Crime

An Awkward Engagement: Woman Agrees to Marry Man…After He Ditched Her in Aurora Theater

Jamie Rohrs, of Aurora, Colorado, took his girlfriend Patricia Legarreta to a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” as you might expect many boyfriends did as a date. In fact, in a mildly kind gesture, he also brought both Legarreta and her two young children.

But then the shooting which has rocked the nation happened, and Mr. Rohrs demonstrated that, far from being kind, he actually might be exactly the wrong person for someone to date. According to reports, Mr. Rohrs not only didn’t try to protect his girlfriend or her children, but he actually rushed for the exit and got into his car, leaving them behind.

Fortunately for Leggareta, there was someone in the theater who was willing to try and help them – a 19-year-old college student named Jarell Brooks who escorted her and her children to the exit, where miraculously enough, the Leggaretas escaped the shooting virtually unharmed. Brooks, however, took a bullet to the leg.

Which brings us back to Mr. Rohrs. Despite his earlier show of cowardice, or perhaps because of it, Rohrs found his girlfriend and her kids at the hospital, and once there, he made the rather counterintuitive move of proposing marriage to Leggareta. And rather than slapping him for leaving her there, she apparently said, “Yes.”

Not that this was the story that initially came out regarding this unlikely coupling. Indeed, Rohrs‘ apparent cowardice is barely mentioned in this interview with Piers Morgan explaining Rohrs’ “harrowing” experience escaping from the theater. Perhaps understandably, Morgan didn’t push him on the full details, though readers might find Rohrs’ narrative more than a little self-serving in retrospect:

However, when more information emerged, showing that Rohrs had actually managed to escape from the theater without either of his children, and that his girlfriend and both those children were actually saved by the heroic Jarell Brooks, questions started to be asked. And since then, several internet sites have begun publicly pleading with Leggareta not to marry the man who left her for dead. From one such site:

It is usually not my style to meddle in other people’s relationships, but I’ve got to join the chorus of those advising — in internet comment sections, duh — Patricia Lagarreta not to marry Jamie Rohrs. Legarreta, Rohrs, and their two kids were among those at the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colorado last week (don’t even get me started on bringing kids to a late-night showing of an ultra-violent movie); when James Holmes entered the theater, set off tear gas bombs and began shooting people in the crowd, Rohrs and Legarreta became separated. They were later reunited at the hospital, where Rohrs dropped to one knee and asked Legarreta to marry him. Normally I would be like, “Aww, after facing death, they decided to make the most of life!” but no. See, after Rohrs was separated from Legarreta, her four-year-old daughter, and their four-month-old son, he managed to get out the theater. And then he went to his car. And then he drove off. Legarreta and her kids, meanwhile, barely escaped harm thanks to the heroic actions of a total stranger, Jarell Brooks, 19, who shielded her and took a bullet in the leg in the process. Legarretta’s leg was hit with schrapnel but she and the children were otherwise unharmed. No thanks to Rohrs, mind you.[...]

But what in the hell was Rohrs thinking when he  left the theater and got in his car and drove off?! I cannot comprehend this. He knew his infant son was in there, not to mention his girlfriend and her young daughter. How is he going to help them from behind the wheel of his car, speeding in the other direction? The thing is, I suspect he wasn’t thinking and was operating under some sense of self-preservation. Meanwhile, Legarretta was shielding her four-year-old daughter from gunfire and finding her infant son on the floor of the theater so she could get him out safely too. Legerratta was operating under her own instinct — to protect her children — and while Rohrs’ confusion and actions can certainly be explained by the utter insanity of the situation, it stands in stark contrast to her actions and that, I’m afraid, is just something I imagine these two can’t get over just like that. I mean, can you imagine their next fight? “Babe, stop nagging me to do the dishes!” “Do I need to remind you about the time you left me and the kids in a theater with a mad man?” Or what about their vows? “In sickness and in health, but not when our lives are on the line”?

The fascination of the internet with what amounts to the private decision of two people would probably be considered creepy under other circumstances. It may well be here. But one has to wonder whether these armchair relationship counselors have a point. Granted, the man may have decided, in the aftermath of his poor decision, that life without Legaretta wasn’t worth living (since he was facing that prospect rather squarely), but in the absence of evidence that such a decision was made, people have room for suspicion about his worth.

Moreover, if you watch the interviews with Legarreta and her actual rescuer like the one below, and compare the rescuer‘s behavior with Rohrs’, you may come away with a bad taste in your mouth:

What do you think? Should Patricia Legarreta give Jamie Rohrs a second chance?

Editor’s note: Frequent Beck guest host Joe Pags has written a provocative column on Rohrs — read it here.

 

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  • hi
    Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:15am

    He messed up badly, horribly, unbelievably And so on. But it is so scary that everyone on earth knows about it. I don t know how people recover from being made infamous on the internet. We need to have the ability to make mistakes, ask forgiveness and to move on. I could t handle it if something Stupid i did was posted On you tube. I already beat myself up daily for minor dumb things I say or do!
    I do think that his actions were totally unacceptable believe me. She should not marry him.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:11am

      Maybe he can be a Captain of an Italian cruise ship………lseeeeeyaaaaaaa……

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    • ShyLow
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:15am

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCOE__N6v4o She should definately be with the black guy we all know so much about

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    • GlezeleVayne
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:28am

      The body language says it all. She is tense throughout his telling of the story. She is making a mistake if she marries him. His true colors will show through whenever there is a crisis.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:29am

      Hey, give the guy a break, I’m sure he was scared shtless……..at least he didn’t use her as a human shield…………he probably drove home to change his underwear……….

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:37am

      @ Hi

      I agree with your sensible comments.

      I also think that after things settle down, she may reconsider the engagement. The initial decision was made during the relieved aftermath of a life-threatening experience, after all.

      Who knows; soldiers under fire for the first time have been known to react unpredictably and then settle down to be fine soldiers (not that I would know), so maybe the guy might turn out alright.

      Well, probably not. If I was her I might be taking a closer look at Jarell. He seems like a nice and decent person, and he will not leave her to fend for herself, but I guess a guy like that is probably already spoken for.

      Again, who knows. Good luck to all of them.

      And a big round of applause for Jarell.

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    • FormerLEAcademyInstructor
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:20am

      Hey folks, she‘s already spawned this coward’s child so these two already have an ongoing history. They deserve one another. It is the children (who should have been at home safely in bed) for whom I feel. Having losers for parents isn’t a good way to start life…

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:44am

      These two want to get married..it is none of our business……
      Without this incident, we would never know about their lives.

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    • kindsoul
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:54am

      What kind of parents bring a 4month old to a movie theater for a midnight show. Answer = bad parents. BOTH of them. Couple of losers.

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    • chalkdust
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 5:27am

      Good grief! One can only hope in a couple of weeks as reality sets in for both individuals, they wont become a future house payment for a divorce lawyer. If there ever was a red flag, this is it. This is a guy jumping out of your closet with a red flag waving it 3 inches from your nose while blowing into a trumpet 3 inches from your ear kind of warning. Ignore these “signs” at your own peril lady.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 5:42am

      Stupid is as stupid does. You are stupid if you take your four-month old son to a midnight screening of a movie, where the baby will be exposed to coughing, sneezing and harmful sound effects galore.

      You reach peak stupidity if a stranger saves your children’s lives, but you still want to marry Dark Flash, who bolted from the theater so fast his prosthetic balls came off.

      No woman in her RIGHT mind would marry such a jerk, but I bet Dumbetta leans left. Hey, Dumbetta, don’t be surprised if Dark Flash has a Dark Flashback inside the church.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:59am

      Man, I wouldn’t want to share a foxhole with that guy. You could have guks on the wire and this guy would be in San Diego in a heartbeat. Pretty funny actually that the guy is that scared. But, I bet it was not funny at the time. Toss a couple of firecrackers at this guy and he’ll think it is World War 3 and dive through a plate-glass window to escape. Lol

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    • soundtracktowar
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:14am

      I’ve been to Iraq and I can tell you that there are two kinds of people. One when they get shot at runs and hides, and the other one gets more pissed than hes ever been in his entire life. And you have no idea how youre gonna react until youre put in that situation. Ive seen a guy who when we were shot at, instead of taking relatively safe cover behind a humvee and returning fire, he took off 20 feet away and hid behind a mosque wall. Hes not necessarily a coward, its just a kneejerk reaction. It is weird to see people who say they have the biggest cojones run and hide though. Unless youre trained for that situation, and even if you are, the first time you get shot at is pretty confusing, unlike the movies, its really hard to tell where its actually coming from till the shooter does more than a few rounds.

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:34am

      He drove home to change his underwear………….

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:48am

      She needs to call herself a lesbian, cause she isn‘t marrying a man that’s for sure. What a sorry human being. He probably used the baby for a shield…

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    • tmb2bjb
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:34am

      Sorry, this is not a “mistake” this was the knee jerk reaction of a coward and selfish man out to save himself. A man, intent on becoming a husband and father should have courage and selflessness. I believe this was a wake-up call to this woman to flee from this man. What he showed was a lack of integrity and poor character. He didn’t give his “fiance” or her children a second thought, that’s not a man I would want living with me or my children.

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    • caveman74
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:35am

      he left his child to be killed. I have 4 kids. Nothing on earth could force me to leave one of my children in deaths path just to save my self. How can someone who reacts that way instinctually provide safety for his family? He was put to the test that night and he failed. What will he say to his son if the child ever finds out that while some random teenager was taking the injuries this man (I use the term loosly) should have been taking to ensure the safety of his family he was on the express way B-lining it home?

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    • Homeschool23
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:10pm

      The difference is that you beat yourself up for “Minor” dumb things. This coward left his kids and mother of his children in middle of gunfire and while other men were sacrificing themselves for a mere girlfriend, he ran away from the 3 people who depended on him for protection. I wish he could be charged for child negligence and child cruelty.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:51pm

      His first instinct should have been to protect the children under his supervision..instead he ran like a cur. The woman is a fool for giving him the time of day at this point.

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    • Doris
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:51pm

      I watched the interview and he said right in front of her that he couldnt see her or the kids and so he got out of there because he was so scared. Well a lot of people get scared, and God love us I sure would be. But as a parent I would not leave my kids no matter what.No matter what.If it were me and a boyfriend and his kids I would not leave hid kids either.This guy is not marriage material.She is probably tired of being a single mom. Thats a hard job,I hope they break up.

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    • Independent4233
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:19pm

      “An Awkward Engagement: Woman Agrees to Marry Man…After He Ditched Her in Aurora Theater”

      Gee, I’m all choked up.

      You mean they want to get married already and they only have one kid?

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    • AnAmericanToo
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:12pm

      The New Mexico TV media caste this as a “Family from New Mexico”. Allegedly the woman was a recent UNM graduate. The story gets confusing because first it is a NM “family”, then they are merely engaged with two children (at a MIDNIGHT movie??), then they a couple who became engaged AFTER the event. No one forced nor compelled this two adults to appear for live TV interviews. If he bolted from the crime scene to save himself and you now think he might be a tad embarrassed well — he shouldn’t have agreed to so many TV interviews.

      Let‘s say that the guy isn’t married to the woman and let us say that at the time they entered the movie theater they were not even engaged. It does appear, however, that he is the biological father of one of the two small children. This guy thought it was a good idea to take a date with two babies to a midnight movie instead of having the kids in bed? Then when a crisis event arose, he saved himself without a thought about the safety of at least one of the children? Wow! Some people just don’t seem to have much in the way of what I would consider basic parenting skills. He then repeatedly appears on local, regional, and nation TV with his female friend. That does leave one open to have one‘s actions of apparently abandoning one’s baby(s) in a time of crisis.

      Two kids out of wedlock, a midnight movie with babies that should have been in bed taken to a creepy movie, on a work night —- this couple clearly have the

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    • teddie888
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:27pm

      She acts like a woman who has been mentally controlled by that man. She knows if she said no he would …..not a good situation.

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    • James
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:29pm

      NO!!!!!
      Take the Dude that saved you Butt!

      ESQ

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    • teddie888
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:30pm

      Girls-Don’t marry these guys. They’ve showed you , don’t ignore it

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    • Shifty6
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 6:12pm

      Obviously she was shot in the head! She must be out of her D@*& Mind to marry that guy.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 6:14pm

      .
      Honey, are you so desperate that you need this guy?
      He ditched you once, he’ll ditch you again.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 6:17pm

      .
      ……and where was the babys daddy?
      and what kind of mother brings two kids to a midnight movie full of violence?
      America is doomed.

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    • 4blackhorses
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:29pm

      He’s lying all throughout the interveiw. From body, eye, voice and facial expression his “story” is made up and she is dumber than a bag of hammers for believing it. They’re gonna breed more liberals!

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    • JediKnight
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:10pm

      @Shylow: Well I can say that I disagree with that. I just don’t know what would possess her to have said “yes” at that moment. I think I would have been thinking “Where the hell did you go? Where have you been? Some random person got me out of there.”

      I really don’t think she should marry or be with either guy.

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    • JediKnight
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:16pm

      @Doris: Here’s what I find more interesting. He says he put the 4 month old down so he could check the balcony to see if it was safe to jump with OR WITHOUT the child. First, I’m with him until the without part. But then comes something even more interesting. He says he turned back and the 4 month old was gone (or he couldn’t see her) and he doesn’t even consider that maybe his girlfriend picked up the 4 month old (it seems far more likely now that that’s what happened)? So instead of looking around for both kids and the girlfriend, he turns back around and jumps?!

      If your child goes missing, you don’t turn away! A 4 month old isn’t going to get up and walk or run away by itself! You start looking in the direction you left them! Duh! He claims that he had all these thoughts running through his head about whether or not they were safe. Sorry buddy, I’m not buying it. If you did, you would have turned around and gone back in to check for them (at the very least).

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    • pchronister1
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:54pm

      What he did was not minor. If she marries a person like him, she deserves what she gets, because people rarely change. I would not like him raising my children.

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    • Smoovious
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:38pm

      > Toss a couple of firecrackers at this guy and he’ll think it is World War 3
      > and dive through a plate-glass window to escape. Lol

      Oh, man, if he hung out with my circle of friends, we’d be doing that to him ALL the time XD

      – Smoov

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    • Skawbo
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 11:16pm

      Everyone acts differently under gunfire. But that said, this guy is a cowardly self serving punk. She deserves better. She would be making a big mistake.

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    • Nathaniel Horn
      Posted on July 26, 2012 at 2:36am

      We should all just shut up and bugg out. They obviously deserve each other. :)

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    • stogieguy7
      Posted on July 26, 2012 at 9:48am

      Other stories I’ve read about Rohrs indicated that – not only did he leave his girlfriend and kids behind – but he actually DROPPED his 4 year old, leaving her to die as he ran off. This POS has no business marrying anyone and the girl is a pathetic loser if she does so.

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    • Breesamspon
      Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:01pm

      So many COWARDS try to judge this man when these same biiitchass COWARDS would have wet their panties: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zSRkBMPng

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  • theprofessor1031
    Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:10am

    I’d be willing to bet any amount of money that he abuses her, and that’s why she said yes. There is no other rational explanation. This story also stands in stark contrast to the story of the boyfriend that covered his girlfriend with his body to shield her, and ended up dying in the process. A real man vs. a cowardly piece of crap.

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:28am

      The “boyfriend” did nothing but whine on Piers Morgan. Jarell is the one who helped her and her children. She will likely end up sorry if she marries the whiner. Look for a real man like Jarell.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:13am

      Do you guys remember the Flintstones episode where Fred was learning to ballet dance. And when his buddies caught him dancing in the garage Fred shrank down to about 3 inches tall and ran away? That is what this guy did-ha hah lol. The poor guy. If he is not embarrassed, he is not human. I bet if you snuck up behind him with a sheet of bubble wrap and wrang it through you hands this guy would be on the roof of his mom’s house in about 4 seconds. LOL

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  • lassiegirldawn
    Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:07am

    This dumb broad is going to allow this idiot around her children again. Marry his @ss, how stupid and despite can this woman be. This should be a red light for Child Protective Services.

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  • Melvin Spittle
    Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:05am

    Do they allow same sex marriage in Colorado? He surely is not a man. In battle, you can be shot for running from the battle field while engaged in combat. This sorry excuse for an individual should be sterilized.

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  • Kenszen
    Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:01am

    She shouldn’t marry of him, of course. But then she said “yes” so she must be about the same kind of mentality as he. Poor kids.

    He showed that he didn’t really love her because he left her and showed that he is selfish. There were three boyfriends who sacrificed their lives protecting their girlfriends. Jamie Rohrs is a loser and is an insult to the valiant MEN that lost their lives in the theater.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:39am

      Of course she is dumber than a brick, who brings small children to a midnight movie to begin with?

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    • scuba13
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:44am

      The guy is a relative of Encinom, what else did you expect from him?

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    • walkintruth
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:08pm

      He doesn’t love her or the kids. He is a coward. He is not a man. She should leave him now. Imagine the kids growing up knowing what their Dad did?

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  • Elena2010
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:57pm

    Jarrell Brooks is the “catch.” Toss the other guy who left you to die.

    Jarrell, ever tht of joining the US Marine Corps? You already know their ethos!

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    • HumbleMan
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:09am

      You said it. Dump the coward. Leaving the kids … ugh.

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    • c.parker
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:31am

      I agree! Jarell, any branch of our armed forced would be proud to have you. I know I would sleep better at night knowing that there was yet another exceptional person protecting my freedom. Be blessed.

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    • Tsam
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 6:56am

      Agree. Jarell had the right protective and selfless instincts. Get to know him better, Patricia!!

      Jamie, on the other hand, is childish and undoubtedly ashamed of his cowardice during the “moment of truth”. He is also INSENSITIVE and SELFISH: Proposing to someone while they’re dealing with PTSD is WRONG. Give Patricia a chance to think straight before playing on her frazzled emotions!!

      Terrible role model for the kids, bad, insensitive weak partner to Patricia and if they happen to be his kids, why didn’t he propose sooner?

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    • dwilco77
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:50pm

      God Bless you Jarrell -It is goodness like yours that can outweigh the evil that happened that day

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  • conservativemom99
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:50pm

    It’s interesting…people who are guilty, whether they killed someone or saved themselves while their children and girlfriend faced certain death in a theater with a crazed gunman, don’t actually shed tears when they “cry”. OR look directly at the camera…

    What a loser.
    A situation like this separates very clearly, the men from the boys…or the girls…

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  • ComradeAdam
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:48pm

    Love is an action, not a feeling. The actions produce the feelings. Mr. Rohrs demonstrated his love for his own life was greater than his love for his girlfriend. It doesn’t make him a bad person, but it does show he is not ready for a committed relationship because that requires that both individuals devote all of their time for the happiness and benifit of the other. Selfish acts are a sure sign of someone that is not ready for marriage and she should not marry him unless the two kids are his. If the two kids are his then they have already made their choice. It will be a rocky marriage, but we can only hope he matures quuickly.

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  • HellAndBack
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:47pm

    God Bless You Jarell Brooks

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    • phillipwgirard
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:57pm

      Ditto,,,

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    • bry
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:22am

      Yes, God Bless that young man, he is a hero, without question. The boyfriend is a coward. I can understand if they were seperated…but to jump in your car and drive off? Sorry, I see no redemption for that act of cowardice. Not only leaving his girlfriend, he also left his children!! I don’t know how she can stand to be in his presence.

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    • SmokingReb
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:05pm

      Ditto and thank you. Thank your parents too. They got it right!

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  • bcope01
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:39pm

    Probably the same reason she is the unmarried/divorced mother of two. She is a fool. You can’t change stupid.

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  • dioheerai
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:39pm

    Those two idiots deserve each other their kids on the other hand deserve so much better than the two of them. The only justice is that the whole world now knows EXACTLY who and what they are

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  • Jezreel
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:38pm

    What a foolish desperate woman. A good man will lay down his life for those he loves. This guy must have also voted for Obama.

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    • sawbuck
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:45am

      The Mom must have too..!

      Poor kids – They survived this whole ordeal only to be domed to relive
      some ‘pathetic’ yearly marriage proposal celebration of their…
      Low-self-esteem of a gnat mother and their soon to be cowardice stepfather.

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:32pm

    50% divorce rate surprise anyone?

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  • PissOnLiberals
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:30pm

    Running out and leaving her and the children is bad enough, but jumping in your car and driving away? WOW!

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:37am

      Exactly! How can anyone explain THAT away?

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:24am

      I heard that they measured the scratch that his tires left when he bolted. It was something like 57 feet long. lol

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 11:07am

      If this woman actually had an ounce of common sense (which apparently she doesnt) she would realize that, for her and her kids, this horrible incident would at least have offered to illustrate that this coward was completely unreliable and unsuitable as a MAN, much less a boyfriend or husband.

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  • The_Pointy_End
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:28pm

    Patricia Leggareta run …. run as fast as you can and never look back at Jamie Rohrs. Trials will test the heart of a man. Jamie proved that he is not a man and failed his test miserably. You are in love with what you want Jamie to be, not the truth of who he really is.

    Compare Jamie with Mr. Jarell Brooks. Don’t you deserve someone who will treat you with as much respect as a total stranger treated you. Good men are out there, show some self-respect, stop dating/sleeping with losers, and find one!

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  • spirited
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:25pm

    Imagine having to listen to that blathering fool the rest of her life.

    >No. Just say no.

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  • Attila_the_Hunney
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:24pm

    Brooks is a real man. He was obviously raised by wonderful parents. As for Rohrs, the sniveling, weak, pathetic coward… good luck finding any woman. Any female that settles for that gets what she deserves. Proposing after a mass shooting? Wow. What a prince. Run Legaretta, RUN!

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:31pm

      I agree .. he wouldn’t have gotten a yes out of me .. he would have gotten anything within my reach thrown at his head. Not only did he leave her .. HE LEFT HER TWO KIDS! For God’s sake woman WAKE UP!

      The other young man … the one who saved them is a MAN! Thank you .. your parents should be very proud to have you as their son.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:18am

      You have to understand. Jarrell is a black guy. Now, I am not stereotyping but one could surmise that he may have grown up under less than opulant conditions in a tougher neighborhood where gunfire was more commonplace. And, thus was conditioned keep his head on straight because he has “seen it before”. Just speculating of course. Still, he is a very brave young patriot there. He’s got your back.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:23pm

    I don’t like to judge people, so, I just repeat what I have lived my life by, “A brave man can only die once but a coward dies many deaths. Now this only leaves me with one question since he has shown his lack of love for her, is she stupid?

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  • Guitar Master
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:22pm

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    From THE REPORTER
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    The righteousness from the people running this site is truly unbelievable. You would think that the people that work for THE BLAZE are the holiest most religious people to ever walk the earth.

    What this couple does is absolutely none of anyone else’s business and if I were this kid I file suite against THE BLAZE for libel AND slander !!

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:38pm

      Honestly dude….why are you here?

      It’s obvious that not only do you not agree with the content of this internet news site, but you disagree with the motives that produced it.

      Life’s way to short for you to be investing precious time here. Find a Internet news site that is more agreeable, and move on.

      Be free.

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    • Kenszen
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:57pm

      Hey, you have “reporter” under your name. That’s what The Blaze is doing, reporting. That’s what they do. And they’re reporting a story. So it really is irrational that you are yelling at them for reporting this.

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:38am

      @GUITAR MASTER
      “What this couple does is absolutely none of anyone else’s business…”
      —–
      Really? They made it everyone else’s business when they talked about it on Piers Morgan’s show.

      => “…if I were this kid I file suite against THE BLAZE for libel AND slander !!”
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      Wow, you’re smart! Slander for posting a CNN video?
      “Who are you calling a ”kid?” LOL.
      Libel for considering the MAN’s behavior reeks of “cowardice?” That’s the author’s opinion.
      Where’s the falsity? Encarta defines COWARDICE as “lack of courage, or behavior that is cowardly,” and COWARDLY as “showing a lack of physical or moral courage, or too scared to do a particular thing.”

      => “You would think that the people that work for THE BLAZE are the holiest most religious people to ever walk the earth”
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      What on earth does bravery or the lack thereof have to do with holiness or religiosity? Good thing you can play the guitar, dodo. Your semantic competence is below par.

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    • Gums
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:14am

      We all know Guitar Master and Jamie Rohrs are liberals. Am I wrong?

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    • Momofdag
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 1:40pm

      Look you moron, the guy went on the talk show circuit the next day trying to get his 15 mins of fame. He brought this on himself. If he would have shut his whiny sniveling mouth we wouldn’t be talking about so you stfu

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    • Momofdag
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 1:47pm

      You really are an idiot

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:21pm

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    Patricia, don’t marry this little cowardly weasel.
    He abandoned you and your two small children when you needed him most.
    He will do it again.

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    • LeadNotFollow
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:28pm

      …
      Next time, don’t take a four year old and a four month old to a midnight PG13 violent movie.

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  • JohnLarson
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:16pm

    But…but.. hero Jarell Brooks looks like a thug!!

    *Blaze readers heads explode*

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    • Wool-Free Vision
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:46pm

      Wait, who said Jarell Brooks looks like a thug? Oh, YOU DID. The rest of us were impressed by the content of his character. You can’t help exposing your true nature, can you?

      Troll. You are a shill. After reading a few of your comments, it is painfully obvious who is pulling your strings/crossing your palm. We “Contards,” as you like to call us, do not appreciate your pathetic attempts to paint us with your racist brush.

      If you are at the point where you must lie and deceive to achieve your goal, shouldn’t you question whose side you are really on?

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    • Midnightvista
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:07am

      Why no…he doesn’t look like a thug to me. He looks like a well-raised young man….he doesn’t look like Trayvon Martin….now that was a thug!! Aren’t you a racist person.

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    • Midnightvista
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:12am

      Why no…he doesn’t look like a thug…he looks like the hero he is….he looks like a fine, well-raised gentlemen….on the other hand…..Trayvon Martin looked like the thug he was…..you are a racist fool….and you showed your true colors. What I read on here was that people were impressed with his heroism and credited his family for raising a fine young man.

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    • c.parker
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:37am

      What?!?!? No, I am sorry, he does not look like a thug at all. As a matter of fact, he looks just like most members of my church (except on Sundays, they have suites on then). Looking at his photo again, I am pretty sure that one of our Deacons has those same shorts!

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 7:52am

      @JOHNLARSON
      *Blaze readers heads explode*
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      No. Your brain imploded.

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    • bry
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:31am

      “Holy carrots for brains!” Johnlarson. You will sadly be a vegetable for the rest of you life.

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  • AmericanPatriot
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:16pm

    I agree that it’s really none of anyone elses business what Ms. Lagaretta decides for herself, or the couple decide for each other, but The Blaze asked, so I will opine.

    For me, there is absolutely no question about it. If I was her, he’d be out of my life! They share a child, so it couldn’t be a total outing, but in no way, shape or form, would I trust him as a partner.

    He not only abandoned the woman he supposedly loved, but he also abandoned his child! Not fit father material in my book.

    Oh, I understand fear and panic and self-preservation — been there, done that. But to leave behind the people who are supposed to be the most important ones in the world to you? Shows a total lack of character, compassion and concern. NOT the kind of guy I would want to be married to, that’s for sure.

    Just my opinion, folks.

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    • RossPoldark
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:56pm

      This bum just did a George Kastanza. The true hero is obviously the young man that actually risked his life. If I were his mum, I would be pround of him. What a fine young man.

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  • Too_Far_Gone
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:15pm

    Are you insane lady ?

    If you “Can’t help that you love him” get help ! He’s worse than most losers ..

    I‘m sure he’ll make a great father, I wouldn’t trust this coward with my dog ..

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:11pm

    Yeah, this is going to last. But then again, she was hogging the popcorn, wouldn’t shut up during the Coming Attractions, and insisted on bringing her kids when he just wanted to get a little somthin somthin. All in all, she should be glad he came back and he actually proposed, unlike her baby daddy’s that took off as soon as the stick turned blue. Daaaaammnn, give the boy credit, he was just going for help.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:47am

      Yeah, I hate people who bring four-year-olds to movies for adults. Why the hell would anybody want to save somebody like that?

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    • crisnick
      Posted on July 26, 2012 at 12:17pm

      Read again — he IS the baby daddy.

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  • Kupo
    Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:07pm

    This is nobody‘s business but the couple’s. Some people are natural cowards and there is no way that most people could possibly know what their reaction would be if they were placed in a similar situation. It’s easy to armchair quarterback the guy from the safety of your computer chair.

    If the gal agreed to marry him then she must love him and should absolutely go through with it.

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    • The_Pointy_End
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:36pm

      @ kupo

      Jamie Rohrs is that you?
      Wouldn’t leave my kids for dead and drive off. Why didn’t Patricia Lagarreta run off? LOVE

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    • Kupo
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:30am

      No, just someone who doesn‘t think that it’s any of my business butting my nose into other people’s love lives. I personally think he should have been a little braver, but what I think means jack and ****, and what you think means the same.

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    • tmb2bjb
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:55am

      I think we differ on the meaning of love, there is love the “feeling” and love the “commitment”–feelings come and go and are not a good foundation for a marriage. Commitment is an act of the will and is a much stronger basis for choosing who we marry. Sadly, most people marry for the warm and fuzzy they feel and don’t bother looking for the commitment that is necessary for a lasting relationship. This woman will do whatever she wants, I’m just hoping she will give her children the opportunity they deserve for a caring, committed, father and not lock herself (and her children) in a relationship that has already been exposed as a losing proposition for them.

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