Staff Sergeant Mitchell Corbin of the Texas Air National Guard was on his way to the airport when he heard screams that a woman was in a smoking car that had crashed at a toll plaza. According to CNN, he jumped on top of the car and broke through the window with a fire extinguisher, pulling the woman to safety with another heroic bystander.
Once the woman was safe, Corbin drove away to catch his flight. Not until later was his identity revealed.
Gotta love a hero!!
It should also be noted herein; the surrounding gawkers remained true to the new demands of citizenry and humanity. As required, hands were properly wrung. Phone cameras were dutifully held high and well-aimed. Uploads to “The Cloud” would have beat the car’s occupant to the heavens. The greatest generation had many men who would have ended the crisis as a team. But our highly evolved beer-gut culture has taught all (except the MAN in this story) that they must wait, don’t touch, don’t risk not going home to the universal remote. Rather, its now your nature’s demand that you capture,… Read more »
I’d bet that the woman who was rescued and her family are grateful that somebody “manned-up” and reduced her. I’d also wager that they disagree that traditional masculinity (shown by almost all rescuers) is a bad thing.
“I’d also wager that they disagree that traditional masculinity (shown by almost all rescuers) is a bad thing.”
That may be because masculinity is usually only highlighted when men are doing bad things.
While I agree with you, it should be noted that this is not a new phenomenon that emerged with the digital era. It is has been around a LONG time. In psychology it’s called the “bystander effect”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect