Crime & Safety
Deadly 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting Could Not Have Been Prevented, Emagine Theatres CEO Says
"No practical security measures are sufficient to preclude a madman intent on committing mass murder," Paul Glantz said Friday after the tragedy in Aurora, Colo.
Emagine Entertainment CEO Paul Glantz said in a statement today that "no reasonable level of security would have effectively addressed the tragedy that unfolded in Aurora, Colorado" early Friday morning, when a 24-year-old gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more at the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises.
Emagine operates theaters in , Novi, Rochester Hills, Canton and Woodhaven.
After expressing his sympathy for the victims, Glantz stated that security of its guests is Emagines' foremost responsibility and urges movie-goers to "view such events in the context of a historical perspective."
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"Just as no realistic building code provision could save a building from a direct hit by a 747, no practical security measures are sufficient to preclude a madman intent on committing mass murder," Glantz said.
The Huffington Post reported that Warner Brothers canceled its 'Dark Knight' Paris premeire because of the violence in Colorado.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's wife out of respect to the victims in Colorado.
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