Reaction to dark knight shooting provides glimpse into male disposability

Barbarossa
Man demonized by media for not taking a bullet for his girlfriend in Aurora shooting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MensR....ights/comments/x97bv

CNN article
https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25..../opinion/bennett-aur

"From all accounts, these young men were average, working men in their 20s. (We know a little about Jon Blunk, but not much, and we know even less about the others.) Like all men, they had their own struggles. After his death we learned that Blunk had an ex-wife and two children living in Nevada. He was scheduled to visit them to resolve marital issues. This isn't to take anything away from Blunk or the other two heroes, but to illustrate that, in spite of shortcomings, men can still recognize what it means to be a good man and act like one"