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Most Unlikely Hero

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I bet nobody expected the hero to look like this:

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As he tried to insert a new magazine into the weapons, 61-year-old Patricia Maisch lunged forward and grabbed it out of his hands, said Pima County sheriff Clarence Dupnik.

"This is one of the most heroic acts I've ever seen," he said in an interview with Fox News.

"This lady was standing in line to have her picture taken with Gabrielle when all hell broke loose," he said.

"For whatever reason, she decided something had to be done. She came out of line and tackled the magazine and the gun this guy was holding," he said.

How a 61-year-old woman stopped more killings in mall rampage
 
Simply amazing! She is a true hero.
 
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Kudos to her, this is what TRUE heroism looks like.
 
Damn, another role for judy dench.
 
New Call of Duty perk. Clip Jack pro.
 
She is a hero but she made it clear that the sheriff got the story wrong. It was an interview on Fox News.
 
In these sorts of chaotic situations there seems to always inevitably be at least one person who does something so I really dislike how such people are always hailed as heroes. Does that make the people who tried to get away cowards? If she is a hero is the shooter a villain? Were I in a situation like that and performed a similar act I would probably be upset with people for focusing on me and certainly would be repulsed at being called a hero. It is a good thing someone prevented more harm, but I do not see reason to say anything beyond that.
 
Amazing that as we admire this lady there are some who must be jealous of her. Pathetic.
 
Amazing that as we admire this lady there are some who must be jealous of her. Pathetic.

While it is a normal tendency to look for heroes and villains in an emotionally-charged situation it does not mean people who refuse to do so must have some problem with the individuals concerned. I do not.
 
While it is a normal tendency to look for heroes and villains in an emotionally-charged situation it does not mean people who refuse to do so must have some problem with the individuals concerned. I do not.

You seem to be either personalizing or distorting what is being posted. Who in this thread said anything negative about those who didn't do what this woman did?
 
Amazing that as we admire this lady there are some who must be jealous of her. Pathetic.

Some people just have to be trolls. It's their nature. In an earlier time they would have been weeded out in grammer school. But these days they are allowed to survive unscathed into adulthood without proper "behavior modification" techniques being applied by their peers.
 
Some people just have to be trolls. It's their nature. In an earlier time they would have been weeded out in grammer school. But these days they are allowed to survive unscathed into adulthood without proper "behavior modification" techniques being applied by their peers.

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No personal attacks, please.
 
Did no one else hear her interview with Sheppard Smith on Fox News?

The Pima County Sheriff got it all wrong. I’m not saying she didn’t act bravely but she said it herself that the Pima County Sheriff was wrong in his account of her role in this situation.
 
Did no one else hear her interview with Sheppard Smith on Fox News?

The Pima County Sheriff got it all wrong. I’m not saying she didn’t act bravely but she said it herself that the Pima County Sheriff was wrong in his account of her role in this situation.

Yes. Didn't she say something like the guys already had him pinned and she got got the new clip away?
 
Wow, I'm listening to one of the guys on TV who held him down. He's only 24 and he's the one who had a gun I posted about earlier. Loughner's darn lucky the guy didn't get a chance to shoot him earlier and decided against it when he had a chance.
 
You seem to be either personalizing or distorting what is being posted. Who in this thread said anything negative about those who didn't do what this woman did?

I am doing neither thank you. Crosscheck seemed to be suggesting I was jealous of the woman because of what I said and I just noted that simply not wanting to label her a "hero" does not mean I have any problem with her.
 
In these sorts of chaotic situations there seems to always inevitably be at least one person who does something so I really dislike how such people are always hailed as heroes. Does that make the people who tried to get away cowards? If she is a hero is the shooter a villain? Were I in a situation like that and performed a similar act I would probably be upset with people for focusing on me and certainly would be repulsed at being called a hero. It is a good thing someone prevented more harm, but I do not see reason to say anything beyond that.

It would be odd for the person/s involved to think of themselves as heroes. Most of them likely acted out of instinct....and they're probably aware of that. Some of them probably think later, "WTF was I thinking???!

Yet!! I think it's human nature to label these people as heroes. It's in our genes to reward those people who run forward when others are running the other way. It's probably one of our survival mechanisms....rewarding bravery may beget more bravery. Don't know. But I do know that most people who do what we call "heroic deeds" don't think of themselves as heroes...but most everyone else does. How can we help but admire them?

And tell me, who hasn't fanticized about being a hero themselves? About being in a situation where the rubber meets the road -- and making a decision to put yourself in harm's way for the benefit of others?

It's in our genes, I tell ya'!!!!!
 
I am doing neither thank you. Crosscheck seemed to be suggesting I was jealous of the woman because of what I said and I just noted that simply not wanting to label her a "hero" does not mean I have any problem with her.

Your first post in this thread, before Crosscheck's comments present the same thing. So my question remains.
 
It would be odd for the person/s involved to think of themselves as heroes. Most of them likely acted out of instinct....and they're probably aware of that. Some of them probably think later, "WTF was I thinking???!

Yet!! I think it's human nature to label these people as heroes. It's in our genes to reward those people who run forward when others are running the other way. It's probably one of our survival mechanisms....rewarding bravery may beget more bravery. Don't know. But I do know that most people who do what we call "heroic deeds" don't think of themselves as heroes...but most everyone else does. How can we help but admire them?

And tell me, who hasn't fanticized about being a hero themselves? About being in a situation where the rubber meets the road -- and making a decision to put yourself in harm's way for the benefit of others?

It's in our genes, I tell ya'!!!!!

I think it is deeply embedded in our culture, but so are many of the clearly bad things. Putting people on pedestals can cloud our judgment and lead us into dangerous thinking. One can admire what a person has done without defining the person by that act.

Your first post in this thread, before Crosscheck's comments present the same thing. So my question remains.

I never suggested anyone was saying that, but simply asking if she is a hero than what does that make everyone else?
 
She acted heroically but sheriff doopstick got his facts all wrong :shock: as I pointed out early on.

Some of you would get better, more balanced news if you checked out Fox News every now and again.
 
On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave Grossman



Obviously a sheepdog.... We need more like her in this world...


The virginia tech shooter might have been less succsessful... We teach our childeren to be passive... We increase our chances when we are active. She is a great example of this.
 
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