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Relationship between mental illness and violent crimes
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On July 20, 2012, A man named James Holmes killed 12 people and injured 70 more during a midnight viewing of the movie ‘’The Dark Knight Rises’’ at the Century Aurora 16 Multiplex Theater in Aurora ,Colorado.On July 7, 2012, He purchased a ticket for a midnight showing of ‘’The Dark Knight Rises’’ on July 19 ,2012. on July 19, 2012 he attends the movie and goes out the rear door.Then, 18 minutes into the movie shortly after midnight,he opens fire on the audience.He was dressed in protective gear - A ballistic helmet, protective gear for his legs, throat, and groin, black gloves ,and a gas mask.He threw two tear gas canisters into the theater.After the canisters explode, he shoots the ceiling and then the audience.Police say he used a AR-15 …show more content…
In February 2014,the judge orders Holmes to undergo another sanity examination,which delay Holmes’s trial,which was originally in October 2014.In December 2014,Holmes’s parents say in a written statment ‘’ the death penalty is moraly wrong,especialy when the comdemed is mentally ill.’’Holmes’s parents said.In July 2015, Holmes is found guilty on all 165 counts on him, making him eligible for the death penalty.In August 2015, Holmes is sentencd to life in prison without parole when the jury is unable to reach a unanimous sentencing verdict.Then,on August 26, 2015,Holmes is sentenced to 12 life sentences for each person he killed, plus 3,318 years in prison for the attempted murder of everyone in his apartment buildinghe is not eligible for
Ken Kesey's award-winning novel, "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest", was adapted into a film in 1975 written and directed by New York City native Bo Goldman and Czech director Milos Forman. Towards the end of the novel and film, Chief Bromden escapes from the ward. This scene is conveyed differently in the novel and film; however, there are evident similarities between each form of media. This scene is important to the plot because it wraps up the entire storyline. In the film and novel, similarities within Chief Bromden’s escape from the ward include the way Chief escaped, how he couldn't hear anyone in the ward due to being deaf, and how McMurphy assisted Bromden with gaining his confidence to lift the panel and throw it through the window. McMurphy essentially changed Bromden to help him break out of the asylum and back into the real world.
Movie Analysis: The Disney original classic, “Tower of Terror” inspired by the iconic Disneyland and Disney World attraction, Tower of Terror/Twilight Zone. This Disney original movie, being described as a made-for-TV movie from many critic websites, is mild spooky film that targets the younger audience of eight year olds and older. At Halloween of 1939, lightning strikes at five people, which included the famous child actor in the movie, Sally Shine, at an elevator at the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
The main character in the book The Batboy by Mike Lupica is Brian Dudley. Brian tries to solve a big problem with one of the players on the Detroit Tigers, Hank Bishop. Brian knows more about baseball than most MLB players. He tries to get Hank Bishop to be a good hitter again. Hank started going through a slump and almost nobody believed in him. He struck out or grounded out almost every time. Brian helped him get out of his slump and get to his 500 home runs. Brian had three big character traits, nervous, respectful, and helpful. His character traits affected him by making him who he is and making him a great person. Nervous changed him because he needed to tell Hank what was wrong with his swing but he waited a long time.
“A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended.” Behind all the action in The Dark Knight Rises is an important portrayal of crime and deviance in society. The superficial analysis of the plot makes The Dark Knight Rises seem like a simple hero and villain story and nothing more. However, the film expresses concepts of justice and provides an important depiction of strain theory and the labeling theory.
It’s pretty simple. If it’s dressed in black and it has a scary face, it’s evil. But what if it’s dressed in white, or doesn’t have such a scary face? What if it looks pure, pretty, even...safe? All of us judge our surroundings by some form or code, embedded within our marvelous brains by learning, experience, or even our God-given nature. Without this code we wouldn’t know how to view anything; but even with it, we can easily become confused and even deceived. When Captain America: The Winter Soldier came out on April 4th 2014 it made roughly $95,000,000 on it’s opening weekend and it’s estimated gross by August 15th was $260,000,000. This movie was so popular because the main message, of how a wolf can hide in sheep's clothing, is very relevant to today’s society. It reflects perfectly on how communism is taking over America even when we thought it was dead.
The first floor consisted of a drug store, candy store, jewelry store and restaurant. The second floor was a labyrinth of narrow hallways, rooms lined with sheet iron of asbestos, trap doors, and lethal gas jets. Seven feet below the building, known as the “chamber of horrors”, was a room that contained a dissecting table, torture devices, jars of poisons, a crematorium, and a wooden box that contained female skeletons. After a search of the ashes, investigators found a watch that had belonged to Minnie Williams along with a ball of hair that had been carefully wrapped in cloth. Police detectives found two naked footprints in a pile of quicklime outside of the vat of corrosive acid. Other human bones and jewelry were found that could be traced back to Holmes’s mistresses; Ned Connor was called upon to identify a bloody dress that Julia had owned, and Pearl Connor’s bones were found in a hole in the middle of the floor. Following his conviction for the death of Ben Pietzel, Holmes confessed to 30 murders and six attempted murders. However, some investigators now believe that he killed over 200 people. His trial took six days, and Holmes was eventually given the death sentence on November 30, 1895. On May 7, 1896 at 10:25 a.m., the coroner pronounced Holmes dead after being
“Do you have the slightest idea what a moral or ethical principle is?” Deontology, or the adherence of one’s actions to a certain moral or ethical principle of operation, stands as an intruiging philosophy by itself. The opening sentence of this essay clearly possesses relevance to deontology. However, the quote does not originate from any philosopher, but instead from Jack Torrance of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The film, from a superficial point of view, stands as an atmospheric horror film. However, instead of providing audiences with just a technically proficient film, Kubrick weaves the grounds for a foreboding subtext throughout his film. This essay examines The Shining by examining Robert Tonkin’s distinction between religion and
Batman (Christian Bale) is hoping to hand on his crime fighting duties to D.A Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) yet when Batman’s cards are on the table the twisted mastermind who goes by the name of the joker (Heath Ledger), forces the masked vigilante to go against everything he ever stood for.
Smoke billows out from a Manhattan skyscraper, damaged by a fiery explosion. This could easily be a scene from 9/11, however we see Batman looking grimly on as a poster advertises the film will be released soon. Clearly this film plays on the fears of terrorism. As depicted in The Dark Knight, the Joker plays the terrorist, while Gotham’s leadership struggles to contain him. The film departs from the superhero ideals of pure good versus pure evil, showing a murky world where moral decisions have to be made in order to stop evil. Because of this, The Dark Knight seems to be an allegory for the War on Terrorism. This paper will look at how the Joker represents terrorism, while Batman represents George Bush and his administration’s War on Terror.
Holmes claimed the lives of hundreds, though officially under the law they were only able to charge him with 9 counts of murder, many died at his hands. In a day with better technology, a bigger population, and a changed society, we need to try and end serial killers for once and for all because who knows the impact they can
When comics were first coming out, they were not all that popular but in todays’ world, they have become very popular and well known. Several of these comics have been turned into films, which is one of the many reasons why the popularity has been rising over the years. One of the most well known comics is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This comic was composed and released in 1986 by Frank Miller. With the usage of Frank Miller’s powerful, intense lines and the artwork done by Klaus Janson’s and Lynn Varley’s it has elevated this comic up to the very top of mainstream comics. In Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the skillful illustrations on the pages successfully create the thought that there are underlying meanings, which makes the atmosphere a very intense one throughout the comic. The work of art that is presented on the pages in this comic are embedded in such a way that the pages become the continuum for the meaning. One of the main themes that are imbedded on the pages through the artwork in this book is the ideological struggle between Bruce Wayne and Batman.
Dealing with a grieving adolescent is hard, but as with most human beings, the loss is
The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with an insight into the Super Hero Series Batman. This crime fighter originally appeared in Detective Comics issue #27 in 1939. It later became a comic book series, a TV series and a movie series. The character Batman is second only to Superman as a Super Hero. Amazingly Batman has no super powers, but he does have a lot of neat crime fighting gadgets. In this paper, we will explore the creation of Batman, his supporting cast of characters both good and bad and the gadgets he used.
Love is a word that’s been both miss-used and over-used all at once. Romantic movies change our definition of and have a big impact on this definition greatly. There have been many movies and novels made over love, but never like this. “The Notebook” is a love story about unconditional love that two people have for each other. This emotionally, heart touching story will have your eyes blood-shot and burning from you not wanting to blink your eyes. This tremendously wonderful love story will have you not wanting to even miss a millisecond of this heart throbbing film. With many plot twists and many scenes that will have you falling off of your seat and you not having any nails by the end of the movie, this is the movie for you. This emotionally rich film is full of action, laughter, and romance, which is the perfect trio combination. This movie shows us how love can bind us together forever. This film went above and
Any fan of Batman knows that “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” are two of the best Batman films made in the seventy-eight years that Batman has been around. The plots really make you look deep in yourself and show the true and more real sides of the characters of the Batman world. Each movie shows the evolution of Batman and shows only a few of the many crazy and intense adventures of this mysterious hero. These two movies are the first two in the dark knight trilogy, created by the amazing Christopher Nolan. These movies were heavily praised for their astounding realism to the real world, and its pros and cons. But they were also extremely liked for their possibility for