Terrorist

As I'm sure you all know, Colorado has had a massive attack on its people. Not by government interference or anything like that... this attack was the most simple and basic attack. Someone took lives that was not his to take. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends are no longer going to get to see these people ever again. And if you have read my previous blogs, you should have an idea of my feelings on the matter.


Yes, this man murdered many people and injured many, many more. But to me, this man needs to have a different title. He's not a serial killer (that we know of so far) because he killed them all at once, not over an extended period of time. This man is a TERRORIST. No, he didn't kill people on the same level as Osama Bin Laden, but the same type of planning went into it. This man dressed up in a costume and went to a movie. Personally, I've never been to a midnight showing of a super hero movie, but from what I've been told it's a very common occurrence. So these people had no idea what was about to happen. He blended in perfectly. He waited until the perfect moment in the movie - a shooting scene. People's first reaction was that it was part of the show. This man had planned out every minute... every second.... every step... every move. He know exactly what he was doing and when he was going to do it. He even had explosives set up at his apartment to lure emergency responders there and away from the theater.


If you've read my blog called "Issues", it talks about the death penalty and how I feel it should be used in certain situations. Well... this is one of them. He's going to get a 20-life sentence for each person he murdered anyway. Everyone knows he did it - there's no question about it. There shouldn't be any question as to if he's screwed up in the head either because it's pretty obvious that he is. But this is definitely one of those people that I don't want sitting on death row for 30+ years where my tax money is paying for this guy to have a roof over his head, heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer, three hot meals a day, no job, no bills... no responsibilities. He should be taken somewhere where there is a big hole in the ground with walls that are so tall that he can't climb out and give m-16's to the family members of the people that he murdered and let them open fire. There shouldn't be any lethal injection to where he just goes to sleep and then passes along peacefully. There shouldn't be a gas chamber to where he holds his breath for a little bit and then takes a fatal gasp. There shouldn't be an electric chair. He should feel the same fear that the people in that theater felt. He should feel the pain that the people in the theater felt. He should be able to run around and try to dodge the bullets and find out what it's really like to run for your life.


Maybe this sounds grotesque. Maybe it sounds repulsive. I know not everyone will share my view on it. But honestly, there's not really any way that these families can get any closure. Sending this guy to prison for the rest of his life isn't going to bring these people back. I know killing him won't either, but at least he'll feel what it's like before he dies.