Bravery Awards - is Fred right?

[i-need-a-martini]

Fred Nile is questioning whether the surviving hostages of the Lindt Cafe deserve bravery medals.

He is saying the boys in the cafe don't deserve awards because they didn't do anything to save the women which is ludicrous thiking to start off with.

But I do agree with the last line:

"They should get recognition for what they suffered as hostages but I don't think they should get bravery awards," Mr Nile told Fairfax Radio.

"Normally bravery awards are given for an act of bravery - that somebody actually does something. They haven't done anything."

We do seem to get confused about bravery and the media often calls bravery awards for people who have saved themselves instead of for people who have saved others.

What do you think?

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lindt-cafe-hostages-who-fled-martin-place-siege-dont-deserve-bravery-award...

[daydream**believer]

No. I dont think they should get a bravery award

[j*oono]

I don't think they should get bravery awards either.

They will need full support and counselling as I can imagine some of them will suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.

[bright.ton42]

I don't agree with bravery awards either.  Lots of counselling and support, as this sort of trauma could leave one

so easily scarred for life. 

[cherry*135]

Apart from the cafe manager, who made an attempt to stop the hostage taker and was killed, I don't think bravery awards fit anyone else there.

[***super_nova***]

I definitely agree that people do not deserve bravery awards for surviving siege, or for finding baby in a drain.  But was not Katrina Dawson shot while shielding her pregnant friend? 

[azureline**]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

I definitely agree that people do not deserve bravery awards for surviving siege, or for finding baby in a drain.  But was not Katrina Dawson shot while shielding her pregnant friend? 

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Shot by a police ricochet bullet.

[aps1080]

I think she was hit by more than one and not from the police.

[azureline**]

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@aps1080 wrote:
I think she was hit by more than one and not from the police.

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you must have missed that report?

[***super_nova***]

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@azureline** wrote:

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

I definitely agree that people do not deserve bravery awards for surviving siege, or for finding baby in a drain.  But was not Katrina Dawson shot while shielding her pregnant friend? 

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Shot by a police ricochet bullet.

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So?  If she threw herself on top of her pregnant friend when the shooting started, instead of thinking only of herself, does it matter whose bullet hit her? 

[aps1080]

Got a link ?

I read something but it didnt say she was Only hit by a police bullet.

It said STRUCK by a police bullet...


I have the SMH article up now.