No Medical Bills for Some Colo. Shooting Victims: Should Warner Brothers Pick Up the Whole Tab?

by Chris D Posted 2012/07/26 19:00:00

Related Topics: Warner Brothers, Dark Knight Rises, Colorado Shooting, Colorado Shooting Victims

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The film studio that produced "The Dark Knight Rises" has donated more than $2 million to help pay for the medical bills to ease the suffering of the Colorado shooting victims. As the film is likely to make hundred of millions of dollars, do you think the studio should pick up the tab on all the medical costs or have they been generous enough?

ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
No Medical Bills for Some Colo. Victims

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Heisenberg 2012/07/26 20:20:22

No

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No but if they did, it would be the most awesome PR campaign in movie history.

Even right-wingers like me would respect them more.
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Miranda 2012/09/02 21:53:51

No

It's not their responsibility, but it's amazing that they payed for some.

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Night71 2012/08/25 20:40:10

No

???? Did WB hire the shooter? I don't get how Americans always look for someone else to pay for the broken society.

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CassiaRei 2012/08/17 11:19:32

No

They didn't have to but its good they dd.

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JMCC 2012/08/01 12:08:18

No

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Send them to the UK - we care for everybody for free.

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ExNuke 2012/08/01 10:56:59

No

No, Obama should pay their bills. Just like "small business" didn't do it themselves, the lunatic at the movies couldn't have done it without the governments help. All those panic stricken disarmed victims didn't get that way without years of "all violence is bad", "the police will protect you", "just give him what he wants" indoctrination by our "leaders".

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wysiwis 2012/08/01 02:30:59 (edited)

No

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It wasn't THEIR fault. A $2m donation just raised my respect for them a little. Fault ultimately lies with the shooter, and as a secondary fault, the theater owners. I say the theater owners, due to the fact that "exit doors", such as the shooter went out and propped open, should have been alarmed. Had they been "alarmed", SOMEONE at the theater would have been alerted when it was opened.

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jason 2012/07/31 15:58:02

No

What if the film was a Michael Moore film, would he be expected to pay?

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wysiwis to jason 2012/08/01 02:33:19

No, he wouldn't be, but do you think he would have donated anything?

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jason to wysiwis 2012/08/02 15:56:42

Are donations still voluntary in this country? Lets hope so.

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wysiwis to jason 2012/08/03 00:19:56

Last I checked, they are still voluntary, but I was only asking if you thought he would!

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jason to wysiwis 2012/08/05 14:14:19

I dont believe so. I think he's like everyone else, greedy.

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Lindy... 2012/07/31 15:51:12

No

It's not the fault of Warner Brothers OR The Theater. How could they possibly protect against a maniac bringing assault weapons to the show?

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Sass 2012/07/31 15:27:04

No

Not one person at Warner Brothers held a gun during the Aurora shootings. Thousands, maybe millions of people will watch that movie without any inclination to go out and kill. You have to have a very serious screw loose first to do something like that....

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TheMayor 2012/07/31 15:12:53

Yes

a drop in the buck for WB and, perhaps, that industry would cool their bloody jets.

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GG 2012/07/31 15:06:26

Yes

It's just the right thing to do.

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Sass to GG 2012/07/31 15:28:09 (edited)

why? Did someone from Warner Brothers force them to buy a ticket?

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goblue1968 2012/07/31 14:44:50

No

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Warner Brothers doesn't owe the victims anything (except maybe reimbursement for their tickets since they didn't get to watch the whole movie that they paid for). The $2 million donation that they already paid is way more than their fair share of generosity. Since Obamacare is so great, let Obamacare pick up the tab!

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Paul 2012/07/31 14:09:46

No

If Warner wants to pick up some of the tab voluntarily, that's good PR, but assigning legal liability on Warner won't happen, shouldn't happen.

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Dan Fraser to Paul 2012/07/31 17:25:13
DMC4196 2012/07/31 13:59:10

No

While I feel terrible for victims of this horrific act, we must bear in mind that one person is responsible for it. If the studio feels that it should help the victims, that should be their choice and they shouldn't be forced to do so, it would set bad precedence.

If we go down this road, how many would sue for the loss of time in watching the movie An Inconvenient Truth or Fahrenheit 911? Life is too short and that time can never be reclaimed.

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ChiTownGirl 2012/07/31 12:52:00

No

They've already donated $2 million, a drop in the bucket, but the whole thing? No. It wasn't their fault It's a beautiful thing hearing that the hospitals treating the victims will not charge for any medical bills at all if they have no insurance or means to pay. Only in America I say!!!

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BlutandEhre 2012/07/31 12:47:05

No

It was a terrible tragedy, but it's not their fault!!

Should Obama & Bush pick up the tab personally for the FT.Hood shootings?? YES! Because he & Bush let these Islamic nutz in here!

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DizziNY 2012/07/31 12:28:01 (edited)

No

You've got to be kidding right? They shouldn't be liable for any amount. They are helping because they are doing th right thing, it is not an admission of guilt.

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wolfshadow 2012/07/31 12:01:03

No

They have been generous enough since they had nothing to do with the crime of one man. But I'll pay the $75 to execute him.

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Proggy 2012/07/31 10:12:38

No

There're many things that Warner Bros. should pick up the tab for, but this isn't one of them. I see them having zero liability in this case. I think they've been very generous in what they've done thus far.

Now if it were me, and I was running Warner Bros. a multi-billion dollar conglomerate I'd pick up all the medical tabs any way.

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ThickAzABrick 2012/07/31 10:06:40

No

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No more so than McDonalds paying for heart patients or Budweiser paying for DUI victims. Responsibility lies with each of us.

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KingdomNow 2012/07/31 09:36:56

No

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Kill the shooter and sell his parts.

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DizziNY to KingdomNow 2012/07/31 12:29:37

No don't, his parts may be evil too.

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bryguy 2012/07/31 05:58:52

No

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How are they responsible for some psycho that went on a shooting spree at one of their movies?

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Bob 2012/07/31 04:34:59

No

The Century movie theater chain should pay for the whole thing. They failed to protect the individuals in their movie theater.

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wolfshadow to Bob 2012/07/31 12:03:44

And the lady that got injured by the drunk driver should get paid by Ford because her SUV failed to protect her. Right....

Did you miss the part about the guy sneaking out the back door and getting his weapons and coming back in.... if anything the victims and everyone in that theater that saw him prop that door open and did nothing are more to blame then the theater.

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DizziNY to wolfshadow 2012/07/31 12:38:14

+1
Yet another reason to make sure we do not lose out 2nd Amendment rights.

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Bob to wolfshadow 2012/08/05 17:16:17 (edited)

I didn't miss any of that, thank you. If the theater chain won’t allow law abiding citizens with concealed carry permits to carry inside their theaters, then the theater chain should be held responsible for the security of the individuals they allow inside without protections.

And your SUV scenario has zero relevance.

1 - We are talking about a theater chain that charges admission to watch movies.
2 – Doesn’t allow individuals with concealed carry permits to carry within their theaters.
3 – Doesn’t provide security for the individuals inside.

A woman killed by a drunk driver while driving her Ford SUV has zero relevance.

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wolfshadow to Bob 2012/08/05 18:31:37

You are the only person saying that the theater won't allow chl owners to carry.... do you have a link to this?

If that is true, then I agree... they should be held liable.

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simplex5 2012/07/31 01:48:54

Yes

I felt yes, only becuse a lot of people don't have Health insurance!

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wolfshadow to simplex5 2012/07/31 12:04:20

So because someone doesn't have health insurance someone else should pay their bills? Democrat?

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TheR 2012/07/31 01:18:47

No

The NRA should.

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Haley 2012/07/30 23:39:56 (edited)

No

They certainly don't have to, but I would pay to see every movie they make if they do so. The 2 million dollars they already donated highly raised my respect for them.

But let's all try to do something to help. https://www.wepay.com/donatio... <<< here's a website for anyone who wants to help Caleb who was a victim of the shooting, is without insurance, and has a wife and a newborn baby.

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seadog6608PWCM 2012/07/30 23:12:52
volley15 2012/07/30 22:15:43 (edited)

No

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They certainly don't have to, but if they want to it's up to them and would be generous above and beyond what they have already done. The fact that they've given two million already is amazing in and of itself.

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