Bob Holmes
Appearances
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
Arlene und ich waren schlau in San Diego. Wir haben einen Anruf von jemandem in den Medien erhalten, Es wurde gesagt, dass es einen Schuss gegeben hätte. Und mein erster Gedanke war natürlich, dass Jim geschossen hätte. Es ist mir nie passiert worden, dass er der Schütze wäre.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
Nun, als wir herausgefunden haben, sehr kurz danach, als die Medien vor unserem Haus kamen, zusammen mit der Polizei und der FBI. Und dann habe ich einfach ein E-Mail an die Arbeit geschickt, dass ich eine Familienemergenz hatte. Und dann habe ich einen Flug zu Denver gebucht.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
I was totally shocked that he used a gun. We never had guns in the house. We never were hunters or target shooters. When I heard, I thought, how does he even know how to use a gun?
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
Nein, nie. Wolltest du, dass sie das hatte? Natürlich. Natürlich. We wouldn't be sitting here if she had told me that.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
I would have been crawling on all fours to get to him. He's never said that he wanted to kill people. She didn't tell me. She didn't tell me.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
We are in a unique and unenviable position in that we cry for James and cry for thousands of people in Aurora. We do not refer to ourselves as victims because we cannot be placed in the same category as everyone else. We cannot feel the depths of your pain. We can only listen to everything that you have expressed. And we pray for you. We pray for your peace.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
We pray for your peace with the sentence. We pray for your ability to sleep and your ability to find a single moment of happiness, even when happiness seems completely elusive. We are very sorry this tragedy happened and sorry that everyone has suffered so much. As for my son,
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
He has said he feels remorse for his horrible actions, but his ability to express his emotions with his face or verbally has been impaired by disease and medication. And we know that that is very, very hard for people to see. We want everyone to know that we are seeking ways to prevent future tragedy. We have spent three years educating ourselves about mental illness.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
And we want to share our knowledge with those who would like to speak with us. I have heard people saying that mass shootings cannot be prevented. I do not wish to succumb to this defeatist attitude. There are things that we can do. And there are things that our families should have done. I am not proud that I did not know a lot about mental illness.
Murder In America
205: COLORADO - The “Dark Knight Rises” Movie Theater Shooting (PT. 3)
We should have learned more about mental illness. We should have educated ourselves. We should have known our family history better. And we should have realized that signs of mental illness can surface at an early age. And when a person isolates himself, that can be when the person needs people the most. Und ich wollte heute sprechen, um allen zu versichern, dass wir Menschen weiterbilden werden.