# RIP a brave man, Lt Col Arnaud Beltrame

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 24, 2018, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109 "2018-03-24T09:37:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109/1 "2018-03-24T09:37:36Z")

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Faced with a hostage situation [this officer volunteered to exchange](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/24/he-has-fallen-a-hero-gendarme-who-replaced-hostage-in-french-siege-dies) himself for the hostage.

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> Arnaud Beltrame dies of injuries day after being shot in throat during Trèbes supermarket siege…
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> The French gendarme who was shot after he swapped places with a hostage being held by a terrorist gunman has died.
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> The interior minister, Gérard Collomb, announced the death of Lt ColArnaud Beltrame shortly before 6am (French time) on Saturday.

RIP sir.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109/2 "2018-03-24T11:01:07Z")

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Yes, I just saw this. Heroism.

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**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109/3 "2018-03-24T12:21:14Z")

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Even cynical old me was struck by this one, in a world where hero is thrown around far too easily this is an example of true, selfless bravery. Fair play to that man, if “judge me by my actions” holds true then he is worthy of respect.

I also can’t help but think of that cop at the parkland school, the one that hung outside instead of trying to do something. The comparison with a real cop just makes that event even sadder.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109/4 "2018-03-24T13:26:48Z")

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Wow. The guy really did the ultimate act we expect of those who accept the position of society’s guardian.

Not to be morbid or anything, but are there any more details about the actual shooting? Did the hostage taker just shoot him in cold blood, or was there some sort of struggle that ensued? I understand he left his cell phone on so the other cops could hear what was going on inside. Was that the case of his death? Or, maybe we’ll never really know?

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-a-brave-man-lt-col-arnaud-beltrame/811109/5 "2018-03-24T15:58:50Z")

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Saw that on the BBC news this morning, it’s the sort of act that you hope you’d be capable of as well but who really knows until they are tested? He should rightfully be given all the honours and plaudits going.