Is Jabbar Gibson the new Rosa Parks?

[johnaries]

With all due respect to Ms. Rosa, and I am just a poor white cracker in the South who happens to have a lot of Black friends who I am proud to call My Friends,

Jabbar is a hero! Ms. Rosa saw what needed to be done, and she did it! This 18 year old kid saw what needed to be done... AND HE DID IT! Against all odds!

See this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4596231&mesg_id=4596231

this 18 year old KID, well, he should be an inspiration to all of us.

He saw what needed to be done, and he DID it. No second thoughts, he just did it. Jabbar is a TRUE AMERICAN HERO!

Please, don't let this story die....

[chomskysright]

1. YES! kick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arrest this kid? He deserves a medal!!!
by William S Martin
Fri Sep 2nd, 2005 at 16:08:56 PDT
I don't write many diaries, but the idea that anybody might be thinking of arresting this kid moved me to write.




HOUSTON -- Thousands of refugees of Hurricane Katrina were transported to the Astrodome in Houston this week. In an extreme act of looting, one group actually stole a bus to escape ravaged areas in Louisiana.

About 100 people packed into the stolen bus. They were the first to enter the Houston Astrodome, but they weren't exactly welcomed.





Authorities eventually allowed the renegade passengers inside the dome. But the 18-year-old who ensured their safety could find himself in a world of trouble for stealing the school bus.




http://www.newschannel5.tv/2005/9/1/4255/Taking-refuge-in-the-Astrodome



More below...

William S Martin's diary :: ::
Rather than die on the streets of New Orleans, a young guy named Jabbor Gibson grabbed on an abandoned bus and drove 7 hours straight to Houston, rescuing complete strangers, including women and children, according to the Houston Chronicle.


I'm sick of hearing people who were completely abandoned and left to fend for themselves described as looters for doing what any of us would do in the same situation. I'm not talking about stealing TVs. I'm talking about taking food, water, shoes, and about taking matters into their own hands when the government had left them for dead.



Again, from the news report:


One 8-day-old infant spent the first days of his life surrounded by chaos. He's one of the many who are homeless and hungry.

Authorities eventually allowed the renegade passengers inside the dome. But the 18-year-old who ensured their safety could find himself in a world of trouble for stealing the school bus.

"I dont care if I get blamed for it ," Gibson said, "as long as I saved my people."



Should he have left the bus to be destroyed by flood waters? Left 100 of his fellow citizens to drown or starve?


I hope this idea of this guy being "in a world of trouble" is just some reporter's conjecture. If the news repot is true, he's my hero.

[chomskysright]

3. HE'S CHE!!!!!!!!

[Blue-Jay]

4. Oh, good lord....

[johnaries]

6. Explain?

:shrug:

[johnaries]

2. kick for Jabbar!

[TomInTib]

5. From the back of the bus to the driver's seat!....

[johnaries]

7. OK, so he's 20 instead of 18.

I'm 47 - ok, 48. He's still a kid!

AND he has more guts than the man who was "selected" to be President.

Jabb-bar! Jab-bar!