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43. I knew it!

Reply to Tom Ripley (Reply #40)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 02:54 PM

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James Holmes Claims Amnesia: Alleged 'Dark Knight' Shooter Wonders Why He's Arrested [View all] CanonRay Jul 2012 OP

Yeah, months of planning and then WHAM! No memory. Uh huh. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

Interesting. I hear that one more often from murderers who are female rather than male. Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #2

"Get a rope" cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #3

Jog his memory. Wait Wut Jul 2012 #4

+++1 proud patriot Jul 2012 #55

Given that he is mentally ill, MadHound Jul 2012 #5

Is he? atreides1 Jul 2012 #29

There is something definitely wrong with anybody who goes out and shoots innocent people MadHound Jul 2012 #35

It's quite common for mentally ill defendants to be found competent to stand trial slackmaster Jul 2012 #74

He's white. Scootaloo Jul 2012 #57

I think shooting up a theater full of innocent people is a strong indication he's not all there slackmaster Jul 2012 #73

Okay then. HappyMe Jul 2012 #6

Amnesia and Crime struggle4progress Jul 2012 #7

Quite informative and interesting! Thanks for posting this and the link! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #79

Oh boy RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #8

The MK-Ultra Redux speculations started popping up as soon as the story broke Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #18

Let's add some to the sauce since we had them here nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #21

I want to try to work the Project Monarch angle into it (I find it particularly entertaining) Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #34

Now that is a funny nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #36

"The Illuminati, Nazis, Disney and Tuesday Weld are behind it!" Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #40

I knew it! RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #43

Don't forget the Masons!! nt COLGATE4 Jul 2012 #64

Well, that's a given :) Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #67

Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life SidDithers Jul 2012 #23

I suggest you calm the hell down and play some solitaire! Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #27

Huh? RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #41

watch the movie you referred to nt tiny elvis Jul 2012 #65

I have but it was about 25 years ago RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #69

You realize we are making fun of the CT crowd RIGHT? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #62

Two ponts nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #9

Whoa, easy Nadine CanonRay Jul 2012 #13

Actually by that comment nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #15

Again with the lectures? zappaman Jul 2012 #20

Two short sentences is a "lecture?" white_wolf Jul 2012 #25

Exactly, lectures are supposed to contain the truth right? I guess the truth hurt. MNBrewer Jul 2012 #80

Why would you want to be on the jury? MNBrewer Jul 2012 #77

"this is classic dissociative behavior" Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #31

You might want to read on it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #39

Nah. I was hopping you would explain... Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #42

It is a "classic case". zappaman Jul 2012 #44

Amnesia is not the proper term. What we are talking about here is actually denial. slackmaster Jul 2012 #52

I am not making any diagnosis nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #56

You said, VERY CLEARLY, that this was a "classic case" Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #63

She's absolutely right about that. I've seen it happen to someone who was very close to me. slackmaster Jul 2012 #51

Sounds like something Bush Admin people said to Congress Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #10

Liar. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #11

Actually it is consistent with schizophrenia. nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #16

I'm not an expert Aerows Jul 2012 #12

Complete BS. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #14

Remember, the standard for beingn declared insane for a court of law nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #17

Yes, I'm aware of that. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #26

That is actually pretty much national nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #30

So, in addition to being a cop, firefighter, marine, EMT, trained historian, and a journalist... zappaman Jul 2012 #33

Thanks for the info, HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #45

None of us are nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #58

But he was able to remember to tell the cops his apartment was booby-trapped rox63 Jul 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Jul 2012 #22

I'm interestedin his reaction, then, when he's told what happened. Brickbat Jul 2012 #24

He could be attempting a Sirhan Sirhan imitation siligut Jul 2012 #28

Maybe he can't face what he did, so he has blocked it out, amnesia. soccer1 Jul 2012 #32

I've run across the idea that the killer is also "traumatized" by the incident treestar Jul 2012 #60

you-- of course-- are better informed about his circumstances than any one else... mike_c Jul 2012 #37

I don't know about that..but, I still don't think he is normal Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #38

Nobody who does that is normal. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #48

So why does he think he's spitting at everybody? eShirl Jul 2012 #46

Spitting on people is what amnesiacs do. zappaman Jul 2012 #47

This is like a script of Primal Fear. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #49

You might be surprised how well denial can suppress information that is obvious to everyone else slackmaster Jul 2012 #50

good grief proud patriot Jul 2012 #53

What's a rope? I can't remember. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2012 #54

Maybe he was under Gin Jul 2012 #59

"Get a rope" discredits everything you said preceding that. nt Lex Jul 2012 #61

See reply to #9 above CanonRay Jul 2012 #70

This post is a prime example of the ignorance and demonization so prevalent about mental illness librechik Jul 2012 #66

No, but I do retain a shred of common sense CanonRay Jul 2012 #68

common? facile librechik Jul 2012 #71

I suspect you have little or no experience dealing with severely mentally ill people slackmaster Jul 2012 #72

Common being the operative word. "Get a rope" says it all. nt Lex Jul 2012 #75

Vigilantism alive and well on DU. So nice to see that it's still around MNBrewer Jul 2012 #76

This from a neuroscience student interested in creating your own historical memory? Skidmore Jul 2012 #78

If he says he doesn't know why he is behind bars... Kalidurga Jul 2012 #81