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Deviance In The Dark Knight

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This all started when the movie The Dark Knight was released in the movie theaters in 2008. James Holmes had an obsession over the Joker who is an iconic villain that takes over Gotham City. Four years later the movie The Dark Knight Rises was released. He showed up on the first showing which was late at midnight he then opens fire at the audience after the first 18 minutes of the movie. James Holmes was charged for killing 12 people and injuring 70 people in the Colorado movie theater. Which in that occurrences violates the norms in today’s society. The act of deviance was so outrageously unacceptable. He was then arrested outside the movie theater seven minutes after he shot fire. After he was arrested the officials searched his apartment

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