Massacre at Batman movie premiere...

First and foremost my heart goes out to the families who were negatively impacted by this shooting. I send my prayers out to you, may God comfort you in this painful time. For those who lost their lives to this senseless and heinous crime, may you be remembered for all the great things you have done or were seemingly destined to do. Your lives will be remembered in a positive light amongst the people who were closest to you and you are now deemed heroes to the rest of the world.

  I am not sure on what direction I want to go with this, my thoughts are literally scattered everywhere. I have so many points that I would like to make but I know I will not get to even half of them in this one post. I do know that I am immensely disturbed by the news I heard upon my wake up, another massacre-like shooting in the Colorado area. I was even more disturbed when I found out that it was at the premiere of the blockbuster movie, Batman Dark Knight Rises. It is honestly hard for me to find the words to say; I just feel so much anguish for everyone involved. I feel for the people who died, for the people who are family members and friends of these victims, for those who will face post traumatic stress disorder for just being there. It isn't fair that there are people in this world who get a kick out of hurting or killing complete INNOCENT strangers, just because they can. It isn't fair that the troubling signs of this 24 year old man probably weren't taken seriously by his parents, friends or specialist and whoever else has been in contact with him. There is no report out there yet that say's he has "mental issues"' or "the parents, friends etc knew something like this would happen" but I guarantee if not one then both of these types of reports will soon surface. Who is to blame? The government for not properly monitoring what matters most, no not drugs, but guns, bombs, bullet proof vest, tear gas, gas mask, riot gear, military type ammunition? Or do we blame the parents for not getting this young man help when they first noticed the signs? But what if it comes back that he's not mentally ill, and no one ever seen the signs of a terrorism within him; who do we blame then, society?? The fact is that people will find anyone or anything to blame, but I blame him. I have always had the philosophy that everything is a choice. If he was smart enough to assemble a plot to kill 12 people and hurt 38 more, then he was smart enough to know the consequences and smart enough to NOT carry out this vicious attack. As easy as it is to blame everyone but him, he has to take the blame. I do realize there are always other factors that contribute to a person’s decision, but in the end it is ourselves who make the final choice. I will only be more understanding to someone with SEVERE mental issues like schizophrenia; only because I know enough about it to know that it is really out of a persons hands when a disease like that takes over the brain. And because I am "more understanding" does not mean I wouldn't still blame an individual who committed a crime to the extent of this one.

   I am not saying don't blame society for exposing us to violence, sex, drugs and terrorism on television on a daily basis. I'm not saying don't blame the Internet for making "how to implement a terrorist plot" and "how to make a bomb", "how to buy and use tear gas" so accessible.  I'm not saying don't blame the government for caring more about the distribution of pharmacy drugs than guns and other illegal weapons or protection. I'm not saying don't blame the guy on the street selling arsenal type weaponry to others in order to feed his family. I'm not saying don't blame the mother, friends or professionals for not adhering to the serious signs that this 24 year old man would do something harmful to a group of people in the future...You have the right to blame who ever you want, but please don't forget to blame the person who made the choice to take several lives of innocent movie-goers, just because he felt he could. This is a sad story and hopefully "justice" is served, (whatever justice is to you); because what has been done to the many people and families in Aurora, Colorado on July 20 2012 can never be justified...

* I didn't get a chance to edit this. These are just my thoughts off the top,  so it might sound a little all over the place, but it is just a depiction of how my thoughts were forming at the time. Thanks for reading feel free to discuss this with me in the comment box below.