I pretty much disagree with most of you here in that these people ARE NOT heros .... they were just doing what most people would have done in the same situation ..... or at least I would hope they would! (Would you?) A group of these individuals were interviewed on national TV and pretty much echoed my statement. If you notice in the video the girl lying on her stomach verifies "He is alive" and at that point the rescueers got a heavy shot of adrenelin and did their thing, interesting!
I guess I am a wuss, but I teared up watching that NBC report showing that guy thanking his lifesaving Heroes. To see a nice young man that would be dead if they hadn't rescued him, well, that just gets to me. I do think they are the definition of the word Hero. They could have wanted to do something to help, as anyone would, but figured there was no way, and that the victim had no chance. But no, they stepped up and put their own safety in jeopardy, to save the life of someone they didn't even know. That guy is alive solely because of their actions=HEROES! I love the girl that lays on the ground and then seems to call everyone to lift the car up. She rocks! As for the guy in the suit, I think it is clear he is the driver of the BMW, and, yep, he is probably is shock and thinks he just killed someone. How could he think otherwise? I can't be too hard on him. David
I agree, the lady was very impressive the way she got down on her belly to look/assess situation and then jumped right in to help lift. The suit guy may have been hollering for help too possibly? Anyway, these heroes should share some beer with Obama.
I missed that until you pointed it out, KK. I guess he didn't want to get his suit dirty . I hope his family, fellow workers, neighbors and all his friends see that just so they know how much they can rely on him in a life and death situation. I know, possibly shock, but still, you take ownership for your actions and you react accordingly. IMHO, if he was truly in shock he'd of been wandering around, or sitting down, but he's not. He is there, looking, and able to move away when everyone else starts lifting. This is probably one of my more visible faults, I don't have much patience with people like that. Or that is what my DW tells me. Often (oops). That lady who gets down and verifies he is alive just did it. Not worrying about her clothing, she just did what she had to. That first guy that tried to lift it on his own, man, he was right there and trying immediately. I noticed even the cop was surprised they were lifting and jumped right in to help as soon as he realized what was happening behind him. I suspect in future he'll be hollering for people to help him do the same if he sees similar situation. Tedy, sorry to hear about your friend. Life sucks sometimes.
