The "Kosher" Hero Of Paris

COL Ted Mc — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:58:30 -0500

From The Manchester Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/paris-supermarket-kosher-hero-attack

Lassana Bathily: the Paris kosher supermarket hero

A man who hid a group of shoppers, one with a baby, in a basement cold storage room at the Hyper Cacher supermarket to shield them from the gunman has been hailed a hero.

Lassana Bathily, 24, a Muslim shop assistant originally from Mali, in west Africa, was praised for risking his own life to save those led to safety.

“When they came running down I opened the door of the fridge,” he told French TV. “Several came in with me. I turned off the light and the fridge. When I turned off the cold, I put them in. I closed the door. I told them to stay calm and I said ‘you stay quiet there, I’m going back out’.”

Police originally thought Bathily was a conspirator ...

[EDITORIAL COMMENT:- Now there is someone who is going to fail every single "profile" point established by the Department of Hype and insecurity.]

Lassana Bathily: the Paris kosher supermarket hero

Shopworker hid customers in a cold store then escaped via lift

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jan 11 at 2015 2:20 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:20:03 -0500

COL Ted Mc, Sir, I agree with the label "hero:" an ordinary person doing the right thing in extraordinary circumstances. Kudos to him as a hero.

As to profiling: a good example of why to not shoot first and ask questions later. Hostile act/ (clear)hostile intent before squeezing a trigger. But arresting on-scene? I'd want someone coming 'out of a lift' following such an attack to be asked a few questions regardless of skin color or stated religious preference.