Colorado Shooter James Holmes Was Dumber Than We Think
Apparently James Holmes isn’t the super-genius the lame-stream media has made him out to be.
Despite early reports that we were dealing with a genius-level killer, one former supervisor of the Colorado shooter, James Holmes, maintains the contrary, detailing a bad experience with the young man who reportedly killed 12 and injured many more in Aurora, Colorado at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises. John Jacobson “mentored” Holmes back in 2006 during a summer internship at the University of California’s prestigious Salk Institute in San Diego, reports NY Daily. Of his experience with Holmes, Jacobson said that the Colorado shooter was a “mediocre” student, “socially inept,” and stubborn.
“He should not have gotten into the summer program,” Jacobson, 37, told the Los Angeles Times. “His grades were mediocre. I’ve heard him described as brilliant. This is extremely inaccurate.”
Despite mediocre transcripts, Jacobson accepted Holmes into the internship because his résumé detailed experience with computer programming. He was assigned to write a code for one of Jacobson’s experiments, but failed to follow the instructions properly.
“My experience with him was quite bad,” said Jacobson, who said that Holmes insisted upon using old programs to design the code. “He was absolutely stubborn. I was at a loss to how to get him to program in an object-oriented way,” Jacobson said. “Finally, I said, ‘Do it any way you can.’ ”
Finally, after six weeks, “He never completed the project. What he gave me was a complete mess,” said Jacobson, continuing, “I basically fired him.”
Jacobson, viewing Holmes as “a shy, pretty socially inept person,” attempted to introduce Holmes around the institute, but “He just had no interest,” Jacobson recalled. “I attributed all this to adolescent shyness, maybe feeling intimidated (by) people around him.”
In the now-famous video of Holmes giving a presentation regarding temporal illusions, the Colorado shooter named Jacobson as his mentor. Jacobson himself takes particular umbrage at the assertion. “That is not true. That’s almost slanderous,” Jacobson told the Times. “I was never his mentor.”
So there you have it. The accused Colorado shooter wasn’t the genius we’ve made him out to be. Sound off on James Holmes in the comments!
Tags : aurora, aurora shooter, colorado, colorado killer, colorado shooter, dark knight massacre, dark knight shooter, james holmes, james holmes genius, james holmes internship, james holmes mentor, james holmes was mediocre student, james holmes was no genius, john jacobson
Posted: July 24, 2012
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Jul 25, 2012
This is coming from someone who already stated having a negative opinion of him. Someone who worked with his 6 years ago. I am not going to let one person's opinion sway my beliefs. Saying "there you have it, he wasn't that smart" just because one source did is as bad as using Wikipedia as a credible source for a research paper.
Jul 25, 2012
sorry, just found this summary ignorant
Jul 25, 2012
Totally agree. Obviously written from a very biased standpoint. I've been fascinated by this case, but reports should be accurate. I want facts and professional opinions, not stories.
Jul 25, 2012
Actually so you know, MOST geniuses DO NOT HAVE GOOD GRADES. Indeed, they often have BAD grades, but they are often creative and above/off the chart in the way they analyze things. It is alleged and for good reasons that some of our TOP inventors in human history could have never gotten to top schools or eligible for any scholarship and most seem to have had a certain mental illness, most likely borderline of the main conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar, etc. In my experience, the few I have met in the field of sciences who many regard as genius were poor or mediocre in their grades and often with a certain personality/mental issue ( but never intimating or dangerous, though certain conditions CAN lead to violence when combined with drug abuse).
Jul 25, 2012
LOL oh imagine that, hes an idiot whoa whod a though….
Jul 25, 2012
it's completely relevant, is it not?
Jul 27, 2012
THEIR IS NOTHING SMART OR GENIUS ABOUT KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE & CHILDREN!!!!THEIR REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF!!!!! EXPERTS SAY HIM FAILING A EXAM AT SCHOOL COULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE SHOOTINGS KILLINGS MURDERS OF INNOCENT MEN WOMEN & 6 YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MEDIA IS SURE TRYING TO SAVE THIS SICK MURDERING WHITE MANS LIFE!!!!!! HE NEEDS NO SYMPATHY FROM ANYONE!!!!!!!!HE IS TRYING TO ACT CRAZY NOW BECAUSE HE FEARS THE SAME THING HE GAVE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE (DEATH) HES A FUCKING EVIL MURDERING COWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK HIM THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIM & HIS SOON TO BE INSANITY PLEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150940325485759&set=p.10150940325485759&type=1&theater
Jul 27, 2012
THEIR IS NOTHING SMART OR GENIUS ABOUT KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE & CHILDREN!!!!THEIR REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF!!!!! EXPERTS SAY HIM FAILING A EXAM AT SCHOOL COULD HAVE TRIGGERED THE SHOOTINGS KILLINGS MURDERS OF INNOCENT MEN WOMEN & 6 YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MEDIA IS SURE TRYING TO SAVE THIS SICK MURDERING WHITE MANS LIFE!!!!!! HE NEEDS NO SYMPATHY FROM ANYONE!!!!!!!!HE IS TRYING TO ACT CRAZY NOW BECAUSE HE FEARS THE SAME THING HE GAVE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE (DEATH) HES A FUCKING EVIL MURDERING COWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK HIM THOSE WHO SUPPORT HIM & HIS SOON TO BE INSANITY PLEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150940325485759&set=p.10150940325485759&type=1&theater
Jul 27, 2012
THE NEWS KEEPS ON CALLING THIS SOULLESS KILLER A SUSPECT WHEN THEY THE COPS FOUND HIM BEHIND THE THEATER WITH ALL THE WEAPONS & TEAR GAS STILL DRESSED THE WAY HE WAS WHEN HE WAS KILLING PEOPLE IN THE MOVIES (HES THE KILLER NOT A FUCKING SUSPECT!) THE MEDIA KEEPS TELLING US HE WAS A GREAT STUDENT VERY SMART WITH A PROMISING BRIGHT FUTURE ( WHO GIVES A SHIT) WHAT ABOUT THE PROMISING FUTURE OF THE SIX YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL OR THOSE INNOCENT MEN & WOMEN? WEATHER OR NOT HE HAD GOOD GRADES OR NOT NONE OF THAT STOPPED HIM FROM KILLING ALL THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN FOR NO REASON! TED BUNDY WAS SO CALLED SMART IN COLLEGE & INTO POLITICS & HE WAS ONE OF THE WORSE SERIAL KILLERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY! SO IT SHOWS WE CANT JUDGE BOOKS BY THEIR COVER! IF A HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT HAS A BETTER HEART & SOUL HE IS MUCH BETTER THAN THESE EVIL GUYS! HE IS A TERRORIST MURDERING PIECE OF TRASH BABY KILLING LOW LIFE WAIST OF AIR COLD BLOODED KILLER! NOTHING ELSE TO IT! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY TO BE A TERRORIST HE DID WHAT TERRORIST DO & SHOULD BE CHARGED AS SUCH!
Jul 27, 2012
You are evidently emotinally swayed in disfavor.
of Holmes. If you are going to undermine his credibility, then come up with relevant and unbiased arguments for doing so. sounding off is for the company of friends. Journalism should be a platform for bettering the world. Nothing personal mate…
Jul 27, 2012
How exactly do we know he failed an exam? Did a professor of his say that? If so then they should be fired immediately for breaching the privacy policy that their school has. Also, they should be arrested because there is a court order for the case clearly stating that his school information should only be given to the court and not to be shared with anyone else
Jul 27, 2012
@sebastian disfavor of holmes!!!! the only people who are stupid enough to be in favor of Holmes murdering baby killing azz are evil like him & should burn with him!!!! you dare say im undermining his credibility what fucking credibility????? they found him behind the movie theater with all the guns tear gas & ammo still dressed in riot gear & you dare say im undermining his credibility are fucking insane???? what fucking credibility!!!!!!!!! he is the fucking killer wake the fuck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i bet he would not have your sympathy if he were African american!!!!!!!!!! & anyone who is not emotional about innocent people & 6 year old children getting killed should be in a psychiatric ward!!!!!!!!!!! if you were one of the ones he killed would you want people to feel sorry for him then????????
Jul 28, 2012
Apparently Dusten Carlson isn’t the super-writer he's made himself out to be.
Are you serious, did you just separate your self from the media? YOU ARE the lame-stream media…actually, you what, you're right, you do deserve to be associated with true writers, so I support you. Here's an idea, if you don't have an actual story to report, and since you clearly have only a hacks understanding of news reporting, why not do something you're good at. I'll bet you are horticultural and craft-making genius. Put on your helmet, get on the short bus, and continue licking that window that you left unfinished from yesterday. This is fun.
You should quit the INQUISTR and apply for a job at the ENQUIRER.
Did the "writer" of this article actually use the word "dumber" in the title? Really? Memo to "writer": you can borrow my thesaurus, day or night, all you have to do is ask…
what? ohhhhh, well you see, a thesaurus is a book that alphabetically lists synonyms and antonyms. It's perfect for someone with a MEDIOCRE vocabulary? And, don't worry, I got you covered…here's a dictionary. This is a book of definitions, so you can find the meanings of all these big words I've used…like vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, & thesaurus……and borrow.
Also dear writer…'socially inept' and 'stubborn' are unrelated to intellect [especially a lack of intellect]. But, if anything, these things prove the exact opposite of your conclusions. Every highly intelligent person I've ever know were BOTH of those. And most of theme were "mediocre" students as well.
It's pathetically obvious [use the dictionary] that you are trying manufacture a story out of this jumbled article to grab your portion of the sensationalized media. Shame of you, you wanna-be, B-grade Enquirer writer. Who ever committed this crime does not need your help to emphasize the horror, the REAL horror is infinitely sufficient. And we don't need hack writers fictionalizing his character. Anyone who would kill like will have a full lifetime of public hate & disgust, we aren't in need of your embellishments, conjecture, assumptions, impartiality, bigotry, nor your opinions.
If he is such a bad human being, why do you feel the need to fabricate? Isn't his crimes horrible enough for you? Please stop passing off your opinion as fact. First you tell us that he's "dumb", but after all the evidence that you've "presented" to support your article, you were only able to prove one fact…you are dumb.
Jul 28, 2012
For god sake stop all ur speculating and wait to c what happens in court… Can't always believe what u r told in the papers right.?!! Let the court decide on the evidence that only they will see.!!
Aug 1, 2012
I strongly agree with you.
Aug 1, 2012
=) thank you pretty gurl you know i keeps it real!!!! Prosecutors filed a total of 142 criminal charges against his azz including 116 counts of attempted murder. The 24 murder counts reflect dual charges (premeditated and without remorse) by the prosecutors.I PRAY THEY CONVICT HIS EVIL AZZ ON ALL 142 CHARGES!!!!!!
Aug 1, 2012
Smart people get bad grades because they're bored. Has this guy ever thought of that. Mediocre but yet he still graduated with honors and went to school on a scholarship. That's because they give scholarships to good schools to stupid people, right? I never once heard the media call him super smart, but he was smart none-the-less… Except for the stupid move of shooting and killing people in a movie theater that is really close to the city's police department. There is a fine line between genius and madness, right?
Aug 1, 2012
"This is either madness or brilliance. —It's amazing how often those two traits coincide." Pirates of the Caribbean