[miss marmelstein]

I predicted on this forum that this guy’s life would be turned upside down and every private action would be broadcast around the world. Sick, sick society.

[TurboZamboni]

dead giveaway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZcRU0Op5P4

[cripplecreek]

I think its great. A real guy on the street gets to be the hero.

[IrishPennant]

Looterman redux.

[BitWielder1]

It didn't take long for some ahole to inject racism into Ramseys 15 minutes.

Aisha Harris: "It's difficult to watch these videos and not sense their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform,"

I have a persistent, not unconscious, desire to see black people, make that all people, DO GOOD.
Let's face it, the Hollywood stereotype of blacks is almost all negative; either crooks, junkies or buffoons.

[Uncle Chip]

Somehow this was predictable from his initial f-bomb filled 911 call. And now someone else claims that he was there first to rescue Amanda Berry. He should keep his mouth shut or his background will be publicized too.

[God luvs America]

hopefully now he'll be able to get some new teef



I look at that dude and think, "man he looks familiar"...holy crap!!

[G Larry]

Slate. “It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform,”

Nonsense!

It’s the desire to observe unscripted, human reaction to intense situations.

We’re tired of Police reporters telling us, “Those details are still under investigation.”

[Williams]

Boy, I’ll tell you my reaction and it includes a like I have always had for “regular people”. This is a regular guy, even more so a poor guy with limited education and probably run ins with the law, etc.

It amazes me that reporters and writers just can’t get over the real people that are out there, they have to analyze the fact this guy actually has a personality, that he’s not afraid of their stupid camera.

[Venturer]

In the right place at the right time.

[Carriage Hill]

Didn’t take long for the media smear machine to act:

+http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3017351/posts

[ScottinVA]

Per the Smoking Gun and other mouthpieces that are quite willing to dredge up Ramsey’s past, he’s obviously someone with a checkered past.

BUT....

Unlike so many in this country, he TOOK ACTION at the right time when someone called for help.

Despite all his past warts, Ramsey deserves thanks from a society that is all too often more willing to piss all over itself while frozen with fear and uncertainty when a distress call goes out.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

“You do what you’ve got to do.”

[mmichaels1970]

I've had mixed feelings towards this entire ordeal.

1) I do not care about Ramsey's past. I haven't read the specifics and don't think I will.

2) I don't consider Ramsey a "hero" (apparently, neither does Ramsey). He did what a man SHOULD do. Now real men ARE getting harder and harder to come by, granted. And whether he was the first, or second person on the scene, he did what he needed to do. He helped aid a person in distress. He should be commended for his effort and somebody should cater him a barbecue. However, I don't think they should erect a statue.

3) Berry should be considered the real hero in this specific event (notwithstanding the other girls' enduring such torture over the years are heroes in their own right). She found a way to escape her bondage, overcome whatever twisted psychological bonds existed, risk life and limb, and kick, pound and scream until she couldn't be ignored. Saving her life and those of the others held captive.

[JimRed]

Now another neighbor says that he did the rescue and that Ramsey is lying.

[ßuddaßudd]

Somebody buy that man a 40 and some Hennessy,,,
for reals

[Mr Ramsbotham]

The media turns everything into a morality play about race. I swear, the idea that this guy was black never entered into my mind. I thought he did the right thing at the right time, and that was the end of it. Evidently my sensibilities aren’t as refined as I supposed.