I have read some comments regarding Mr. Mark Wilson – the individual whose intercession last Thursday in Tyler, Texas, is being hailed by the media and by the local police agencies as saving lives – acted rashly by intervening with a handgun when the felon in this tragedy was armed with an AK-47 (plus a flak jacket and body armor).
IMHO, Mr. Wilson is a real hero; no doubt about it. I suspect Wilson entered the fight – knowing he was outgunned and what the risks were – but nevertheless deciding that his values and morals compelled him to try to save innocent lives, even if he lost his own in the process. This is precisely the type of thoughtful, courageous self-sacrifice we were bred to admire and to emulate, not unlike so many of our service personnel in Northwest Asia or New York City police and firefighters rushing INTO the WTC on 11 SEP 2001.
IMHO, Mr. Wilson is a real hero; no doubt about it. I suspect Wilson entered the fight – knowing he was outgunned and what the risks were – but nevertheless deciding that his values and morals compelled him to try to save innocent lives, even if he lost his own in the process. This is precisely the type of thoughtful, courageous self-sacrifice we were bred to admire and to emulate, not unlike so many of our service personnel in Northwest Asia or New York City police and firefighters rushing INTO the WTC on 11 SEP 2001.
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