Joker Killing?
Tony Aiello, a reporter with CBSNews-NY, says,
Tony Aiello, a reporter with CBSNews-NY, says,
Tony Aiello @TonyAielloNY 12m NYPD Commissioner Kelly is said to be tight w/Aurora Chief Dan Oates, who rose to Dep. Chief during 21 years w/NYPD
#BREAKING: NYPD Cmsr Kelly says CO suspect Holmes had "hair painted red, he said he was The Joker." Armed w/shotgun, AK47, 9mm, knife.
Possibly of interest (dated May 19, 2003):
ReplyDeleteCould the The Matrix movie phenomenon really inspire violent or mentally disturbed individuals to act out sadistic fantasies?
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Meanwhile, the original film, The Matrix, which inspired the sequel, has been linked to several violent crimes over the past four years.
The plot of the film, which blurs the line between reality and fantasy, is that computers have taken over the Earth, leaving some humans existing in a computer-simulated world where they battle for survival.
Columbine Massacre
When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attacked Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, killing 13 people and themselves, investigators said the killers evoked Neo, Keanu Reeves' character in The Matrix.
The two teens were known for wearing long black trench coats similar to the one "Neo" wears in the film and for calling themselves the trench coat mafia....
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