heroes

[molestrangler]

Surely, a hero is someone who risks their life KNOWINGLY, to save someone else's .

Why does the media call someone a hero when they are recovering from being mugged or a soldier that is killed while he carries out his normal duties? The soldier may be brave, but if killed whilst carrying out normal duties is a loss and unfortunate, even tragic, but not neccesarily a hero, and the mugged individual is a victim of circumstance. Does the media do this because we are short of real heroes?

I don't wish to diminish the efforts of our forces and, indeed, have a lot of respect for them, but my problem is with professionals in the media.

[Plotloss]

There are professionals in the media?

[GKP]

Heroes clicky

[molestrangler]

Plotloss said:

There are professionals in the media?

The more I read and watch, the more I feel that the old skills are being lost.