I'm Sorry But This Kid Is Not A Hero

FORT SMITH (KFSM) -- Ten-year-old Pheonix Bomar has been recognized by the Fort Smith Police Department and city leaders after he dialed 9-1-1, and potentially saved his neighbor's life. "I was just walking home from school and then I heard someone yelling and it was Mr. John -- my neighbor," Bomar said.

Bomar found his elderly neighbor in the driveway after a fall.

"I went over there and he said can you dial 9-1-1," Pheonix said. "So, I had to run home, unlock the door and grab my phone. I ran back over and dialed 9-1-1. If I didn't hear him, he may have slid down the hill... maybe into the street."

Bomar told dispatchers his address and, and also told them that Mr. John was hurt on the back of his head. He said he learned how to be quick on his feet from his mom.

Full story here.

Look, this is great and everything- but are we lowering our bar for what we consider a hero? Don't get me wrong, this seems like a great kid, but maybe that's what we should be calling him, "good boy". All he did was follow directions! That's not a hero.

You can't be a hero if you're told to call 911 and you do. If the kid didn't listen he'd be a scumbag! That's too thin a line! Now if this kid had picked up this old person's scent from a half mile out, traced it back to the house, vaulted through a window and carried this guy out on his back then I'd say he's a hero.

But this kid, didn't do that. An old guy asked him to call 911 and the kid didn't walk away; that's not heroism, that's congratulations mom and dad, your kid's not a dick yet.