Terror at the Movies

No one should have to feel like their lives are on the line while watching a movie. That is exactly what happened at around 12:05 MT in a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado just outside of Denver. A gunman opened fire on dozens of movie goers during the screening of the Batman movie " The Dark Night Rises". It was a dark figure wearing body armor head to toe and carrying several automatic weapons who turned a happy movie occasion into a national tragedy. 12 people have been confirmed dead, 51 injured and nearly 71 confirmed shot. My morning started around 3:45am, it was another Friday--everyone was waiting for the weekend. Shortly after 4:30am EST I noticed flashing police lights on a monitor in our control room. I was in audio at the time, I cued the sound and took a listen, our affiliate KUSA was bringing us information that sounded as though there had been a 'mass casualty event'. Our producer noticed the feed  we took the video live in the top of our 5am hour. Thirty minutes later we would go into wall to wall coverage of this event. By 8am EST we learned that several people were killed in another American shooting. The worst since Virginia Tech, where a mass gunman killed 32.

There are some days where you wish for something to happen to make your day go faster--this was something we could never or would never wish on anyone. People are now without mother's, father's, sons and daughters. Movie theaters across the country are stepping up security--there is really nothing we could do as a nation. We are a free nation, and we don't like government interference. But maybe that's what we need more of. We should of already had security at our theaters and we should already been weary of people who bought multiple weapons in a short amount of time. I'm not against guns, but I feel that we should of caught this sooner, we could of noticed this sooner, and who knows maybe this would of been prevented. I think sometimes we are all too busy to notice people who are crying for help. Maybe we could of saved Mr. Holmes sooner.

Let me say this, I DO NOT feel sorry for him, but do feel sorry for all those who were on the otherside of his weapons. We are sometimes too busy to notice these kinds of people and when we do, we don't do anything about them. We have to speak up! Okay I'm off my soap box. What I said here and what I will sometimes say is not a reflection of my work! Just my personal opinion.

A bloody Weekend

Savannah has seen it's fair share of violence before, but this night stood out for me. We had multiple calls for shootings over the night hours, When I walked into my shift at 3:45am the following morning I would cut VO after VO with flashing lights and police tape. True most cities see a spike in crime during the summer months, but it seems like everything the police to stop crime, another shot rings out in a different part of the city. Be safe out there people, please!! 

Another Day

Just when I thought my shift was over and the dust settled over Savannah for what might be a quiet Friday afternoon, this happened. A Chatham Area Transit ( CAT) bus collides with a vehicle heading the opposite direction, according to police the vehicle disregarded a traffic signal and ended up on the wrong side of the bus. Six people were sent to the hospital including both drivers and several passengers. Traffic accidents are one of the many things I cover in this market. It seems like we have several wrecks a day, it's just sad to see sometimes. Police and fire are always excellent in their response and do a excellent job...I almost wish that the drivers would pay attention. It would make the streets a safer experience.