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67. I cannot imagine what i would have done in any of their shoes.

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 11:10 PM

Jul 2012

I saw the woman and her boyfriend the day after the shooting. My heart went out to her and to her boyfriend. He has to live with his actions on that day and frankly, i don't ever want to be in a similar situation to have to determine, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that i would behave better than he did. It was a horrific scenario and i judge nobody.

That said, i do have solemn praise for the heroes of that day. The brave teen from the OP, the 13 yr old girl who performed CPR on 6 yr old Veronica Moser-Sullivan, the men who died protecting their girlfriends and wives... There was so much bravery and honor in those terrified and hurting people. I wish they hadn't had to endure what they did.

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Black Teen is a Hero after Saving Women and Children during Colorado Massacre [View all] Dovid Rees Jul 2012 OP

I hope Mr. Brooks gets a nice big scholarship fund Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #1

Yes, he should get one, and this is the best focus on this story. Another thread showed a woman who freshwest Jul 2012 #5

Here's a link to Jarell Brooks' scholarship fund Tsiyu Jul 2012 #59

Thanks, Tsiyu, for that link! freshwest Jul 2012 #64

You are so welcome Tsiyu Jul 2012 #65

Kick. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #2

What a brave kid. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #3

What a contrast. freshwest Jul 2012 #4

Well, either that part of the story isn't quite true or she's a very understanding woman. Recovered Repug Jul 2012 #8

She has very poor taste in "men". UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #11

Not only he left her and two children in the theater, apparently he also drove away so she LisaL Jul 2012 #42

Oh, she'll drop the coward bomb on him at some point UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #50

Watch his explanation for running malaise Jul 2012 #14

A coward and a pathological liar. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #17

He was one of the first persons on TV after the slaughter malaise Jul 2012 #21

Was he the one with the pellet marks & the sling on his arm? SoCalDem Jul 2012 #33

true. I remember him constantly in front of the cameras but this is the flamingdem Jul 2012 #62

What. An. IDIOT. Zalatix Jul 2012 #19

She already borne his children, she's desperate. I want an interview with Jarrell, not these two... freshwest Jul 2012 #45

But he already left all of them at the mercy of a murderer malaise Jul 2012 #48

I watched the video. I knew a woman who stayed with her husband who beat her while she was... freshwest Jul 2012 #53

me first me first me first me first datasuspect Jul 2012 #20

Yet somehow a 16 year old kid has honorable traits catbyte Jul 2012 #29

there's this thing called "thought" datasuspect Jul 2012 #31

There was a typo in that quote sunnystarr Jul 2012 #40

That baby could have ended up injuried or even dead if somebody stepped on him. LisaL Jul 2012 #41

Well better to get rid of him now, than later... that is certainly one way to find out. robinlynne Jul 2012 #47

Thanks for posting this. Here's his picture, a fine young man: freshwest Jul 2012 #6

We need this pic ChazII Jul 2012 #43

K&R! Great story among all the horror... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #7

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird the title says "Black teen"? NickB79 Jul 2012 #9

It's important because Dovid Rees Jul 2012 #16

We need many more news stories humanizing blacks. They've been stereotyped for years freshwest Jul 2012 #37

freshwheat, woolldog Jul 2012 #66

You may be thinking of someone else. I'm not 'freshwheat.' Thanks very much, though. freshwest Jul 2012 #68

error woolldog Jul 2012 #69

We're cool. I'm just getting a lot of compliments on my post lately and it's almost got me paranoid! freshwest Jul 2012 #70

Doesn't making his race a focus point 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #49

It would be an honor to shake this man's hand. chknltl Jul 2012 #10

At a time when the media blames Trayvon Martin Dovid Rees Jul 2012 #12

I saw this story on Good Morning America HappyMe Jul 2012 #18

I'm glad they are going to focus on him, we need more people just like him. freshwest Jul 2012 #63

k&r nt steve2470 Jul 2012 #13

Wonderful malaise Jul 2012 #15

Hope she dumped that boyfried-- tanyev Jul 2012 #22

On the contrary he proposed and she said yes malaise Jul 2012 #24

Are you serious? tanyev Jul 2012 #26

He's been all over CNN with it malaise Jul 2012 #27

I don't watch much TV these days. tanyev Jul 2012 #28

unbelievable. Coexist Jul 2012 #35

Truly unbelievable. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2012 #36

Well he clearly possesses good survival traits 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #30

That's for sure. LisaL Jul 2012 #39

They are now engaged. LisaL Jul 2012 #38

A 4 month old and a 7 month old? I think they got the ages wrong, at least 1 of the ages of the kids MiniMe Jul 2012 #23

k&r n/t RainDog Jul 2012 #25

Yes. That's a hero. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #32

Nice story ... Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2012 #34

I thought that, too Patiod Jul 2012 #46

Doesn't sound like either parent Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2012 #52

Who brings small children to a midnight showing of any movie? Where should they be? kwassa Jul 2012 #56

Is that a rhetorical question? Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2012 #57

Wow- good for him!!! Marrah_G Jul 2012 #44

Headline is ridiculous. Race has nothing to do with it. DesMoinesDem Jul 2012 #51

Then you need to check the news source. Nt DevonRex Jul 2012 #54

I could care less what the source is. DesMoinesDem Jul 2012 #55

Don't care for positive news about black DevonRex Jul 2012 #58

+1,000! Zalatix Jul 2012 #61

It's NOT RIDICULOUS. It's nice to see GOOD stories involving black youth. Zalatix Jul 2012 #60

I cannot imagine what i would have done in any of their shoes. FedUpWithIt All Jul 2012 #67