James Holmes’ fate no longer hangs in the balance, as a jury decided Thursday afternoon what would become of the man who carried out a mass shooting attack an a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado in 2012.
After deliberating for a day and a half, the jury found that Holmes was guilty of first-degree murder in at least of one of the 165 counts against him.
Holmes perpetrated the attack on July 20, 2012, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others.
Now Holmes will entering the sentencing phase of the process, where he faces life in prison or the death penalty.
Stay tuned, more info to come.
The Ballad of John Houser
[to tune of “O,Susanna”]
I come from Albama, my Glock upon my knee. I’m bound for Louisiana
to cause some mis-ery,
I drank all night the day I left, the county it was dry
I slipped around the background check; It don’t apply to me,
I’m going to leave some folks bereft,
Mr, LaPierre don’t you cry.
O, Mr. LaPierre,don’t you cry for me,
I’ve got a dozen rounds for others, but the last shot’s saved for me.
O, Mr. LaPierre, don’t you cry for me,
I’ve got a dozen rounds for others, but the last shot’s saved for me.
Well let’s hope that the sentencing portion is a little more obvious. I typically disagree with death penalties because they let the perpetrator take the easy way out, and generally it seems more appropriate that they should suffer a lingering agony for their callousness. However, in this particular case, I don’t feel that we don’t need this animal consuming our precious oxygen any long than absolutely necessary. Let it be swift!
I say we will hear a death penalty sentence by Monday afternoon at the latest….Any Takers?…lol Our justice system does work sometimes. Let’s hope it keeps up the good work getting these crazies off the street and arranging the meetings with their makers.