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TeamPooka

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19. There's a difference between an emergency exit and a secure exit.

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 01:56 AM

Jul 2012

Most theaters have extra exits to the parking lot to increase the speed of emptying the place and use them on a daily basis.
Alarmed doors are usually not meant for general/daily use and for situation when all exits and entrances need to be monitored closely.
Until the other day this was not deemed necessary in movie theaters.

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James Eagan Holmes Facts [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 OP

He also joined an "adult" web site and dyed his hair orange. MADem Jul 2012 #1

also found this Corgigal Jul 2012 #2

wonder what the "disturbing pictures" are. riverwalker Jul 2012 #3

yes...disturbing pictures? in what way? Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #12

They haven't gotten IN the apartment yet. cwydro Jul 2012 #13

Perhaps they saw them via the robot they sent in equipped with kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #34

I can't imagine a robot thumbing through papers, but hell, cwydro Jul 2012 #41

Something could have been sitting out in plain view. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #42

have you got a link? cwydro Jul 2012 #43

No, I don't have a fucking link. I am SPECULATING. Do you MIND????? kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #44

Last I read the police had not made entry into his apartment ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #14

Well, the one article mentions an "Anchorman" poster Patiod Jul 2012 #16

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #4

This guy is a real piece of work. markbark Jul 2012 #5

Sounds like he wanted to be a supervillian sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #6

"prop open the emergency exit"..Key piece of the puzzle here SoCalDem Jul 2012 #7

Do they always sound an alarm? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #11

Every emergency door I have ever seen, did.. In fact my son SoCalDem Jul 2012 #17

There's a difference between an emergency exit and a secure exit. TeamPooka Jul 2012 #19

I'll bet every theater owner is scrambling to secure all doors now SoCalDem Jul 2012 #20

no they probably won't. TeamPooka Jul 2012 #21

a si;lent buzzer in the pocket of the manager would do the trick SoCalDem Jul 2012 #22

theater managers are not cops TeamPooka Jul 2012 #24

checking on an open door is not "all that" SoCalDem Jul 2012 #25

so now it's just an open door? TeamPooka Jul 2012 #35

Yet, not that long ago people routinely carried pagers..willingly SoCalDem Jul 2012 #37

You can't "fix" crazy TeamPooka Jul 2012 #38

I've gone out those exits after movies if my car Fawke Em Jul 2012 #18

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

walking to the well lit lobby was an option for a legit phone user SoCalDem Jul 2012 #26

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

and it all worked out so well, didn't it SoCalDem Jul 2012 #30

I think the police should take Homes back to his apartment and throw his ass inside and lock the nanabugg Jul 2012 #8

I don't think any correlation can be drawn between this and Columbine. intheflow Jul 2012 #9

This dude reminds me of Harold Lauder MzShellG Jul 2012 #10

Interesting observation. He is VERY Harold Lauder-ish. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #36

I'm still waiting for the Limbaugh shoe to drop. sofa king Jul 2012 #15

Thank goodness his middle name is now being used to identify him! LonePirate Jul 2012 #27

I'm more than a little surprised that his middle name isn't Wayne or Lee slackmaster Jul 2012 #31

I think all the other "James Holmes" in the country appreciate it JHB Jul 2012 #33

And much like Manson and Loughner, Holmes attains cult following. Tejas Jul 2012 #28

Look up Mirror Neurons and Empathy as related to apathy. Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #32

I find it really interesting that he was studying neuroscience. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #39

That to me is the question... Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #40