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RoseTrellis

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15. Tough choice

Reply to Boo1 (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 05:39 PM

Dec 2025

In hindsight, the hero should have forced the terrorist to lie down. If he had shot him while he was running back to his friend, he would be vilified endlessly. Did the terrorist kill anyone else after he rearmed himself?

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WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney [View all] riversedge Dec 2025 OP

The shooter hung around after he was disarmed--did not immediately run..... riversedge Dec 2025 #1

Damn. A second shooter? Good for that guy though underpants Dec 2025 #2

Kick dalton99a Dec 2025 #3

For some reason Facebook is blocking me from posting this video. Sector 001 Dec 2025 #4

FB doesn't allow any gun violence. n/t Jacson6 Dec 2025 #12

I often have trouble linking to Facebook. Emile Dec 2025 #27

Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified (43-year-old father of two Ahmed el Ahmed) sl8 Dec 2025 #5

Muslum fruit vendor obamanut2012 Dec 2025 #6

Harrowing to watch. Raven123 Dec 2025 #7

And the hero was a Muslim, which should temper the inevitable anti-Muslim bigotry (but undoubtedly won't): tblue37 Dec 2025 #8

The "good guy with a gun" sometimes gets shot by police milestogo Dec 2025 #9

Did it the right way -- locking the gunman's shoulders off-the-clock Dec 2025 #10

That's an Aussie, like they were in Vietnam. UTUSN Dec 2025 #11

too bad shooter re-armed himself WarGamer Dec 2025 #13

Shouldn't have let him get up Boo1 Dec 2025 #14

Tough choice RoseTrellis Dec 2025 #15

In that situation I don't think it's a tough choice at all Boo1 Dec 2025 #16

It's not complex canetoad Dec 2025 #21

Well Boo1 Dec 2025 #23

Is that advice canetoad Dec 2025 #24

And this is atleast the 2nd mass shooting there in the past 2 months Boo1 Dec 2025 #25

You're determined canetoad Dec 2025 #26

Tell yourself whatever you want Boo1 Dec 2025 #28

El Ahmed got shot after the shooter ran off haele Dec 2025 #18

He did Boo1 Dec 2025 #19

I read somewhere that the shooters were farther and son JI7 Dec 2025 #17

ABC link canetoad Dec 2025 #20

Good guy WITHOUT A GUN, takes out bad guy with a gun! Emile Dec 2025 #22

Holy f&ck DoBW Dec 2025 #29