Why the so-called 'Batman murders' are none of our business

Posted by Ali at 16:00 on 21 Jul 2012

There is no doubt that the Aurora massacre - in which a masked gunman entered a movie theatre and shot dead 12 people, injuring 58 others - is a terrible tragedy. I'll leave it to the real news outlets to report the details and will spare you my personal opinions on the politics of the issue, but what I can't stand idly by and watch is the nauseating way in which the media have made this story something it isn't - and how the film community have responded.

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Posted by Pandaemonium at 07:59 on 24/07/12

This has been linked on Denofgeek: -

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/gangster-squad/22110/wanrer-bros-set-to-re-edit-gangster-squad

Posted by Nick at 22:42 on 23/07/12

To be honest I think you have to have some kind of mental issue to go and randomly shoot 50 people, the act itself kind of requires it.

Posted by Honest Dave at 22:25 on 23/07/12

Great article, very on the money with this. Now to gradually wait for every last nutbag to start blaming every form of media to crawl out of the woodwork.

And in Ali's defence I think the guy seems to have a mental issue of some sort. Watching the footage of him in court he didn't seem to even be aware of what was happening. But yes nothing proven so far. All very depressing.

Posted by Ali at 21:00 on 22/07/12

Fair point, amended it accordingly, thanks for your feedback.

Posted by fleabite531 at 16:08 on 22/07/12

Agree with your article but one detail.

You state that he was "mentally ill" - I've not been following the gory details, but in the articles I have read I hadn't seen any reference to a psychological condition.

It is stigmatising to those with mental illness, who are statistically no more likely than anyone else to be violent, to have such links made. Please consider editing this bit of your article.

Posted by Jasmine at 12:13 on 22/07/12

Agree with every word.

Posted by Ben at 20:02 on 21/07/12

Well said.

EDIT:

For fucks sake, Sky News are talking to a 'comic book expert'.

Edited at 21:12 on 21/07/12

Posted by Nick at 16:48 on 21/07/12

The newspapers are self-serving pricks, this should surprise no-one. That Nikki Finke quote is glorious in it's stupidity though.

She calls up
Is told a meeting is already happening
Is then told the meeting decided to take down the trailer
She claims credit, despite being completely irrelevant to the decision.
Then, in the best moment, posts the trailer herself.

Glorious