Federal judge rules Aurora theater shooting was foreseeable

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8. Foreseeability is a big issue in civil (tort) cases.

The defendant is held liable for things that happen that are reasonably foreseeable.

If it's so out of the ordinary that it's not foreseeable, the defendant should not be held liable.

Example: If supermarkets don't clean up spills, slip and fall injuries are likely. That's why they usually send someone with a mop and broom to clean up spills, and call them immediately on the P.A. system.

I think the mass shooting is foreseeable, as the judge was comparing people in malls and students in school to people in a movie theater audience. I have a law degree. And I've seen hundreds of trials during my years as a court reporter.

That is a good point in this thread that someone put up, that being would it do any good to stop someone with several weapons attempting to kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible?