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In reply to the discussion: James Eagan Holmes Facts [View all]SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)17. Every emergency door I have ever seen, did.. In fact my son
pushed one once..To see what would happen.. .. I was embarrassed beyond words when I saw what he did & the store people swooped in on him.. He was about 4 and had wandered off with his two brothers who put him up to it..
LOUD alarm with red flashing light..but in a theatre setting, it probably would also need to flash or buzz the manager because the noise could be ,masked by a loud movie..
That one thing could have prevented the whole siege.. No propped open door, no re-entry..
He could have stormed the lobby, but I doubt that he would have
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Maybe the guy on the cell phone had to take a call, and wanted to make sure he could get back inside
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#23
This is getting pretty far afield of known facts but if the person was down in one of the front rows
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#29