The official Black men are actually heroes thread. Examples of heroism inside.
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A Pennsylvania man is being hailed a hero after he saved the life of a white police officer who was trapped in his burning patrol car following a crash. But what makes his actions even more praiseworthy is his history of wrongful imprisonment.
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, McLee wasted no time “ripping open” open the patrol car’s door and dragging Hanley to safety just as the vehicle burst into flames.
By some miracle, both men escaped with non-life-threatening injuries. And while risking your life to save a stranger is notable in itself, many were taken aback by McLee’s heroics given his history with police. McLee sued four Pennsylvania state police for wrongful arrest in 2018 after he spent a year in jail in a case of mistaken identity.
At the time, responding officers mistook him for a gunman during a bar brawl. Despite being seen on camera disarming the actual gunman and tossing the gun aside, then fleeing, McLee was arrested and spent a year in jail.
In another incident, a few months ago, McLee was charged with resisting arrest and fleeing when undercover police raided a home he was at during a gathering. He alleges he was kicked in the mouth during his arrest and is fighting the charges.
“We need to work on our humanity… that’s the main problem of this world,” explained McLee. “We’re stuck on how to get up or to get even, and that is not how I was raised to be. You learn, you live, you move on and I was always taught to forgive big.”
“You can’t base every day of your life off of one interaction you have with one individual,” he added.
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McLee’s lawyer, Alec Wright told NBC10 he’s not surprised by his client’s actions.
“Over the course of his life, Daylan McLee has had multiple, unjustified encounters with police officers just because of the color of his skin,” Wright said. “Those encounters make him the perfect candidate to hate and resent the police. But, that is not Daylan… The answer is not to disregard human life; the answer is to accept it for all that it is. That is Daylan.”
(Photo: KKDA screenshot)
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Despite past encounters, Black man saves white police officer from his burning vehicle
READ MORE: Buffalo officials investigating firing of Black cop who intervened during chokehold
, McLee wasted no time “ripping open” open the patrol car’s door and dragging Hanley to safety just as the vehicle burst into flames.
By some miracle, both men escaped with non-life-threatening injuries. And while risking your life to save a stranger is notable in itself, many were taken aback by McLee’s heroics given his history with police. McLee sued four Pennsylvania state police for wrongful arrest in 2018 after he spent a year in jail in a case of mistaken identity.
At the time, responding officers mistook him for a gunman during a bar brawl. Despite being seen on camera disarming the actual gunman and tossing the gun aside, then fleeing, McLee was arrested and spent a year in jail.
In another incident, a few months ago, McLee was charged with resisting arrest and fleeing when undercover police raided a home he was at during a gathering. He alleges he was kicked in the mouth during his arrest and is fighting the charges.
“We need to work on our humanity… that’s the main problem of this world,” explained McLee. “We’re stuck on how to get up or to get even, and that is not how I was raised to be. You learn, you live, you move on and I was always taught to forgive big.”
“You can’t base every day of your life off of one interaction you have with one individual,” he added.
READ MORE: Rayshard Brooks shared struggles with justice system in interview before his death
McLee’s lawyer, Alec Wright told NBC10 he’s not surprised by his client’s actions.
“Over the course of his life, Daylan McLee has had multiple, unjustified encounters with police officers just because of the color of his skin,” Wright said. “Those encounters make him the perfect candidate to hate and resent the police. But, that is not Daylan… The answer is not to disregard human life; the answer is to accept it for all that it is. That is Daylan.”
(Photo: KKDA screenshot)
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Despite past encounters, Black man saves white police officer from his burning vehicle
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That cop would've just been in that burning car if I'd been in dude's shoes
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