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Now THAT is a true hero, the man who rescued the three females held captive for about 10 years. America should stop in it's tracks and recognize this true hero and think about that unpaid, selfless act the next time accolades are heaped on others who get paid to do a job. Not referring to the military.
Before bodies are cold there are rounds of backslapping, rushed commentary to praise the cooperation of agencies who spend millions on equipment, training and salaries. Along comes this man who in put himself last and others first and it didn't cost anyone anything.
Fantastic.
Contrast that to the pure BS of what you see even this very minute, celebration for the first responders of hurricane Sandy.
Now THAT is a true hero, the man who rescued the three females held captive for about 10 years. America should stop in it's tracks and recognize this true hero and think about that unpaid, selfless act the next time accolades are heaped on others who get paid to do a job. Not referring to the military.
Before bodies are cold there are rounds of backslapping, rushed commentary to praise the cooperation of agencies who spend millions on equipment, training and salaries. Along comes this man who in put himself last and others first and it didn't cost anyone anything.
Fantastic.
Contrast that to the pure BS of what you see even this very minute, celebration for the first responders of hurricane Sandy.
Perspective darn it, perspective.
How is this guy a "hero"? He did not risk anything by helping the girls to safety. I would say he just did the right thing and what was expected of ANYONE.
He is a hero--and I don't believe in turning it into a political statement for or against anyone--but he is a hero for saving lives. There are a lot of people who don't want to get involved, who would hear someone screaming and just ignore it. You and I would probably help, but there are plenty of people out there who just don't care.
This guy rushed to help. He could have been risking his life for all he knew but he still did it. He even kicked the door in and got her out. He saved lives. He's as much a hero as the guy who is driving by a lake and hear the screams of a drowning swimmer, stops the car, jumps in and rescues the person.
He got no pay, wasn't in it for the money, just trusted his good instincts and did what a decent person should do. Too bad there aren't more heroes like him these days.
Loved his interview -- what a guy, and what a character!! Love to see more interviews, but I've only seen that one. I imagine that he's pretty busy now, giving official police statements for what happened last night, and also over the last year.
McDonald's gave him a Twitter shout out, and said that "he'd be hearing from them", since he mentioned them so prominently. Hopefully, rewards are coming his way.
Hero? No. He did the right thing by helping the victims. He did not risk his life, he did not go beyond what SHOULD be expected of a human being.
Hero is an overused term these days. I appreciate what he did but it does not qualify as "Hero status" unless we have lowered the bar to a point that a "Hero" is someone doing the right thing.
Hero? No. He did the right thing by helping the victims. He did not risk his life, he did not go beyond what SHOULD be expected of a human being.
Not sure how this equation works. In order to be a hero one has to risk one's life? Does that risk have be known before hand or simply rushing in with any regard to risks real or imagine qualify? As for not going "beyond what SHOULD" be expected. Well we aren't asking Congress to issue a medal, and whose expectations is he suppose to be meeting, yours, mine, whose and were are these expectations written down so that we can all review them so that in the future we will know what is expected of us.
Frankly the fact that one of these girls has been held in captivity for a decade indicates to me that a whole lot of people either didn't or couldn't do what was expected and I bet to the three young ladies he is a hero in their eyes and that's good enough for me.
Hero? No. He did the right thing by helping the victims. He did not risk his life, he did not go beyond what SHOULD be expected of a human being.
How do you know he didn't risk his life??? He must have known it was a dangerous situation when the woman told him she was locked inside. He had no way of knowing what kind of crazy and/or armed people might be inside that house.
I consider him a hero, and I'm certain those 3 women always will!
Yes he did the right thing which is becoming so rare these days. Fantastic work!
I remember a thread on CD not too long ago asking people if they would intervene if they saw some kind of domestic dispute. Most everyone said they would "stay out of it" because it wasn't their business. Those of us who said we WOULD intervene were basically called idiots.
I thought of those spineless people on that thread today when I was watching Ramsey for the fifth time.
Thankfully not everyone on this planet is a coward.
Yes, Ramsey IS a hero. Why is he a hero? Because for not a single moment did he hesitate to help someone he saw was in need. Not a single hesitation. THAT is a hero.
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