[goldstategop]

I don't want to be a considered a hero for doing the right thing. Its a perfectly ordinary act of righteous behavior. If every one went out of their way to do some thing like this, the Messiah would already be here among us.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[livius]

Wow. Amazing.

I am always impressed, also, by the way New Yorkers will get involved and do something. Many people in other parts of the country will not do this, but New Yorkers do look out for each other.

[coloradan]

When someone keeps someone else from getting run over by a subway, he's a hero and gets lauded and receives national attention, but when an armed citizen keeps another from getting killed by a criminal, there is no hero worship, and hardly any coverage in the media except to say "the gun has been seized to see if it was stolen, and the DA is deciding whether or not to press charges."

[Thumper1960]

Such events no doubt happen many, many times each day. Across the nation, acts of selflessness and caring. It is good to hear of at least some of them.

Heros walk among us. Of that, I am happy to know and be reassured of.

[Bigh4u2]

"It remains to be seen whether he'll get the attention Autrey received, which included a $10,000 check from real estate mogul Donald Trump."

So now doing the right thing and saving someone is a competition?

This writer should be shot be being an idiot!

[Hazwaste]

Funny, I saw the comment about subway hero and immediately I thought that someone had taken out the trash a la Bernie Goetz.