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In reply to the discussion: Man left (wounded) fiance & kids at Aurora theater and drove away. Web is beating him up. [View all]alphafemale
(18,497 posts)118. Some behave cowardly.
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Man left (wounded) fiance & kids at Aurora theater and drove away. Web is beating him up. [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
OP
That article doesn't even mention a young guy who was wounded trying to help this woman
LisaL
Jul 2012
#1
Not judging him, since everyone has a different reaction in the face of danger
Cooley Hurd
Jul 2012
#2
I've heard it's situations like this when you find out what you're made of. He was a coward.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#120
He was in a blind panic. Could you relate an instance when you were in a similar situation?
TalkingDog
Jul 2012
#165
I was with this guy up until the point he put his infant down and ran out of the theater.
Drunken Irishman
Jul 2012
#4
he left his babies to die! sorry, he gets no slack from me. his fiance should dump him.
ellenfl
Jul 2012
#49
sorry, i have to disagree. they're HIS KIDS. this says so much about his character . . .
ellenfl
Jul 2012
#55
Since he was holding his infant, if he just run from the theater with the infant,
LisaL
Jul 2012
#133
He found out just who he is at his core. He found out that he is a coward.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#121
Yeah, it was a Costanza thing to do...BUT, not all of us rise to the occasion
TwilightGardener
Jul 2012
#18
Yeah...I was once so preoccupied that I pulled into a supermarket parking lot
TwilightGardener
Jul 2012
#22
I hope neither one of us are in that sort of situation to find out first-hand exactly what we'd do
REP
Jul 2012
#223
it's not him leaving the danger zone, but him driving home and how she had to call him
JI7
Jul 2012
#25
Since he is the one who gave interviews and told this story, why exactly should he be left alone?
LisaL
Jul 2012
#26
Yes, it was a gut reaction. His survival instincts kicked in. Now he knows: he's a coward at hiscore
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#124
i do - but i have situational awareness and extensive urban combat training.
datasuspect
Jul 2012
#232
If its fair for me to say that some people were brave then I think I can say he was cowardly.
aikoaiko
Jul 2012
#28
yes. he ran from theater. Another guy saved his family. He returned and proposed.
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#38
Two reactions: I have pity for him personally, but I like the public condemnation...
reformist2
Jul 2012
#35
There was plenty of pressure in days past in one's own community. We don't need THIS.
Zalatix
Jul 2012
#56
I think she is not getting more praise because people expect that a parent will try to save
LisaL
Jul 2012
#46
Coward: a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#134
If you want to keep your mistakes private, it might help if you don't give interviews describing
LisaL
Jul 2012
#58
I am 100% sure that I would not leave my kids in an ocean if a shark was spotted.
Bonobo
Jul 2012
#64
The fact that other people might have reacted the same way doesn't make it NOT cowardly.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#187
Not going to judge him, not until I am in his shoes. People are wired differently.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#61
And sometimes, a person whose arm is blown off will pick it up and attempt to stick it back on.
Poll_Blind
Jul 2012
#67
Nobody knows how they'll react to when the shit hits the fan till it actually does.
Kaleva
Jul 2012
#70
Again, if you don't want your issues to be aired in front of the world, don't go on TV
LisaL
Jul 2012
#136
When somebody tries to make it personal, I assume it's because they can't argue any other way.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#202
For all the idiots here cutting this guy some slack, I give you the wisdom of Chris Rock
NickB79
Jul 2012
#104
I hold no judgement of him. I cannot imagine what it must have been like in that theater.
FedUpWithIt All
Jul 2012
#109
I don't know why you need your own definition. Just read the one in the dictionary.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#173
True. Some seem to think that if they had done the same thing, that makes it not cowardly.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#128
It is what coward means. Dropping a baby to save your own hide is disgusting.
alphafemale
Jul 2012
#144
wow...the sheer number of people on this thread giving this guy a pass
ProdigalJunkMail
Jul 2012
#119
I thought the same thing. People think that if they had done that, that would make it okay.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#130
Who said it was okay? Who said leaving a baby in a crowded theatre full of gunfire was OKAY?
TalkingDog
Jul 2012
#206
It goes w/o saying he was in panic mode, just like everyone else. That's another way of trying
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#207
I think you put it best Iggo. None of us know what we would do in a panic. I would sure hope
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#142
Yes your right. So what does that do? What is going to change for him? He already feels terrible
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#193
No discuss all you want. I don't care. All am saying it isn't going to change what happened.
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#204
Well, yes, until one is in danger, one is not going to find if he or she has courage or not.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#147
Did ANYONE else at the theatere throw down their babies to be trompled on, and run for the hills?
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#192
Cowardice: Failing to have courage in a dangerous situation. If a lot of people acted that way...
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#183
Well, if we are going with psychoanalysis. And what would be reasons for defending the guy?
LisaL
Jul 2012
#229
In my view, "the most heroic" thing would be go wrestle the gunman, or start saving strangers.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#240
um. two kids under 5 yo in a theatre after midnight? or did we already have that flame-fest?
KG
Jul 2012
#163
Their mother appears to be quite brave. She didn't run out of the theater without her children.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#179
yeah, one cable news has so many comments about the approprietness of two babies
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#231
" felt remorse and a bit of self-loathing " leave him alone. is my answer. i am sorry we have the
seabeyond
Jul 2012
#174
Again, if someone wants to be left alone, it's not a good idea to go on TV and give interviews.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#181
i dont feel the need.... to beat him up. i have never been much into the bullying
seabeyond
Jul 2012
#184
To call out something for what it is, is not bullying. Bullying is picking on an innocent victim...
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#189
If you go on TV and give interviews, you should expect that people will discuss it.
LisaL
Jul 2012
#191