{"id":16043,"date":"2017-10-06T15:26:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T20:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/?p=16043"},"modified":"2017-10-06T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T20:26:59","slug":"new-footage-cowardly-king-instagram-begs-vegas-cops-deal-active-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/2017\/10\/new-footage-cowardly-king-instagram-begs-vegas-cops-deal-active-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"New Footage: Cowardly &#8216;King Of Instagram&#8217; Begs Vegas Cops While They Deal with Active Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beyond horrific: shoot out in Las Vegas! My condolences to the ones who lost their lives.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0iLwuFBEi\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/I0iLwuFBEi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Preeti Mahapatra (@Preeti_HM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Preeti_HM\/status\/914785028151939073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, stories emerged of heroism.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Concert goer Kristal Goddard said a\u00a0stranger covered her and her roommate with his body, taking an unknown number of bullets to protect them \u2014 even though they didn\u2019t know him. As he bled out, he told them that he didn\u2019t think he was going to make it.\u00a0 The women didn\u2019t know his name and \u2014 in their shock \u2014 they can\u2019t remember what he even looked like.\u00a0 His condition is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>A Paris, Tennessee man covered his wife\u2019s body with his own, to save her life.\u00a0 She posted this on her Facebook page immediately after the attack:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16045\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/156\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-06-at-2.01.49-PM-1024x508.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-10-06 at 2.01.49 PM\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\"><\/p>\n<p>These men were just regular guys with a lot of honor and courage.\u00a0 Men who wouldn\u2019t sit by and let others get shot right in front of them without them at least trying to do something.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bilzerian, a professional poker player who has a big following on Instagram, was also in Las Vegas that night.\u00a0 If you only judge by his social media posts, he\u2019s the biggest badass that ever was.\u00a0 Here is one (rare)\u00a0photo he managed to\u00a0post without bikini-clad women in it:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16053\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/156\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-06-at-2.44.15-PM-e1507319101878.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-10-06 at 2.44.15 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"534\"><\/p>\n<p>But when the bullets started flying in Las Vegas on that fateful night, he didn\u2019t hesitate\u2026\u00a0 to flip out his phone and make an Instagram video.\u00a0\u201cHoly f\u2014, this girl just got shot in the f\u2014ing head,\u201d Bilzerian\u00a0said while running away from the sound of the gunfire.\u00a0\u201cThis is so f\u2014ing crazy.\u201d\u00a0 My husband, Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, called him out:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why children shouldn\u2019t classify heroes by their followers or their photos.\u00a0@danbilzerian\u00a0this is what kills me about people like you. Always playing \u2018operator dress up\u2019 and so so tough when the cameras are on. A woman just got shot in the head and you are running away filming that\u2019s not what operators do. Please stop trying to be someone your not. People are dying, you\u2019re running away not helping them and pretending it\u2019s worthy of a video is disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilzerian, in response, called Dakota a \u201cretard.\u201d\u00a0 (Classy.)<\/p>\n<p>Today, however, this video emerged, showing Bilzerian actually impeded the police work of Las Vegas officers.\u00a0 While\u00a0the shooter rained bullets down on the crowd, Bilzerian showed the cop his carry permit and asked for his weapon.\u00a0 On\u00a0what planet would a police officer give a random stranger his weapon\u2026 during an active shooter scenario? The cop wasn\u2019t impressed by Bilzerian\u2019s social media following.\u00a0 \u201cNo, get the f\u2014 away from me right now,\u00a0I don\u2019t know who the f\u2014 you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"molvideoplayer\" title=\"MailOnline Embed Player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/embed\/video\/1549915.html\" width=\"698\" height=\"573\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Bilzerian\u2019s mind, everyone should know who he is because he lives online and\u00a0desperately wants the world to see him as a hero. But, when the moment arose, he wasn\u2019t prepared.\u00a0 When someone was killed right before his eyes, his immediate response was to promote himself.\u00a0 This is, of course, the exact opposite of the way real men\u00a0act during a tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Dakota posted this today, and I wanted to share it with you.\u00a0 It represents the way real men view sacrifice, patriotism, and \u2014 yes \u2014 love.\u00a0 (Note to\u00a0Bilzerian: love is more powerful when it\u2019s not directed at yourself.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhJ2ygro9X8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I agree with Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>The nation needs more\u00a0people willing to lay down their lives for others\u2026\u00a0 not more men impotently striking a pose in front of a cell phone.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dakota_Meyer_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wikimedia<\/a>\u00a0and<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation needs more people willing to lay down their lives for others&#8230; 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