A Pitiful Creature

Watching the initial court proceeding for the alleged mass murderer, I was struck by just how small and bizarre James Holmes seems to be. Perhaps he was drugged before the appearance but he did not act as though he was capable of rational volition or as if he even understood why he was there. I have neither empathy nor sympathy for Holmes, but my heart bleeds for the families he tore asunder, who no matter the outcome of any eventual trial, will never be whole again.