I’m sorry but I take a form of Vicodin for my back. Have for years. I get no feeling of euphoria and certainly no feeling that I can do whatever I like. No anger either (unless Hubby doesn’t pick up his dirty clothes for the umpteenth time that week LOL). As for judgement, I seem to have more sense about the use of Vicodin than you!
You are all missing the point!
This was the work of a devoted anarchist who was a member of the Occupy Black Bloc, the violent wing of OWS.
He was ready for a fight. The body armor, leg armor, throat guards, helmet and vicodin show this man was ready for combat. The vicodin would allow him to continue fighting if a bullet got through his protection.
The tear gas served three purposes. It concealed his location, created panic and caused eye and throat irritaton to anyone who may have had a firearm.
10 police officers could have been in that theater with their weapons and James Holmes would have probably killed them all.
This was well-planned. Think Ted Kazinski, not Jared Loughner.