When one thinks of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, who was the hero? Why, Jessica, of course. The real hero was the Iraqi doctor who risked the lives of himself and his entire family. Then there is another Jessica who fell down a well and was rescued by brave emergency guys--men who could have died in the hole they created. Little Jessica, who probably slept through the rescue became the 'hero'.
This is all leading up to what a real hero is. The National Post reported the case of RCMP Cpl. Read, who was forced to resign because he tried to expose a huge corruption/fraud ring inside the Canadian Embassy in Hong Kong. Chinese employees were being paid off; they had ties to the vicious triads, and they also had fake visa stamps in their offices. Cpl. Read was sent out to investigate. He found the previous investigation to be either incompetent, or worse, corrupt. The issuing of fake visas to gangsters and other scum was seen by him (and by me) as a huge security threat to Canada. Pressure was brought on him to hush these revelations up by both the top RCMP brass and the High Commissioner.
When Read pressed on, he was recalled. When no official would follow up on his proof, he went public with the information. For this embarassment to the RCMP force he was forced to quit, but he kept up his battle through the media. Now he has been exonerated by a review panel, who looked into his allegations.
Cpl. Read fits my definition of what a true hero is. He could have remained mute; however he put his duty to his fellow Canadians before his need to get a pension cheque. We need a lot more Cpl. Reads in this country.
***Pressure was brought on him to hush these revelations up -- by both the top RCMP brass and the High Commissioner.***
***When Read pressed on, he was recalled. When no official would follow up on his proof, he went public with the information. For this embarassment to the RCMP force he was forced to quit, but he kept up his battle through the media. Now he has been exonerated by a review panel, who looked into his allegations.***
