Families of Aurora, CO theater shooting victims suing the theater

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going to a theater or sports stadium will have airport like security.

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Only if they throw out the talkers and the ones that are annoying.


One freak occurrence does not make something unsafe. And should not force theaters to hire armed guards (really!?) to avoid scum lawyers.

People need to realize that overwhelmingly, we are safe. So so so much safer than we were 100 years ago.

Not sure if we are better though. Seems pathetic that so many people live their lives scared of the bogeyman.

This is interesting. I wonder if the whole gun free zone thing gets tested with this.

I mean... I get why the families are mad but other than having armed guards, this isn't easily prevented even with concealed carry

I've never been to a movie theater that would have had adequate security to stop this attack

This could set an interesting precedent. Would that mean that every business is required to protect customers against crazed gunmen while on their property?

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Instead, the testimony is expected to focus on the days and months prior to the shooting, when killer James Holmes carefully cased the theater and when Citron and other plaintiffs' lawyers contend Cinemark's corporate headquarters received broad warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that movie theaters might be targeted by terrorists.

Cinemark never shared that warning with its theater managers, the victims' lawyers say. On the night of the shooting, the Century Aurora 16 theater had no extra security on hand, no surveillance-camera coverage for large areas behind the theater where Holmes prepared, and no alarm on the exit door through which he entered and began shooting.

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That's at least a better argument than I was expecting. A little background, this suit was filed in September 2012.

I have experienced almost being sued in a tragic situation that I didn't cause at all. All I did was help, and I saved someone's life. IMHO, it is people's way of getting "retribution" and closure I guess. It isn't about the money sometimes. They are just looking for anyone to be punished by their doing.

In this situation, people are gonna bitch about and be scared of Barney Fife security guard walking around with a gun and having zero training. Then, they are just gonna end up suing when Barney ends up shooting someone. The judge in this case is a major douche and just wants publicity

The theatre was a gun free zone so I say screw them. I hope they all win big.

So let's say all theatres have an armed guard from now on. How does that prevent this?

This guy was armed to the teeth and would have dispatched a rent a cop with the quickness.

People need to understand that the person ultimately most responsible for their own safety is themselves.



If one of the victims was a concealed carry practicer and was actually disallowed through a confrontation from carrying his firearm into the movie before the attack, then maybe I could see a case being brought against the theater.

I am disgusted by our overly litigious society.

However, those saying they have no case are wrong after reading the details. The corporate headquarters not alerting the theaters that they could be targets of attacks (terrorist or not) does not bode well for them.

Also, if they just had 1 security guard (talking to people in the security booth watching rear cameras) in the back of the theater preventing someone from propping doors open so they could re-enter from the back exit, this could have been a totally different story.

As teenagers we used to let friends in from the back door in theaters and they caught on and put a security guard in the back. Those doors cannot be opened from the outside.

It is NOT the theaters fault and I think this lawsuit is in poor taste. However, they do have a decent shot at winning a lot of money.