This kind of thing gets up my nose — not the action itself, but the description thereof:
Lewis Capaldi has been praised for his heroic actions after rushing to help an elderly woman who had collapsed on Hampstead Heath in north London.
The singer, 27, was out with friends on the heath when he spotted the woman lying on the ground before dashing to her aid on Wednesday.
Onlookers in the area revealed that Lewis called the emergency services and stayed with her until they arrived to help.
Were his actions praiseworthy? Of course — but then again good grief, what kind of person would leave an old woman lying on the ground, in obvious distress?
But “heroic”? I don’ theenk so, Simon.
Had the old lady been attacked by three “teenagers” and Capaldi stepped in to help her: yes, now that’s heroic.
But just rendering assistance? That falls under “doing the right thing” and “civic duty”.
Headline hyperbole: I fucking hate it.
For the past couple of years I too have been reading these over the top, emotion filled responses by gov’t employees about simply doing their jobs. Mostly, police chiefs blabbering on and on about how heroic there jackboots were when SIMPLY DOING THEIR JOBS.
It comes across as pathetic pandering.
I’m reminded of the Winston Churchill utterance:
“Madam, thou protest too much.”
Get a rope.
you’re right