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Charles L. Cotton wrote:

nuparadigm wrote:Great story, but I guess I'll be the one to say it: it's a little too perfect.

Obviously, it could be a work of fiction. However, boiled down to the operative facts it was simply a case of thugs attacking a woman and child with a knife and being scared away by a man with a gun. No shots were fired and this is precisely the type of non-shooting event that would fall within the scope of the 2-3 million annual self-defense uses of firearms, according to the Kleck and Lott studies. They usually are not reported to the police, when they are rarely is an arrest made, and because of these factors and the lack of blood, they are almost never picked up by the media.

Yes, the story was artfully written, but with a little talent, time and perhaps help, most people can put their feelings into words; especially if they faced death and survived. We've all seen Internet hoaxes, but we have to remember that it's not possible to independently verify every event.

Chas.

But wait, Mr. Cotton!!!

I like the hoaxes!!!!!

They make for fun reading, though a real sink hole for time!!!

Don't mess with my hoaxes!

mctowalot wrote:I'll admit it. I "somewhat" teary eyed. Ok, I'm very teary eyed. I'll have to leave it at that. As I read this, I could not help but think of my wife, my mother, my sister, and all of yours. I feel almost guilty admitting it, but if faced with this I could not help but do the same. How could I just stand there and "be a good witness"? How could I live with myself if I had not acted as this true gentleman did? How could any of us? What would one say to LEO? Well officer here is a detailed desciription of what I saw. I sat and watched as a lady with child was forced into her car at knife point. Yes, here is the license plate, and man #1 was of this apperance, and man #2 looked like this. Oh, you say I'll have to appear at the murder trial because they did God knows what to the lady and her child? Isn't that a shame. At least I did the "right" thing and have all this detailed information for you. That will be such a help to her husband and the childs father while he attends the trial. SORRY FOLKS, NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS could I stand there and do nothing. Could any real man or women?

EXACTLY!!! That very attitude, and a poster in a teacher's classroom, is what led me to my life's motto:

"I stand for what is right, even if I must stand alone; knowing that, as long as I bend my knee before Christ, I can stand before anyone."

Yeh, I know that some will gag, but I don't care. So, there!

Blessings!!

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

As a general observation, I believe his mindset was once commonplace in Texas, but it is disappearing as generations pass. I believe that is both a pity and shameful. While none of us want to see a CHL acting like a COP want-to-be, going to the aid of someone so clearly in mortal danger isn't an action I would place in that category. How much more should we respect, admire and hopefully emulate the private citizen that places his life in danger not to protect his family or friend, but for a woman and child he never saw before in his life.

I tip my hat to this man and I long for the days when the response to his actions was, "why, of course he did."

Chas.

This man behaved as if he were from the Texas in which I grew up. A true Southern Gentleman would always rise to the defense of a lady in distress. It was the attitude of my Father, my Grandfather, and my Brothers. I was raised to place the welfare and comfort of others, before my own. The rule we live/d by is God first, others second, and self last. That was just the way we lived ... and many of us still do. It's not for public show or notoriety. In fact, being thanked would be embarrassing. It was just doing one's civic duty, yet more than a duty, more like a thankful response to all that has been bestowed on us, who are so undeserving. It was a sacred kind of thing, not even to be mentioned or talked about later.

Nowadays, that is viewed as trite and makes one an object of derision ... old fashioned, not with it, not modern, a relic of a bygone past ideology. Now, we are told to find our inner self, put number 1 first, if it feels good do it, go for the gusto ... all self-serving mantras that make man a god of his own choosing, while banishing the One, true God to some dusty corner of our lives. I like the guy that helped the lady. He's like the guys I grew up with. He's a real, true Texan!

I'm impressed that Charles recognized him. It tells me a lot about you, Sir. My hat's off to both of you!

Blessings!!