Max Main ≡ Lois Lane (bylined) wrote in musings, @ 2010-11-02 14:19:00 |
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Seattle Times
[Seattle Times, Max Main byline. A rebuttal to this.]
A REBUTTAL [Picture of a young girl, huddled in a blanket, after being rescued by one of Seattle's heroes.] Johnny Copeland thinks heroes are psychopaths. He thinks they all suffer from antisocial personality disorder. He thinks their sacrifices are somehow selfish things, that they risk life and limb and love for themselves. Well, let me tell you, Mr. Copeland, you're wrong. The hero, as defined by the lowly Noah Webster, much less known than Copeland's Dr. Gretchen Scherer, is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Now, ignoring the sexism that is inherent to Mr. Webster's definition, the concept is clear. A hero is a man of distinguished courage and noble qualities, one who sacrifices for others. Sacrifice, which does not appear anywhere in the DSM definition of a psychopath or the antisocial personality. Mr. Copeland, however, would probably argue that heroes do not sacrifice. He might claim they are ego driven, selfish. These men and women that protect us from the evil that is ruling our city, do you think they go home to wives and husbands? Do you think they plan for children and tomorrow? Do you think they do not sacrifice every time they bleed on our streets to save someone? That they don't constantly isolate themselves to ensure those they love do not become targeted because of them? Let me tell you something a hero told me once. "We suffer certain things so we can make other people's lives that much better. We risk our lives, and when your life isn’t your own, when you share your life with someone, you have no business risking it, and you have no business risking the other person’s either." Does that sound selfish to you? Don't let Johnny Copeland's cynicism take away your hope, Seattle. If you do that, the villains win. (CON'T page A2) → |
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AT RISK, page A5 → APB STILL IN EFFECT, page A3 → |