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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (35279)	10/23/2001 8:41:25 PM
From: s.jennings	Respond to of 82486

Obviously there were many unfortunate outcomes. I was only addressing the cause of some people actions. The cause doesn't guarantee the outcome, no matter how noble.

To: epicure who wrote (35279)	10/23/2001 10:21:07 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Respond to of 82486

The Carnegie Foundation still gives medals to civilian heroes, usually with little publicity. The "standard" medal is bronze, and is given for such deeds as diving into a raging river to save a person from drowning. On fairly rare occasions, a silver medal is awarded. Without exception, these latter awards go to people who had ample time to consider all the ramifications of their contemplated action, in terms of risks. An example might be a person who volunteers to enter an unstable collapsed mine shaft to save another who is trapped there. The Foundation explains that the latter type of exploit is considered a more heroic deed than the brave, yet impulsive, act. A goodly number of both kinds of medals are awarded posthumously. JC