Thursday, November 28, 2013

Scopolamine AKA Devil's Breath AKA The World's Scariest Drug

It has been my belief from day one that scopolamine was possibly used on James Holmes. I remember receiving an email from my father a few months before the shooting, warning me of this drug being used by people to incapacitate victims.  It's as easy as slipping someone a business card or even blowing the drug in their general direction.  Once the drug takes effect, the victim is at your every whim and will not remember a thing.  People empty their bank accounts because they completely lose their free will and any memory of the event. How scary to imagine who might have this drug under their control.

We obviously can't tell for certain if James had ALL the side effects of scopolamine but from his first mugshot photo and various statements we've heard from police, it's a definite possibility.  We've seen his dilated pupils, flushed skin, reddish eyes, and how out of it he was during his first court hearing.  The cops have also testified that after having been placed into the police car, James Holmes was pulled out again because he “was fidgeting a lot in the back of the patrol car.” Subsequently, police officers removed all of James’ clothes, “down to his underwear” while one officer held each of his arms. Sounds like he was restless.  During his arrest, James was described as “dripping with sweat,” “very relaxed,” “detached from it all,” “not having a normal emotional response,” "staring off into the distance and he seemed disoriented." Also, "his pupils were big.” However, the arresting Aurora officers "did not have any reason to believe he was on drugs or alcohol."  Subsequently, James Holmes was never tested for drugs or alcohol.  During one of last month's hearings I heard testimony from one of the detectives that interrogated James right when he was brought to the jail. He stated that when asked if he needed anything James replied, "water and oxygen."  If I had shortness of breath I would ask for water and oxygen too. 

Side Effects of Scopolamine
  •  chest pain or discomfort
  • difficulty with urinating
  • dilation of the pupils
  • dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position suddenly
  • eye pain
  • flushing or redness of the skin
  • mood or mental changes
  • muscle weakness
  • nausea or vomiting
  • rash
  • redness of the white part of the eyes
  • restlessness
  • seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
  • shortness of breath
  • slow or irregular heartbeat
  • sweating
  • unusual tiredness
  • unusually warm skin
Is it possible that James Holmes has no recollection of the events that took place that night?  Has he been told that he and he alone is the perpetrator of this mass shooting and with no memory of the events, how could he contest that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQ8PWYnu04

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