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Topic started on 29-7-2012 @ 09:42 AM by darkbake

Colorado Shooting Case: Media Seek to Unseal Documents, End Secrecy


www.huffingtonpost.com
A group of 21 news organizations is asking a judge to reverse his order sealing court records in the case against James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 in a Colorado movie theater.
(visit the link for the full news article)


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 01:28 PM by boncho
Originally posted by darkbake


I think that this is a good move, the judge could have sealed the court records in order to protect information that would be controversial and possibly needing to be covered up. If this goes through, we might finally get to have a clearer idea about what was going on in Aurora that night.

What was the reason the judge sealed the records? No one knows.



www.huffingtonpost.com
(visit the link for the full news article)


I ignorantly thought this too at first. I was surprised there was a gag order. Imagine my surprise when I calmed down for a second.

Chambers also said media outlets may have made up sources and information.
"To put it bluntly, the People are extremely dubious of the media assertions that 'law enforcement sources' exist," she wrote. The media, she said, are getting information from "hoaxers, fraudsters or maybe from nobody at all."


Read more: Aurora theater shooting suspect was being treated by psychiatrist - The Denver Post www.denverpost.com...
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Essentially, the gag order is being used to protect the integrity of the case. There will be a jurry (if he goes to trial) and it makes sense to keep this out of the public and lower the odds of mistrial or appeal because of something the media said or did.

However, I concede if the details of the trial and the case are not released afterward something is up...

edit on 29-7-2012 by boncho because: misplaced word



reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 01:33 PM by stanguilles7
reply to post by darkbake



I an see the argument for keeping them sealed for a while longer. The media isnt interested in truth, they want sensation. Release them after the media snipstorm dies down a bit.


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 02:30 PM by boncho
reply to post by queenannie38

With such a scenario, the gag order seems superfluous and suspect.
Public defenders do not get people off on insanity... it would take a crackerjack lawyer of unknown skills of persuasion and knowledge of the law to get Mr. Holmes off on insanity in this case.




No public defenders do not get people off on much of anything. Unfortunately, crackajack lawyers that want to increase their public persona will get them off in appeals after they have been defended by a public defender...


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 03:15 PM by squirelnutz
Here are some links for further info on the case

Mental Illness


Holmes' background



Jackie Mitchell, who lives close to Holmes, had a beer with him on Tuesday. Mitchell was stunned at news of Holmes' alleged involvement in the attack. "You would never guess he was a violent guy," Mitchell said, describing Holmes as "nerdish" and "a book-smart type guy."


There was another quote on that page from one of former professors saying he couldn't imagine Holmes doing what he did in a million years, but it was removed


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 03:17 PM by squirelnutz
One more


3D recreation of the shooting

Whats chilling about this clip is how the people talk about Holmes like he was already found guilty


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 03:17 PM by cd123456
reply to post by squirelnutz



Exactly what I am thinking. Look at all the time going by where they are not releasing anything. Plenty of time to manufacture documents, and witness to corroborate the OS.

This is why we need to form our own opinions on things and not let any media source, whether is MS or even on ATS, think for us. We need to use our own minds, because if we let the conclusions of others influence us completely without doing any research on the subject, than we are just as bad as the indoctrinated sitting behind their TV's thinking CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC, are the truthful news outlets out there.


reply posted on 29-7-2012 @ 03:25 PM by squirelnutz
reply to post by cd123456



I agree with you, but i think we need to use all media outlets including MSM

MSM isn't as evil as everyone makes them out to be

As long as you know they have an agenda and are completely biased, you can take it with a pinch of salt



I think a lot of people on here would really benefit from reading news from New York Times or Huff Post, but theyre convinced MSM is this brainwashing tool and everyone's easily manipulated
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