Just before the mass shooting that left 15 dead and dozens more injured during a Hanukkah celebration at Australia’s Bondi Beach, two elderly bystanders attempted to disarm one of the attackers.
In dashcam video, Boris Gurman can be seen grappling with an attacker while Sofia Gurman runs toward them. The couple was killed, but that didn’t stop others from also trying to stop the shooters.
Reuven Morrison, a 62-year-old grandfather, died hurling bricks at one of the gunmen. Ahmed al Ahmed, a father of two, was also shot but managed to wrestle the gun from an attacker.
The videos of people bravely springing into action at Bondi Beach have been watched by millions and might give the impression that such heroic behavior is common, said Dr. Ari Kohen, a political scientist at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and author of “Untangling Heroism.”
That impression is wrong. Typically, when others are in peril, people nearby remain bystanders, Kohen said.
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