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2. I am not exactly sure what Zimmerman did to be considered a hero. ...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 01:23 PM

Jul 2013

Both my son in law and myself have stopped at an accident scene and helped the people get out of their overturned vehicle.

One time I stopped at a really bad accident and it was obvious that it would be have been dangerous to move the people. I applied pressure to a nasty head wound while my passenger directed traffic.

You stop at an accident and render assistance because it's what you should do.

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Three heroes in this world who are a million times better than George Zimmerman... [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2013 OP

Happily kicking. Fantastic Anarchist Jul 2013 #1

I am not exactly sure what Zimmerman did to be considered a hero. ... spin Jul 2013 #2

Except that Z's moment of "heroism" looked suspiciously staged by one of his cop fans MrScorpio Jul 2013 #4

I will agree that this accident occurred at a good time for Zimmerman. ... spin Jul 2013 #5

I'm saying that the accident was real... MrScorpio Jul 2013 #7

I agree, the accident was real, Z's "rescue" was fake. nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #10

I hadn't considered that possibility. ... spin Jul 2013 #12

He is no hero Generic Other Jul 2013 #8

I don't think that helping people out of an overturned car is heroic. ... spin Jul 2013 #13

As has been posted elsewhere, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #19

didn't the story about Zimmerman's heroics itself change also ? like the issue of whether JI7 Jul 2013 #25

There's a right-wing macro going around Facebook. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #24

Heroes SAVE lives, not take them needlessly Blue Owl Jul 2013 #3

There is a 4th hero. avebury Jul 2013 #6

this one in particular was a gutsy move rurallib Jul 2013 #11

Mr Scorpio, no list like this is complete without Ann Coulter's list of black heroes Generic Other Jul 2013 #9

I've been going through this observational phase: cprise Jul 2013 #18

The shows reveal a lot about our fears Generic Other Jul 2013 #20

Mainly cop, superhero and thriller shows cprise Jul 2013 #21

I have thought I had seen Generic Other Jul 2013 #22

Might be more of a shift than a reversal cprise Jul 2013 #27

No, they are not a million times better Sissyk Jul 2013 #14

In a fair fight, Z MIGHT have had a chance against two of them ... zbdent Jul 2013 #15

The right wing have lower standards. Turbineguy Jul 2013 #16

I have come to hate heroes myself. zeemike Jul 2013 #17

I was going to say something ungracious about Z. I'll just kick this. freshwest Jul 2013 #23

It's obscene/ridiculous to even THINK he's a hero CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #26