Nowhere in this poorly written article is there any evidence that he left anyone behind on purpose. It states it as a fact, once, but there's nothing to support that. Everything else is written in a way to suggest the assumption he abandoned his family is a fact, except when refering to what the man himself said.
So, I don't get what your rage is all about.
So, I don't get what your rage is all about.
Because this asshole did just that and his baby mama agreed to marry him after his act of cowardice. I love how no one who interviews this couple calls this guy out on his cowardice.
Patricia Legarreta went to the premiere of Dark Knight Rising with her two children, one only four months old. At the theater were three men who would play a pivotal role in her life that night: Jarell Brooks, a nineteen year old stranger; James Holmes, a twenty-four year old stranger; and Jamie Rohrs, her boyfriend.
One man would save Legaretta and her children that night while one tried to kill them, and the final one left them behind as he escaped. After the horrific melee was over, Legaretta would accept the proposal of Rohrs.
At this point, everyone knows that James Holmes was the shooter, who killed twelve people including a six year old child, and wounded more than fifty. You may think that Rohrs was the hero who saved his now fiancée and children, but he was not. Instead, Rohrs allegedly placed his four month old on the floor, and fled the theater. From Huffington Post:
Rohrs said he lost his 4-month-old son, Ethan, in the darkness and chaos of the theater, but got out himself. Then, once outside, he could not initially find Legarreta.
"I got to my truck and I drove across the mall," Rohrs added. "I'm going to call 911 and trying to call Patricia and it's just ringing, and every time it rings I'm like they're dead, they're dead, your whole family is dead."
Jarell Brooks, had escaped danger, but allegedly saw Legaretta struggling with her children, and returned to help them out of the theater, suffering a wound to his leg. He is out of the hospital and okay. (Source) (To contribute to a fund to support Brooks as he recovers, go here: Indiegogo)
Will there be fallout in the Legarreta-Rohrs relationship?
In moments of crisis, the true character of a person will show up. No one ever knows how they will react when faced with certain danger. In the case of Jamie Rohrs, he fled without his girlfriend and children. Would that be the case for many in his situation? According to the news stories at least three other men died shielding their girlfriends from the gunman's terror.
Sometimes u find out who people really are in the moment of truth...--KJ McNeill
Could you marry a person who left you in the middle of a crisis?
Not happening...He already proved he is leaving at "thick and thin".-- K. Johnson
Not everyone is built to become a hero like Jarell Brooks. It is easy to turn away from people you do not know and save yourself. But when it comes to family, every person wants to feel safe and protected by one who professes to love them. It appears that Mr. Rohrs has not quite made it to a point of selflessness that would protect his family.
http://www.examiner.com/article/patricia-legarreta-accepts-proposal-from-man-who-left-her-aurora-theater
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If you were in the Aurora theater with your infant, would you leave them him and run to safety?
- 24/07/2012 03:46:16 AM
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If I were in the theatre I would rather die than expose my child to harm.
- 24/07/2012 04:41:34 AM
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I pray I wouldn't be such a coward in those circumstances.
- 24/07/2012 09:21:30 AM
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I'd warn you guys off rendering judgment to freely here
- 24/07/2012 12:40:14 PM
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Yes, people are programmed to survive but they are also programmed to protect their young.
- 25/07/2012 07:51:59 AM
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Programmed or conditioned behavior is not really worthy of praise or scorn, only conscious choice is
- 25/07/2012 02:55:29 PM
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Where did you see that he shoved the kid to the floor?
- 25/07/2012 02:56:38 PM
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I was using shoving as in "putting somewhere" no actually pushing down.
- 25/07/2012 07:38:12 PM
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I have been shot at and it is pretty damn scary
- 24/07/2012 04:05:37 PM
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Yes, that was my thought as well: who takes a baby to a movie?
- 24/07/2012 04:36:29 PM
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I am glad to see you guys are surprised by this
- 24/07/2012 04:47:11 PM
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Yeah, it's rude.
- 24/07/2012 06:41:43 PM
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Mine is six and I wouldn't take her to go see any movie at a midnight show
- 24/07/2012 05:26:18 PM
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way to blame the victim. that doesn't help. no one goes to a theater worrying they might get shot *NM*
- 24/07/2012 05:48:13 PM
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I'm not blaming them for getting shot, just being so rude and thoughtless to begin with.
- 24/07/2012 06:30:32 PM
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It's summer time, I don't think midnight without school to worry about is a big deal
- 24/07/2012 06:00:02 PM
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It is the midnight show which with trailers it starts around 12:15 runs for 164 min
- 24/07/2012 09:42:07 PM
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I don't get it.
- 24/07/2012 04:46:54 PM
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Same here, I was going to post about that before seeing you already had
- 24/07/2012 07:41:27 PM
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No and I certainly wouldn't do interviews or show my face in public after word got out. *NM*
- 24/07/2012 09:43:29 PM
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