this debate, an appeal is being continually made for placing strict restrictions...
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...guns away would just lead to the vast majority of people being unarmed when being robbed also the criminals can always get a hold of guns whether that be legally or illegally. The gun control laws should be less strict because the laws would not drop crime rates and it would make it more difficult for citizens to defend themselves. With the most deaths in the U.S having to do with guns it would make sense if you take guns out it would drop the killing ratio. Obama says that tightening gun control by banning assault rifles and making more thorough background checks can help lower the crime rate dramatically. Mass shootings mostly if not always involve an assault weapon of some type. When the mass killing spree in the Colorado movie theatre involving James Holmes (alleged shooter) killing twelve people and harming many more with an assault rifle...
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...Media Bias in Reporting Social and Racial Injustices Nakia Dale DeVry University Media Bias in Reporting Social and Racial Injustices June 26, 2015, gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states on the weekend of the annual Pride weekend. There were celebrations everywhere. Celebrities, politicians, and every representative of the LGBTQ community was interviewed. The media covered the opinions of those who supported gay marriage, those that didn’t care about same sex marriages, and those who felt the world was coming to an end because of same sex marriages. There were experts on the new law providing their thoughts and theories on the subject. Rainbows were posted everywhere on social media, cars, and in communities. Pictures of same sex couples getting married were flashed across television screens, newspapers, and websites. Celebrating the beauty of marriage equality was high on many people’s lists, but in the midst of these celebrations, if you had been carefully following the news you were aware of several news stories that immediately stopped getting air time and were no longer considered newsworthy. As a viewer, you may have felt unsatisfied in the coverage of the other stories because the media left you dangling with no ending to the stories we were following. This is all too common when relying on the media for news coverage. Many viewers such as myself rely on the media to inform and educate the country on news that matters. When the same sex marriage topic garnered...
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...Deceivers: Why criminals shouldn’t be able to plea insanity Just imagine for a second this scenario. Its premier night for the most anticipated movie of the year “The Dark Knight Rises” and you’re finally making it into your seat after standing for about an hour outside the theatre. The lights dim as the movie starts, and bang! A guy busts through the door fully armed and starts firing into the seat. Seventy people are injured, twelve of them die. The man responsible for this crime is currently on trial, and has the chance to be acquitted because he plans on pleading insanity. Prosecutors in this case proclaim: This just allows the defense to think through how they want to proceed…That makes it easier for the defense to plan its best case. Holmes could plead insanity and would wind up in a mental hospital indefinitely – and would never face execution, if the jury finds in his favor (Campbell). This would not be fair to the people who were injured and to the loved ones of the people who lost their lives in the shooting. Just as a kid would do anything not to get in trouble by their mother, so would a criminal who could face life in jail or execution, which is why pleading insanity shouldn’t be up to a criminal, because they would do anything to get out of jail time. The insanity plea, also known as the insanity defense, is a type criminal defense used in order to reduce their liability in court. Barry S. Edwards, a Minnesota criminal defense attorney, asserts that “It is estimated that ...
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