Benyamin said this in post #15 : Mystic you are correct when you point out that she really couldn't go from where she is now to be a hostage negotiator but she has the best basic building blocks of a hostage negotiator that I have ever seen. She had absolutely no training in that area and probably the whole science of hostage negotiation didn't even cross her mind. But what a piece of clay to be molded were she to go to a hostage negotiator school.
of course it was her life story and her ability to empathize with others and possibly even more her obvious non-racism, which if she was a racist I think he would have detected that immediately and it would have changed the whole story. (anybody who watched her interview could tell she didn't have even a touch of racism in her bones, very important I think in the saving of her life (and because of her some other lives)
Fighting racism has always been a deep rooted core value in me since the time I heard the N word in school for the first time. (where upon I brought this new word home to my father who immediately slapped my face which he had never done before or since and said you will never use that word in my house). Which I never did again.
Dont get me wrong...I agree with what you are saying. She had what it took...but she was able to do so because he wasnt in a "killing state of mind" at that time. She was able to establish a relationship with the guy...and chances are someone else may have not been able to do that but her.
The whole thing ended well...thats the good thing.
Maybe she can become an officer and eventually get into that line of work...who knows...maybe that is her fate.
Of course thats just my opinion....I could be wrong. (Dennis Miller)
"You might be the toughest little whacker. . .but in my world, you're about as worrisome as a cloudy day." (Dutch Dooley)
HECK said this in post #18 : Not to be cynnical, but I don't think the victim's families think anything about this was good and would question any 'miracle' taking place.
Just because it could have been worse doesn't mean it's better than it really is.
-HECK!
Thank you for stating that...I said the same thing!!
Miracle? I think not!
Of course thats just my opinion....I could be wrong. (Dennis Miller)
"You might be the toughest little whacker. . .but in my world, you're about as worrisome as a cloudy day." (Dutch Dooley)
heck said "not to be cynnical, but I don't think the victim's families think "nything about this was good and would question any 'miracle' taking place."
I strongly disagree. The victims families know the heartache of losing a loved one unexpectedly and realized that her actions (may have)saved more lives, (we will really never know the paths not taken.) and Ashley Smith may have saved an unknown number of lives...
Karma, you take care of it and it will take care of you.
I think given his actions over the past few days, it is a miracle that he surrendered without killing the woman. It fits in the "thank heavens for small miracles" category. I never thought they would take this guy alive.
Sure she may have saved other lives, but thats really a guess because no one really knows that..he may have killed himself before taking another life..but again, who knows...anyhow there are people that still lost their loved ones...people died in this!
I agree with HECK..those people are not sitting around stating that this was a miracle!
If I lost my husband to this guy..the last thing I would be doing was stating that God must have done this miracle in order to spread his word..therefore my husband died for his cause!
No way would I ever think that!
Come back to reality people...the families of the victims arent thanking God for taking their loved ones as part of some bizarre miracle!
Of course thats just my opinion....I could be wrong. (Dennis Miller)
"You might be the toughest little whacker. . .but in my world, you're about as worrisome as a cloudy day." (Dutch Dooley)
I was watching a news show tonight that focused on this.
They interviewed Ashley's lawyer.
Will someone please explain why a key witness would need a lawyer?
I have some ideas, but this makes very little sense.
03-15-2005 02:32 AM
