When it comes to fight or flight, and moments matter to the lives of untold number, do you step up, or step away?
Are you ready?
We saw at the end of April, many are. Via USAToday;
When Jonathan Morales and Oscar Stewart heard the gunshots, they ran toward them.Most cowards wilt in the face of strength. Most, but not all;
The off-duty Border Patrol agent and an Iraq War Army veteran helped stop a suspected gunman who had opened fire at Chabad of Poway on Saturday in what authorities praised as an "act of courage."
One person died and three more were injured in the hate-fueled attack during Passover services.
Stewart, 51, was in the back of the room when the shots rang out, he told reporters. The veteran said his military training kicked in.
"I ran to fire. That's what I did. I didn't plan it. I didn't think about it. It's just what I did," he said.
Stewart said he started yelling expletives at the gunmen, who stopped shooting when he heard Stewart's voice.
“Get down!” and “I’m going to kill you,” Stewart said he yelled.We don't mention cowards like those who shoot up innocent men and women at prayer.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the suspected gunman fled the synagogue to a nearby vehicle. Stewart was in close pursuit.
"Stewart caught up to the vehicle as the suspect was about to drive away," the department said in a statement.
Stewart said he began punching the shooter's window when Morales told him to get out of the way.
He yelled, 'Clear back, I have a gun,'" Stewart said. Then, Morales began firing.
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The off-duty agent hit the car, but the gunman drove away, police said. Authorities later arrested...
There were others;
Rabbi Goldstein was walking into the banquet hall at the synagogue when he heard a noise - what he thought initially was a table falling over or a congregation member collapsing.Rabbi Goldstein is man of G-d in my mind, but I'll let you see for yourself;
"As soon as he saw me, he started to shoot toward me and that is when I put my hands up," Rabbi Goldstein said on NBC's Sunday Today programme. "I cannot erase that face from my mind."
He held up his hands to shield himself but his fingers "got blown away".
Lori Kaye, who helped found the synagogue with Rabbi Goldstein, was shot dead in the attack.
"Everyone in the community knew her," he said. "I'm just so heartbroken and saddened by the senseless killing."
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