Attempts to explain Aurora shootings

A man killed twelve people and injured dozens more in a cinema in the US town of Aurora on Friday. Although the shooting spree took place during the premiere of the latest Batman movie, the film itself is not the reason for the violent attack, Rob Vreeken argues in the left-liberal daily De Volkskrant: "The causal relationship is actually the other way around. Most violence in films is inspired by previous acts of violence committed by real people. First came the invasion in Normandy, then came Saving Private Ryan. Not the other way around. The Buffalo Bill film only came after the North American Indians fell victim to genocide. I dare to predict that the crazy attack by James Eagan Homes [the 24-year-old suspected of firing the shots] will lead to a Hollywood production we'll call Straight Shooting II for simplicity's sake for now. I also dare to predict that we'll all go and watch it and leave the cinema trembling with excitement. And we have no one but ourselves to blame."

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