Colorado Shooting Survivor Plans to Sue For Violent Movie
Torrence Brown Jr. did not suffer any physical injuries from the James Holmes shooting at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Col., nevertheless, he is planning on suing the theatre for the extreme trauma he suffers from one of his best friends dying from Holmes' actions, according to TMZ.
Brown's lawyer, Donald Karpel, announced to reporters on July 24 that his client plans to sue multiple parties -the Century Aurora 16 movie theatre for having its emergency doors unalarmed and unguarded more stringently and Holmes' doctor for not monitoring the shooter's mental condition more vigorously, according to AM New York.
Even more than that, Brown plans on taking the case far enough to go after Warner Bros. Entertainment for releasing a violent film, dramatizing violence that Holmes mimicked, according to Business Insider.
Among the 12 dead at the theatre shooting was Brown's friend A.J. Boik,18. According to police, Holmes opened the emergency doors to get guns and supplies from his car before the shooting.
An affiliate of CBS reported that a man, who identified himself as Brown and matched photographs of him that were released, posted on the night of the shooting on Facebook, "It's hard...can't even cry," later adding, "The craziest night of my life. So much blood, too many bodies, It's crazy that I even got out."
Holmes told people he was the Joker, a nemesis in the Batman films and comics. The gunman was seen sporting orange hair at his court hearing and in his mug shot, found all over the web. Many believe the Colorado native got ideas from the film to use in his theatre rampage, such as the gas canister Holmes threw into the theatre before opening fire and injuring 58 moviegoers. Coincidently, the film's villain, Bane, wears a metal face mask, which in the comic series pumps gas or some kind of steriod into his system, making him immune to pain.
According to the Examiner, attorney Karpel stated that theatregoers watching the film were at first helpless because they believed the shooter was part of the movie.
"Somebody has to be responsible for the rampant violence that is shown today," he said.
The movie chain released a statement, according to Yahoo, saying they were "deeply saddened about this tragic incident," sending their prayers out to the victims and families, including their employees and all those in the Aurora community.
