EDITORIAL: He Doesn't Deserve To Be Shown Here...

EDITORIAL: He Doesn't Deserve To Be Shown Here...

For the last two days, each time we open CBM, we are greeted with the grinning face of a psychopathic killer. It's time for his face to disappear from this place we love...

Editorial Opinion
By SentinelofLiberty - Jul 22, 2012 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman



The news out of Colorado was horrifying as soon as the first reports began to come in. The more we learn, the more heartbreaking and devastating it becomes. In one act of unspeakable evil, a mentally deranged individual not only spoiled what was supposed to be a night of celebration for the CBM community, but he took lives, destroyed families, and stole the innocence of a community. As Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, and thousands of commenters on this site have already articulated, there are simply no words to explain how devastated we all are. There is nothing we can do to bring back those who have been lost. Instead, let us honor the memories of the victims of this senseless crime. Let us extend our sympathies and whatever measure of comfort we can to the wounded, and to the families of all the victims. As a small start to that end, let's stop giving the animal who committed these crimes the attention he so desperately craves.

I'm a firm believer that "those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it." To that end, we must educate ourselves about what happened and have open, honest discussion about the incident, the aftermath, and how it affects each and every one of us. What we don't need to do is show this maniac's picture at every turn. His evil, arrogant smirk is getting plenty of airtime on all the major news outlets on tv, on the internet, and in print media. Do we really need to have it appear anywhere on CBM, let alone on the main page? Does that photo add any kind of education or important element to understanding what happened? I'd argue that it does not. I'd argue that posting his picture gives him the attention he sought. This piece of garbage is a terrorist, plain and simple. He wanted to hurt people, and to cause fear and panic. The best thing we can do is to report the facts, and don't give him any more exposure than that.

I understand this incident happened at a comic book movie event, and is therefore tangentially related to CBMs. An argument can therefore be made that CBM has something of a duty to report on the matter; I get that. But let's take his pic DOWN.

When I was a small child, about 8, I discovered Batman. Soon after, I discovered Spider Man, then Captain America. All of their friends and enemies soon followed. And throughout the years, when life got difficult or ugly or overwhelming, I could turn to the pages where my friends lived, and they allowed me to escape the ugliness, even if only for a little while. If some child or young adult in Colorado turns to CBM.com for a similar escape, do they really need to be greeted by that maniac's evil grin? I'd say no....

To paraphrase Bruce Wayne, "As a man, I can be ignored, trivialized, destroyed. But as a symbol, I can be everlasting." Let's not turn some piece of garbage into a symbol of fear. Let's trivialize the hell out of him....
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Redhood2k10
Redhood2k10 - 7/22/2012, 11:14 AM
Well said. I believe the same way. He is getting all the attention he wants. Not sure if you heard but people are trying to get Christian Bale to go to Colorado as Batman for the kids, i think it would be amazing if he did and a big middle finger to James Holmes.
Rhys
Rhys - 7/22/2012, 11:45 AM
Thank you! Well written.

I sent a private message to CBM days ago essentially explaining this same thing and requesting the picture be removed. So far I've been ignored.
Greengo
Greengo - 7/22/2012, 12:49 PM
If he has to stay up he should have a banned red X on his face.

And I don't think bale should dress up as batman and go visit the victims
Minato
Minato - 7/22/2012, 1:25 PM
Good Point
Zarog
Zarog - 7/22/2012, 1:45 PM
I don't understand why we continue to have his face up. Maybe having a memorial article or something would be a better design.
LP4
LP4 - 7/22/2012, 1:57 PM
As long as it is cbm related, technically it can be posted and sadly since he immitated Joker and Bane and murdered people at the midnight showing for TDKR, technically it IS CBM related.

In other news...
redsonjustin
redsonjustin - 7/22/2012, 11:45 PM
Yeah, I'm tired of this stupid ass bitch getting attention for killing innocent people, finally someone comes alone and say's [frick] the bull shit get his ass off my site.
webslinger84
webslinger84 - 7/23/2012, 12:27 AM
I was thinking the same thing even before I noticed and read this. Take down that bastard's picture!!!!
schneider625
schneider625 - 7/23/2012, 12:46 AM
Yes. Too true. WTF are you thinking CBM.com?
t2jax
t2jax - 7/23/2012, 12:49 AM
I'm with you, SentinelofLiberty. Everytime I come to this site, I see this sicko [frick]'s grin... I love the pic u posted. That deserves to be the first thing we see. Tasteful and respectful of victims and families.
skidz
skidz - 7/23/2012, 2:03 AM
Very well said, my friend. A lot of people are even referring to him as 'the suspect'. Not using his name at all. That's trivial enough, so far.
BlackSun77
BlackSun77 - 7/23/2012, 3:17 AM
One day, somebody's going to have to explain to me the motivation behind shooting a defenseless 7 year old at point blank range let alone going on a murder spree because you feel slighted.

I'm glad (now) that whenever I come to this site, I don't have see that smiling murderous bastards face

Kudos
MrsTonyStark0507
MrsTonyStark0507 - 7/23/2012, 4:49 AM
Thank you for writing this!! Very well said! I have been thinking the same thing all weekend. It hurts to see that monster's face. I live in Florida, so we got inundated with the Kasey Anthony trial. Every time I see that monster's smirk on this or any other news site, I have the same sickening feeling I got every time I saw that POS Anthony's face. I could not even really look at her, it just made me so ill. I truly believe there are demons in this world and he is most certainly one of them. THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THAT PICTURE!!!
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 7/23/2012, 4:55 AM
Sometimes this sight puts the wrong articles on the main, that nut is obviously one of them
Mendenhall12
Mendenhall12 - 7/23/2012, 5:29 AM
I agree
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 7/23/2012, 6:30 AM
To tell you the truth, trying to hide the face of this psychopath is no better than showing his face on here. His whole purpose is to promote fear, right? So is trying to pretend that he doesn't exists by removing his image a good way to define the idea of "rising over fear"? I say that is a load.

I mean, just look at him; some see him as a grinning bastard who likes to hurt people and become the symbol of chaos, I see him as a stupid looking troll who failed at being a serial killer by only killing 12 people in the theater and getting caught too soon. I think everybody blown this guy out of perportion, cause any psychopath can do the same thing as this guy; it takes a real menacing one to just kill a lot more people on that night and still be at large as of today, now that is a REAL symbol of fear. The man call himself the Joker, and the real joke here is that we all are taking this guy seriously as a major taboo instead of what he really is: a joke.

As for the people harmed or killed, I do feel remorse for what happen to them; and I am sorry for this guy have done to them. All I am saying is that instead of trying to not acknowledge this guy by getting rid of his sinister face, let's just laugh at him for he could of done better than that; especially comparing him to all the monster clowns he based himself on (The Joker, Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal, Pennywise from It).
AstonishingSpiderMan
AstonishingSpiderMan - 7/23/2012, 7:08 AM
^tha [frick]?
BeeMo
BeeMo - 7/23/2012, 7:21 AM
Not a joke or anything -- but this is what it would feel like to have REAL supervillains running around. Death, mayhem and sadism.
edwardshiro
edwardshiro - 7/23/2012, 7:22 AM
I agree.
ralfinader
ralfinader - 7/23/2012, 10:54 AM
Thank you for this article. I have been lambasted with that bastards face on every news channel (I live near Denver, and my god, it has just been non-stop) and on here, and I too wanted to see it caved in with a baseball bat. The symbol above is a far better picture to accompany news about this horrendous event and the scum that perpetrated it.
LP4
LP4 - 7/23/2012, 11:15 AM
@Pikachu- My thoughts exactly bro ... 0_0

@BigK1337- Dude, are u ok? LMAO
Bark4Soul
Bark4Soul - 7/23/2012, 11:56 AM
@BigK1337 - WTF dude? "He could have done better?" Uhhh no assbag, he killed 12 and physically injured over 50, not to mention everyone else there in attendance will have all kinds of mental anguish from this for YEARS. Any life lost to an asshole like that guy is one too many, and a 6 yr old girl? Tell her parents "he could have done better". I live close to where this happened and it sucks, this state was barely over Columbine and now this...do me a favor and never post again
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 7/23/2012, 12:11 PM
@LP4, @pikachu and @Bark4Soul
Sorry, I just trying to make a post reflecting my opinion of this guy. I should of just stick to saying how not acknowledging his appearance just proves his message on fear, but then I went into Sweet Tooth territory in terms of comparing Complete Monsters. Didn't really need to offend anybody, just saying that giving the emotion the psycho wanted to see is practically letting him win.

Plus, in my comment I stated that I have remorse for the people affected by this event; after all, I am only sharing my opinions of this tragedy saying that it could of been worse if that guy is still at large continuing this murderous spree.
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 7/23/2012, 12:19 PM
Oh, to answer the question as to whether or not I am sane in the head: not quite to the standards of complete sanity, but not [frick]ed up enough to go around killing people. Sooooo, pretty much no worse than people on the Internet in general.

. . . . I am so getting a lot of angry posts for this.
BigK1337
BigK1337 - 7/23/2012, 1:16 PM
@SotoJuiceMan

Agreed; but this only makes it more horrifying to imagine if the hearing declares him as being "mentally unstable" instead of giving him the dirt nap. This guy proclaims himself the Joker; and judging by his actions and motives he might unfortunately receive the pre paid trip to the Happy Happy Hotel Hospital rather than his most due punishment. God knows what would happen if he fully emulates the Joker's action if he is deemed criminally insane.

But hey, I don't know much about the justice system; heres to hoping for a death penalty.
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