Shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana

Another Cowardly Shooting in a Movie Theater

Several people are fighting for their life tonight following yet another incident of attempted mass murder, once again in a crowded movie theater.  The victims have been transported to local hospitals, but it appears that at least one innocent person has died.  An awful addition to the saga that is, the Aurora Theater shooting in Colorado.  Literally hours before this attack, the jury in the Aurora Theater shooting found that the crimes of the shooter were in fact worthy of the death penalty. 

Speculation as to motive or modus operandi

It seems inappropriate to speculate about any possible motive for this terrible crime, while victims are still fighting for their life, but it is impossible to ignore the coincidence that today is the day where the jury in the Aurora shooting effectively approved of the use of the death penalty as a potential sentence. 

http://www.wsfa.com/story/29618627/jury-reaches-phase-1-verdict-in-co-theater-killer-trial

Certainly, the choice of a movie theater as the target for this psychopath makes the connection to the Aurora shooting like something out of a horror movie.  As the victims of this pathetic act struggle to recover, the shooter appears to have decided to take his own life.  To that I say "Good, as his torment in hell has only just begun". 

Future Threats of Violence

In a country with such a great degree of freedom such as ours, acts of unspeakable violence are unavoidable.  We do not wish to live in a police state, and these unfortunately are the consequences of our free society.  However, a larger issue is one that the media will almost certainly ignore: My greatest fear has long been that Islamic Extremists and other terrorist groups will learn that "home-run" terrorist attacks such as 9/11 are extremely difficult to pull off, especially in today's climate.

However, a group of three men strategically entering into a crowded shopping mall with homemade explosives and fully automatic weapons and backpacks of ammunition could wreak havoc on the entire mall population.  This is similar to the scenario that played out in Norway, when a shooter murdered 75 people and injured over 200 more.  This is truly the scariest scenario and evidence does suggest that terror groups and extremists of all stripes have caught on.

I pray for the victims and the families of the victims who had to undergo such depravity while trying to enjoy a summer movie with their friends and families.  The murderer has killed himself, a fate that he truly did deserve.