[muawiyah]

There are always folks around who will "do something" and do "do something". The Dutch guy did it first ~ that's all.

I pulled a person from a burning apartment once. There were others around ~ they simply didn't detect the extreme risk the occupants were in ~ but I simply barged in, grabbed a woman, and pulled her out as her blue nightgown melted around my left hand and arm.

The fire department got there minutes later.

[tjd1454]

You are to be commended for your quick actions to save the live of a stranger.

My concern is whether enough Americans have the necessary fortitude and courage to act quickly when directly confronted by evil (I certainly make no confident assumptions about how I would have responded). There is something like a “critical mass” that IMHO would be required in any society to defeat evil, and I wonder if we are in danger of slipping below the necessary minimum to preserve our freedoms.

[wtc911]

My wife and I were discussing just yesterday how there are two groups of people in the world, those who have been faced with life-or-death decisions and those who haven't.

Those in the first group know something about themselves, to wit, are they cowards or do they have what it takes. Those in the second group can presume but they can't know.

You are in the first group and you know the answer...you do have what it takes. Congratulations and welcome to the club.