Thousands Sign Petition Calling For Man Who Tackled Bondi Shooting Gunman To Be Australian Of The Year
https://cityhub.com.au/thousands-sign-petition-calling-for-man-who-tackled-bondi-shooting-gunman-to-be-australian-of-the-year/
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sola@aussie.zone · 56 pts · 249d
Nah, instead the guy should never have to work again, if they don't want to. Need a MP sized lifelong pension. People need real rewards for extraordinary feats that serve the country.
thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 249d
https://petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/ahmad-al-ahmad-for-aussie-of-the-year
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 248d
He'll get an award for heroism, it shouldn't be Australian of the year.
mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 248d
Cross of Valour 100%
skribe@piefed.social · 8 pts · 249d
While well-intentioned, this is never going to happen. The last thing the Authorities want is civilians being incentivised to take the law into their own hands to win top awards. Ahmed was a very lucky man. It could have ended there and then for him. And he still ended up being shot.
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 248d
Did you watch the video? He wasn't a vigilante, just a guy that took the gun of a terrorist preventing people from being killed. I don't like your comment at all. The guy is clearly a hero who puts others in front of himself.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 248d
dumb take on this.
tuff_wizard@aussie.zone · -1 pts · 248d
It might be dumb but its true. why do you think their advice during a home invasion is to just leave asap?
markko@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 248d
Very different situation. Home invaders are generally thieves. Home insurance will get you your stuff back. Life insurance won't give you your life back.
tuff_wizard@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 247d
Not really. Their messaging is always to prioritise personal safety.
It's great that old mate managed to get the gun and I salute him for his bravery but if that shooter had been a bit more aware or if he'd slipped or lost his grip then he may well have died of lead poisoning.
Vicpol or any organisation is never going to advocate for a member of the public to put themselves in danger. They won't tell him off but they certainly won't encourage it.
markko@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 246d
Yeah you're right about that from a safety perspective. The original comment was talking about civilians taking the law into their own hands though, and that's what my reply was focused on.
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 248d
I know. It's completely idiotic.
fizzle@quokk.au · 3 pts · 248d
These petitions have never achieved anything meaningful.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 248d
Is that you would have advised all the people on AA Flight 11, 77 and UA Flight 175 ?
Obviously the people on US Flight 94 would have not taken your advice.
Salvo@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 248d
Discussions of Affirmative Action and “Positive Discrimination” aside, Ahmad did what any Australian should do.
I’m sure that when he stands on the lawn of Parliament House in 6 weeks time, this is what he is going to say.