Holmes’ doctor warned police before Colo. theater attack

A University of Colorado psychiatrist told campus police a month before the Aurora movie theater attack that James Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a public danger, according to records unsealed Thursday.

Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist at the Denver campus, told police that Holmes had also “threatened and harassed her via email/text messages” in June 2012. He is standing trial for the July 20 shooting rampage that killed 12 and injured 70 during a midnight premiere of the latest Batman movie.

What I’d like to know is why the campus police didn’t follow up on this. Obviously the doctor was concerned enough that Holmes might actually be planning an attack to notify them. At the very least, they should have interviewed him and notified the municipal police.

This is exactly the sort of thing that any new laws should be intended to fix. Once again fixating on banning inanimate objects will do nothing to stop crime of any sort.

The implement is not the weapon, it’s the mind of the criminal.

Mens rea.