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James Holmes is portrayed as evil, described as being an animal, as well as being severely mentally ill. He compares with the stereotype of other mass shooters because all mass shooters have a well thought out plan on what they do and where they go once they commit the crime and that is exactly what he did. The one thing that separates him from the exact stereotype is that he was completely calm and felt no need to rush even when he was approached by law enforcement as he was taking his time to get away from the scene. James Holmes basically committed premeditated manslaughter. This man absolutely fits the profile associated with shooters. To begin with, the man was already not mentally stable and he committed such a heinous

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