{"id":236,"date":"2009-11-06T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T10:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/11\/kimberly-munley-one-brave-police-officer.html"},"modified":"2009-11-06T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T10:57:40","slug":"kimberly-munley-one-brave-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/11\/kimberly-munley-one-brave-police-officer.html","title":{"rendered":"Kimberly Munley: One Brave Police Officer, And The Hero Of Fort Hood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kimberly Munley-hero-Fort-Hood.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/200\/import\/Kimberly%20Munley-hero-Fort-Hood.jpg\" width=\"306\" height=\"453\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>I&#8217;m not one of those people who tosses out the word &#8220;hero&#8221; comfortably. I feel that news accounts of folks who are just doing the decent, ethical thing in a moment of crisis sometimes blow the term out of proportion and devalue it. Not so with police <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/2009\/11\/06\/2009-11-06_police_sgt_kimberly_munley_credited_with_ending_fort_hood_gunman_maj_nidal_malik.html\">Sgt. Kimberly Munley<\/a>, the hero of the Fort Hood&#8217;s terrible incident yesterday. She, in my opinion, is the real deal.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sgt. Munley, by all accounts, was first on scene (first armed, anyway) and took bold action to take down shooter Major Nidal Hasan. It can&#8217;t have been easy to be that brave, and it seems to me it takes a really extraordinary person to race in like that, even if, technically, it&#8217;s all part of the job. When it comes to examples of stand-up behavior, this is the kind of thing that comforts me about humanity&#8217;s decency, even as Major Nidal&#8217;s insane behavior horrifies me.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sergeant Munley, who was injured during the shoot-out, is recovering in the hospital. Please join me in wishing her a speedy recovery!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not one of those people who tosses out the word &#8220;hero&#8221; comfortably. I feel that news accounts of folks who are just doing the decent, ethical thing in a moment of crisis sometimes blow the term out of proportion and devalue it. Not so with police Sgt. 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