'Spiderman' granted French citizenship after rescuing child from Paris balcony
Source: CNN
By Saskya Vandoorne, Samantha Beech and Ben Westcott, CNN
Updated 5:51 AM ET, Mon May 28, 2018
Paris (CNN)A young Malian migrant who rescued a child dangling from a balcony will be made a French citizen and has been offered a job by the Paris fire brigade, the office of the French presidency said.
Video of the rescue showed 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama climbing up four floors of the apartment building in just seconds to rescue the child, to cheers from onlookers. By the time Parisian emergency services arrived at the building, he had already pulled the child to safety.
President Emmanuel Macron invited Gassama to the Elysee Palace on Monday, where he was given a certificate and a gold medal for performing an act of courage and dedication.
Gassama told Macron: "I didn't think about it, I climbed up and God helped me."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/28/asia/paris-baby-spiderman-rescue-intl/index.html
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,580 posts)Highly appropriate and richly deserved as well.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Larrybanal
(227 posts)never saw that word in the article...sounds very trumpy
oberliner
(58,724 posts)French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Mamoudou Gassama, an undocumented migrant, would become a "naturalised French" national and join the fire service, the AFP news agency reported on Monday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/france-hails-malian-hero-saved-toddler-paris-balcony-180528073152771.html
At a meeting in the Elysée presidential palace Monday, Macron praised Mamoudou Gassama, an undocumented migrant from Mali, for his exceptional act and added: Were going to regularise all your papers and if you wish, we will initiate a naturalisation procedure so that you can become French, if you so desire.
http://www.france24.com/en/20180528-france-macron-hero-malian-rescue-child-french-citizenship
The video footage is striking: In a matter of seconds, a young man scales four stories of a Paris apartment building to rescue a child dangling from a balcony above the street.
The rescuers name is Mamoudou Gassama, an undocumented 22-year-old immigrant from Mali...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/05/28/an-undocumented-immigrant-saved-a-toddler-dangling-from-a-paris-balcony-now-hes-a-national-hero/?utm_term=.46c2efdf0c9a
Weird that you think "undocumented" sounds "trumpy".
brush
(53,764 posts)progressives say no one is illegal. "Undocumented" is the preferred term.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)follow up with a "told you so " refrain?
No one is amused, or impressed. Not I.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Did you ever see the one where the character played by John Waters saves Homer's life and it leads to him overcoming his homophobia?
That was what I was going for with the comment.
The notion that what it will take for some people to think positively about undocumented immigrants is for them to do something like that.
If you do remember the episode, towards the end, the character says:
"Homer, I won your respect, and all I had to do was save your life. Now, if every gay man could just do the same, you'd be set."
and then Homer says: "Amen to that"
Here's the clip:
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)marble falls
(57,073 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)but probably nothing, as would be with the MSM also. He is a racist and hates that any brown skinned person has more courage, intelligence and ability than his despicable orange presence of life.
marble falls
(57,073 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)these days in amereeeKKKa.
DFW
(54,338 posts)They wold repeat the Republican mantra, "the law is the law." I.e. "thanks for saving the kid, but fuck you anyway, and get your ass outta here."
Macron knew how to handle this without a moment's hesitation. Republicans would have known how NOT to handle the situation--probably with equally little hesitation.
brush
(53,764 posts)hero who saved lives by stopping that shooter with his bare hands.
trump didn't acknowledge his heroism for weeks, and when he finally did it was because he was pressured. And he did it reluctantly.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)FakeNoose
(32,626 posts)He's making the point that France treats its immigrants way better than the USA does. That, in addition to rewarding the young man for his bravery and quick thinking.
This is awesome all the way around!
calimary
(81,204 posts)And well-deserved gratitude and respect. Excellent!
pazzyanne
(6,547 posts)we deport undocumented immigrants who have served in our active duty military. We are no longer an honorable nation... and won't be until tRump is out of the People's House.
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Climbs like a primate!
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)It looks like Mr Gassama had to climb up a good 50 feet, and did in around 20 seconds.
Photo when he's two floors below (click): http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/45b0b1284a5a4a35494bd43b250ce7c0
There was a man on the next balcony who was holding onto the child's wrist, but there's a divider between the balconies which kept him from getting close enough to get enough leverage to pull him up. The child is a 4 year old boy, so he wasn't that small.
He was home by himself: the mother was out of town and the father had gone out.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)by himself???
samnsara
(17,615 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
pangaia
(24,324 posts)if you Google some of the videos, there are already RW trolls at it
Sorry to even have to mention this, but the idea that the French authorities would be easily duped seems highly unlikely. Also the Spiderman has zero history (as far as I know) that would indicate hes remotely that venal.
BTW, I am aware that even bringing the topic up here, could be abetting the spread the doubt crap that the RW is infamous for. Its a catch 22 situation
-Puzzler
irisblue
(32,963 posts)to post stuff like that.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Well doesn;t surpruise me.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)then climbed down.
Play the film backward, look like a hero.
That had to be it, right?
Botany
(70,489 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,170 posts)Strong and brave.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)rainin
(3,011 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)He would have been arrested and deported.
arithia
(455 posts)and then a wonderful individual like this reminds me of who we can be.
Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)He didn't take any time at all to ponder what his risks were, he moved only to try to save the child.
Any conscious human being would recognize his goodness immediately.
Anyone attempting to throw insults at this man dwells somewhere far below sub-human range. He/she is dishonest and fueled by hatred, not really qualified to be heard, and will be recognized for what he/she is.
T_i_B
(14,737 posts)...the government would still have deported him regardless. Well done to Emanuel Macron for showing how government should behave.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)To quickly climb four stories on the outside of a building to rescue that child! WOW!
Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)By PAUL PRADIER BEN GITTLESON
PARIS May 28, 2018, 4:30 PM ET
The father of a 4-year-old boy who was rescued from a Paris balcony this weekend had been out grocery shopping and playing Pokémon Go instead of watching his child, according to a French official.
Authorities charged the father with "failure to meet parental obligations" after his son was seen in videos dangling from the fourth floor of a Paris building, Paris prosecutor François Molins told the BFM television network on Monday.
A migrant from Mali was hailed as a hero after scaling the building and pulling the young boy to safety. Videos of 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama's climb went viral and French President Emmanuel Macron said he would put Gassama on a fast track to citizenship.
The boy's mother was not home either, Molins said, because she was visiting France's Réunion Island, in the Indian Ocean, with family members.
More:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/father-boy-dangling-paris-balcony-playing-pokmon-prosecutor/story?id=55491140
Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)Published: 21:44 Monday 28 May 2018
A migrant from Mali lauded as a hero for scaling an apartment building in Paris to save a young child dangling from a balcony will be rewarded for his exceptional act with papers to legalise his stay, French president Emmanuel Macron said.
He said 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama, who arrived in the country a few months ago, will also be given citizenship if he wants and a job as a firefighter.
The Rescue. Bravo, Mr Macron said to Mr Gassama during a one-on-one meeting in the presidential Elysee Palace that ended with the awarding of a medal from the prefecture for courage and devotion.
Mr Gassamas feat went viral on social media, where he has been dubbed Spiderman for climbing up five floors, from balcony to balcony, and whisking a four-year-old boy to safety on Saturday night as a crowd screamed at the foot of the building in Paris northern 18th district.
Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/spiderman-balcony-rescue-hero-granted-french-citizenship-1-4746188