[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
Hi Kathy,
If you or anyone else is interested in a fascinating book that is
historical as well as a strong narrative about how men react to horrible
situations I strongly recommend Stephen Ambrose's "Citizen Soldiers".
The biggest fear of anyone going into combat is that they will be a
coward and unable to function or do their job.
Bill
On Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:43:46 -0500 Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Terry,
>
>Well I see a major difference in your situation and the others we have
>been talking about, you were obviously in shock, just you saying it
>comes in bit's and pieces to you tells me that. Yet I do not see the
>people who were watching this as being in shock, rather they were in
>the
>"I don't want to get involved" mode, heck they didn't even tell the
>police where the body was when the police were searching for him.
>
>People don't do acts to become hero's they aren't even thinking of
>that,
>they are mainly trying to help another in distress. These people
>decided
>it was more entertaining to watch the show. It doesn't take a hero to
>help another, it just takes common decency and respect for human life.
>The press and media labels hero's, most of us look at a situation
>knowing we would have helped if we could. Would it have taken a hero
>to
>save this man? No, it would have only taken a 911 call.
>
>It's easy to try to come up with an excuse on why no one did anything,
>but the truth is they watched a man beat to death and there is no
>excuse
>for that.
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hi Doc and Kathy,
>>
>> We all have the identical reaction. And yet why are all those
>people so
>> different from all 250 million of the rest of us?
>>
>> This is not exactly a story of great pride. When I was on a bus
>bombed by
>> the Viet Cong I watched one man - a Sgt. Sullivan - helping those
>who were
>> the most severely off the bus. I remembered then and now everything
>in
>> flashes. I was as helpless to lend a hand as I was not to panic at
>the
>> instant of the explosion.
>>
>> The sergeant was an alcoholic who was later booted out of the
>service in
>> disgrace through my own intelligence office because he tried on his
>own to
>> show the operation of the black market with military supplies. He
>did that
>> and it cost both him and the man he caught their careers in lieu of
>courts
>> martial.
>>
>> I don't know if heros are just made that way or not. Surely I would
>have
>> called the cops just as I would at least help the wounded next time.
> Hell
>> everybody would. There was no next time for me just as there will
>not be
>> for the cab driver and the spectators in the buildings anymore than
>for
>> Kitty Genovese.
>>
>> It's easy to point fingers at times of incredible shows of cowardice
>and
>> indifference. We would never be like that. Not one of hundreds of
>millions
>> of us.
>> Best, Terry
>--
>Kathy E
>"I can only please one person a day, today is NOT your day, and
>tomorrow
>isn't looking too good for you either"
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