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HOSTAGE DIED A HERO: Captive man was 'lunging for gun'
news.com.au ^ | 16th December 2014

Posted on 12/15/2014 3:05:39 PM PST by naturalman1975

THE manager of the Lindt cafe who was fatally shot in the Martin Place siege is being praised as a hero, responsible for allowing others trapped in the cafe to escape.

Tori Johnson, 34, was wrestling a gun from gunman Man Haron Monis when he was killed.

It is understood the cafe manager decided to take action when the hostage-taker begun to doze off after the siege had been ongoing for 17 hours.

He lunged at the gunman’s weapon, enabling others to flee.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hero; letsroll; lindt
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
1 posted on 12/15/2014 3:05:39 PM PST by naturalman1975
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May God rest his soul, and the other dead hostage’s as well. She died defending a friend from the gunman.


2 posted on 12/15/2014 3:08:23 PM PST by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: naturalman1975

a hero.


3 posted on 12/15/2014 3:08:57 PM PST by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: naturalman1975

The word “hero” is often abused.

This man was a true hero.


4 posted on 12/15/2014 3:09:05 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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God bless this man, but if I was gonna grab for his gun i would also be implanting something sharp into his temple. In for a penny, in for a pound. If you’re gonna do it, go all in.

CC


5 posted on 12/15/2014 3:10:42 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (Tagline Constructon zone- low humor ahead)
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To: naturalman1975

Put him up there with Todd Beamer in the Pantheon of Jihadist Fighters.


6 posted on 12/15/2014 3:11:22 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: naturalman1975

Fortunately, in Australia, we have an honours system that allows civilians to be decorated for bravery in the same way members of the military are.

It needs to all be dispassionately investigated - but based on these reports, it looks to me like Tori Johnson may be eligible for the Cross of Valour - equivalent in status and honour to the Victoria Cross. Even if his courage was of a slighly lower grade, the Star of Courage and the Bravery Medal are available. And he may not be the only one.


7 posted on 12/15/2014 3:11:43 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Talisker

Katrina Dawson died a hero as well, trying to protect her pregnant friend.


8 posted on 12/15/2014 3:12:00 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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9 posted on 12/15/2014 3:12:10 PM PST by xp38
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To: naturalman1975

Islam is evil.


10 posted on 12/15/2014 3:12:39 PM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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looks at the still picture of the five people escaping from the scene then look at the still picture of the two hostages (man and woman) with their hands up in the cafe’ window....looks like those two escaped...


11 posted on 12/15/2014 3:14:24 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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This was heroism — but also tragedy.


12 posted on 12/15/2014 3:15:07 PM PST by docbnj
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On 9/11....at Marin Place...in London...and elsewhere,you'll always find examples of exceptional courage and selflessness.Of course the police who responded to this incident must also be cited for skill and courage.

But perhaps your legal system and immigration system should be examined for ways to prevent such incidents in the future...just as ours should have been examined in light of 9/11.Hopefully your Labor Party won't be as stupid as is our Democrat Party in dealing with the findings of such an investigation.

13 posted on 12/15/2014 3:16:28 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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This man was a true hero.

Amen.

14 posted on 12/15/2014 3:17:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: naturalman1975

Ooops...I meant Martin Place.


15 posted on 12/15/2014 3:18:07 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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This man was the true definition of a HERO..so was Katrina Dawson, mother of three..God Bless them both and may they both be remembered for their heroism


16 posted on 12/15/2014 3:18:10 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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I say arrest all muzlims in Austrailia and deport them to some desert somewhere...You can bet the so called moderate muzlims are passing out candy all over the city/country...

The Australian gov’t is 100% responsible for this...First off, they let a terrorist connected with a murder out on bail...And secondly, they refuse to let Australian citizens defend themselves...A disgrace...


17 posted on 12/15/2014 3:18:22 PM PST by Iscool (e)
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This brave man was sacrificed on the alter of the liberal Aussie scum that allowed these islamic monsters into their beautiful country. He might as well have been marched up a stepped pyramid in the jungle and had his chest cavity opened with an obsidian knife by the left.


18 posted on 12/15/2014 3:18:51 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: naturalman1975

May God bless both Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson for their heroism in their efforts to save others.


19 posted on 12/15/2014 3:19:26 PM PST by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin)
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20 posted on 12/15/2014 3:19:28 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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