3 "copy cat" Dark Knight incidents prevented

[demtenjeep]

At least 3 men accused of making threats during or after watching the new Batman movie have been arrested in separate incidents, underscoring moviegoers' anxieties and heightened security in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado theater showing the film.

A Maine man was arrested when he told authorities that he was on his way to shoot a former employer a day after watching "The Dark Knight Rises," Maine state police said Monday.

Timothy Courtois of Biddeford, Maine, had been stopped for speeding, and a police search of his car found an AK-47 assault weapon, four handguns, ammunition and news clippings about the mass shooting that left 12 people dead early Friday, authorities said.Former graduate student James Holmes, 24, is accused of opening fire in a theater in a Denver suburb. The shooting also injured 58 people.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/24/2418717/3-arrested-in-separate-dark-knight.html#storylink=cpy

[maddezmom]

1. your headline is a stretch

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Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were called to a cinema complex in Norwalk after moviegoers said 52-year-old Clark Tabor shouted: "I should go off like in Colorado." They said he then asked: "Does anybody have a gun?"

A security guard saw Tabor with a backpack on his knees in the second row, but deputies who searched the bag, the theater and its surrounding area did not find any weapon.

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Off-duty Border Patrol agents tackled Michael William Borboa, 27, who had a backpack with him, according to The Arizona Daily Star. Authorities said it contained an empty alcohol container and a half-empty moonshine bottle.

Borboa was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, and threatening and intimidating.

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/24/2418717/3-arrested-in-separate-dark-knight.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy

[nolabear]

6. With this fool I'd be worried some "concerned citizen" would shoot him.

I don't know, but imagine that people who think we should all be armed might BE armed, albeit legally, and be very twitchy right now.

[el_bryanto]

2. Hmmmmm interesting

When you compare the number of people who went to see the Dark Night Rises and the three who were inspired to commit horrific crimes, I suppose you can make the arguement that some tragic but vanishingly small portion of the population might be led to commit crimes if exposed to this sort of movie.

Doesn't really lead me to do anything but suggest that crazy people are always around.

Bryant

[obamanut2012]

3. This is getting ridiculous now

These are far from being "copycats."

[demtenjeep]

4. then would you say "inspired" instead of copy cat?

"Timothy Courtois of Biddeford, Maine, had been stopped for speeding, and a police search of his car found an AK-47 assault weapon, four handguns, ammunition and news clippings about the mass shooting that left 12 people dead early Friday, authorities said. "

[frylock]

9. the last example in the article was just some drunk guy with a backpack..

i think he was inspired to catch a buzz before the screening.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. When I saw "2012" I wanted to shoot myself (n/m)

[spin]

7. To be expected when you have 24/7 coverage of a shooting for day after day. ...

One day is reasonable with updates on the following days and an occasional hour on the story as new details come out.

In my opinion if another such shooting occurs in the next few days, the media has to bear some of the responsibility.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. "An empty alcohol container and a half-empty moonshine bottle." A copycat? Really?

Or was it the empty backpack?

[frylock]

10. i'm assuming that he purchased a ticket..

james holmes also purchased a ticket. are you so blind that you can't see the connection?!