We Turn The Spotlight On Bravery And Recklessness. Once Again

November 7, 2009

Thomas Mathew writes: Here we go again: another have-a-go-hero is in the news for standing up to an armed robber, who burst into a petrol station with a shot gun demanding money. The hero in question, the attendant, chose not to hand over the cash but struggled with the armed criminal. It was by pure luck that the shotgun did not go off and eventually the robber made a quick exit. We hear stories like that a lot. Recently we wrote here about man in London who actually chased a couple of armed robbers down the street and got shot in the process. The two thugs he was after had just robbed a betting shop and were getting away. And that is when this have-a-go-hero decided to apprehend them. And nearly paid for that with his life. I still remember the fuss the newspapers in Britain made last year...

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Category: Point Of View
Tags: bravery, have-a-go-hero, Recklessness