Has anyone came to the defense of James Holmes and thought possibly he didn't do it?

[barclay76]

I know everyone is quick to put the needle in him and be done with it, but what if there was a chance he didn't actually commit the crime? Isn't it the way of the American court system that a man is innocent until proven guilty? Thus far he is merely the accused, but with out question I see so many people saying put him to death.

Look at it from a different perspective is all I am asking. Things like this shooting don't happen, or at least aren't supposed to happen in every day life right? Someone doesn't just stroll into a movie theater and start shooting innocent people for no apparent reason. Things like this only happen in movies as ironic as that sounds.

Now let's review the facts. The gunman came into the theater dressed in full riot gear covered head to toe carrying multiple guns. With him having his face and entire body covered it would be reasonable to assume that it would be virtually impossible to make a positive ID on the suspect. Which means it could be anyone. Next thing they said they arrested him behind his car and he told them he was the Joker. Now anyone who has ever watched The Dark Night or knows anything about the Joker would tell you that he is an ego maniac who enjoys chaos. Literally revels in it and genuinely enjoys every bit of it he causes. This was not the persona I viewed when watching his court appearance. He looked drugged out of his mind and incoherent to almost everything around him. The Joker also for all intents and purposes always has a trick up his sleeve. If his trick was booby trapping his apartment, why give away his hand before the card was played? Doesn't make sense for a seemingly intelligent individual who took all the time to contrive this event to see part of it go to waste by his own admission of it. Next they said he created a profile on a sex website three days earlier with the tagline stating "Will you visit me in prison", or something to that effect. The picture had him with the red hair, and a woman superimposed beside him. Giving off the impression he was a sex crazed individual who wanted to find women to visit him in prison sort of like Ted Bundy had happen. There were reports that he had registered at a shooting range a month before, but never showed up even after the owner attempted to contact him. They even went as far as saying that when his mother was contacted about it she said " You have the right person." Now that claim has been restated and viewed as originally miscontrued. What I'm getting at is there is an overwhelming amount of evidence quickly piling against him.

Now. like I previously mention this seemed much like a movie more than real life in many ways. So I ask everyone if we viewed it from a movie stand point you would have to begin with the motive. What possible motive could a former college student of honors in a scientific field have for dying his hair and wearing riot gear to slaughter innocent movie goers? What does he stand to gain from committing such an act? There is the obvious assumption that maybe he is crazy. Quite a possibility, but would a crazy person after just leaving a theater shooting people at random have the heart to prevent others from being harmed in his booby trapped apartment? Logically one would say no because that would have been part of his game. Well if this were a movie and all the evidence wasn't seeming to add up what happens then? They usually discover that it was a set up and that seemingly guilty person was a patsy to take the fall. That would mean there had to be someone else who had something to gain from this. Let's say... oh I don't know, someone wanting more strict gun laws, or stricter security for establishments ie more control. Is it impossible to think that there was someone else who was the gunman and James was drugged up and dumped at his car directly after to be the fall guy? People would say no because he admitted to it right? What if there was a drug that someone could give you that would eliminate your free will and open you to perform any suggestion given to you? Something like that would be make believe right? Look up the drug called Devils Breath and imagination is no more.

I'm not saying that he didn't do it or that he doesn't deserve every bit of judicial punishment he gets if he is found guilty. I'm just saying that all the facts and evidence need to be gathered fairly, and a trial should be had where everything is viewed from a non bias stand point. Innocent until proven guilty. As soon as the media becomes involved it's all but curtains for you, and with a court appointed public defender I'm sure he'll get a fair trial. If you don't stand for something you will believe anything, and too often people are put to death and imprisoned because of what we think we know before we ever really do. All I'm saying is give him a chance

[ji]

It was him, he let police take him away at the scene.

[emilek17]

Too much evidence against him...anyway, he's going to beat the rap for an insanity plea.

[francisco]

Honestly, I think I'd be more comfortable if I found out someone did this for a reason. I know it sounds messed up but I hate to think that all these people got hurt just cause.