James Holmes Insanity Plea Strips Him of Rights

That's a tough one. There is no doubt he created the crime. the only doubt is if it was pre meditated or if he is truly insane. what person who kills is sane??? Yes it is his right to have a fair trial but at this point where will they pull jurers from??

Pleading insanity couldn't possibly be an error on his part. If he didn't the level of aggravating factors would secure a death penalty. It would be better to at least attempt to avoid that with a cross examination. How is the trier of fact going to have an accurate portrayal of whether Holmes knew what he was doing was wrong or not if they cannot question him. If he is insane, he or the justice system has nothing to worry about. If he isn't then we will see this, there's nothing wrong with evil being punished fairly and equally. Allowing people pleading insanity to sick back silent while the prosecution tries to prove beyond a reasonable doubt they are competent will not create a very good justice system

Who cares about that crazy f...s rights. He shot a little girl in the back, killed an unborn baby, and murdered many young people and ruined the lives of many many families. Let him suffer the fate of Dahmer. Looking forward to hearing of his murder. Hope he suffers. Crazy f...

I agree that his alleged crimes are sick, but in this country we are innocent until proven guilty. And if proven guilty, one doesn't always get convicted. Usually, that is for lesser crimes such as misdemeanors or less serious felonies (not all felonies are that bad). Have you considered the migitating factors that may have spawned someone to do such a horrific act? That's why we have a criminal justice system to determine what may have caused someone to commit an offence. If his psyhciatrist really did give him a drug without prescription then it begins to look less likely he will be convicted for this. If it is also true that his psychiatrist knew and reported his behavior to police and university officials, then he will be even more less likely to be convicted. Wouldn't you want the same trial and investigation if something like this happened to you? I'm not trying to bash on you or support Holmes, but if these allegations are true then James Holmes shouldn't be the only standing on trial. Regardless, Holmes will never see the outside world again. He's got two ways, prison (death penalty possibly, too) or insane asylum.

If I ever did something as horrible as that, you have my permission to just shoot me. And people that have cancer are sick. He is evil.

Yeah that will help for sure if society drops down to that level... Really come on it's absurd that any normal person would lower their standards on a case to case basis.

Do I think what he did was bad? Of course! The majority of people that commit murder are sick in the head. If they were not they'd probably never killed anyone in the first place.
Yeah there are some exceptions to the rule IE crimes of passion. Even so it just proves lack of self control and how primitive we really are.

Some day in the distant future "if we've not blown ourselves up by then" technology will get to a point where it will be possible to fix flaws and make mental problems almost non existent.

I feel bad for everyone in this case including the shooter and his family. I do know one thing dumbing ourselves down to the same level will only make things worse in the long run.
With our current standards we will never be able to truly evolve or even make forwards progress on becoming a non greedy non violent peaceful race.

My heart goes out to James Holmes, his parents, and the victims of this tragedy. The young man obviously suffers from untreated psychotic mental illness; that doesn't make him evil. Be angry at the illness, at the stigma that breeds ignorance and fear, and at the failure of university psychologists and others who should have responded appropriately to the obvious warning signs, but don't be angry at this sick young man whose face shows just how lost and bewildered he feels. My son suffers from serious psychotic mental illness. He committed a violent crime while still a teenager. Unfortunately, the way the system is set up, we were unable to get help for him until he committed a crime and the state stepped in and had him hospitalized--something I had not been able to accomplish and his psychiatrist and case worker didn't think he needed. Predictably, they were unavailable for comment after my son was arrested. The strongest part of me died that day because I had tried so hard to get him into the hospital. Now the mental hospitals in our state are closing down. They will only keep a couple of hospitals for the criminally insane open, which guarantees that other young men will not be able to get help until AFTER they commit a serious crime. Be angry at the system, not at this young man who needs our prayers, a good psychiatrist, and the right medication.

What do you mean, "if" this fellow is guilty? He walked out of the theater in full battle regalia with guns! There are no "ifs" about his guilt.

In any other case, I might agree that he should be "innocent until proven guilty."
However, there is NO QUESTION this guy is guilty. He was taken down right outside the theater door in full gear with weapon in hand!
Rarely is there a case so clear as this one.
The true injustice will be if he managers to get off on a technicality or if he is proven insane.