If anything, they would write it off, but I know nothing about this topic.

If these victims have to spend one dollar out of pocket for health care there is something seriously wrong the the US.

It's not unheard of plus given the circumstances they might only have to end up paying the doctor's fee.

- cbsnews

A few points, but none to detract from the main one, which is that yes, 2+ weeks in hospital recovering from brain surgery is expensive.

Few != two.
CBS's source is the fund-raising website, which was set up by a friend of the victim and says:
An aside, that number did stick out at me, so I asked a surgeon, who said the costs will be around one million. They obviously have no familiarity with the guy's specific case though so maybe it will cost two or even a few million dollars.

I didn't correct it to be a dick; it just seems to me like people (especially non-American media) will latch onto the story as is relates to the popular American-healthcare-sucks narrative, and that feels unfair to me in this instance before anyone even sees a bill.

typical american logic: james holmes made $26k last year from a government sponsored stipend. therefore the gov't is sponsoring murder. therefore all phd stipends must end.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ies/56444742/1

if i leave this country i think will enjoy seeing it go into the *****ter from its own idiocy

Dear previously banned posters. I'm watching this thread pretty close- you'll save us both some time if you at least keep your new accounts out of places where you're obviously going to be instacaught. I promise I can can you faster than you can register.

One of the people in the theater is suing over the attack:

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He is targeting:

1. The theater. Karpel claims it was negligent for the theater to have an emergency door in the front that was not alarmed or guarded. It's widely believed Holmes entered the theater with a ticket, propped the emergency door open from inside, went to his car and returned with guns.
2. Holmes' doctors. Karpel says it appears Holmes was on several medications -- prescribed by one or more doctors -- at the time of the shooting and he believes the docs did not properly monitor Holmes.

3. Warner Bros. Karpel says Dark Knight Rises was particularly violent and Holmes mimicked some of the action. The attorney says theater goers were helpless because they thought the shooter was part of the movie.

I understand the first one, emergency exits should be alarmed, although I am unsure what that would have changed, people are not going to flee a movie theater because some guy left through the emergency exit. I guess someone would have removed the prop holding the door open, but not like that should shut off the alarm.
The other two are just so absurd.

If he's successful with the the 3rd one, bye bye cool movies.

assuming that regardless of how absurd the last two reasons are, this will only gain momentum from others in the same situation.

quickest way to switch from sympathy to ridicule is with ridiculous lawsuits

THIS MOVIE THAT I WATCHED, YEAH IT IS TOO VIOLENT AND SHOULD BE ILLEGAL

Third one is definitely ridiculous and I can't see that one going anywhere. The second depends on what meds we're talking about.

Has an official statement been given as to why the dude looked completely out of his mind? Was he given sedatives? Or was he just on his usual medications?

his eyes were very dilated i bet he was on a lot of new meds..valium/xanax some sort of benzo

my expert diagnosis is that he was tired

Christian Bale is the ****ing man

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

On the radio this morning, they said his lawyer claimed he was unmedicated.

For someone so obsessed with Batman, he didn't really think through the fact that he'd never get to see TDKR.

Thought you were talking about Christian Bale and I was like, da *** does he need medication for.

I'm personally convinced this whole tragedy is the result of self-experiments
with mind-altering drugs which he attained via his studium and that he would
be devastated by what he did if he somehow regained his former self again.
This is a guess, of course, but seems to be the most likely explanation for
this horrible and sudden change of personality.

This guy sure as hell has to be handed over to psychatry and a bloody tribunal
seems grossly inappropriate.

and what a real ****ing idiot this guy is:

Just for future reference- if you have to apologize and beg not to be banned before making your joke, that just means I know you know better and it only makes it worse.

I'm sure his lawyer can figure out a way for him to watch it under the guise of evidence.

I'd be perfectly fine with giving this guy the exact same sentence the actual shooter gets.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21...edy?source=rss