WOW. (Apologies to those without Twitter access. I don't know how to copy video)

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Holy shit, this guy is amazing. What a hero. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/man-climbs-paris-balcony-child-hanging-building-flat-a8371701.html …

[mcar]

1. I was just watching that on Twitter

[applegrove]

2. Terrifying. If I had known it was a kid I would not have watched though. Too

upsetting.

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3. According to reports, the dad left the kid alone. The hero is meeting Macron tomorrow.

Apparently he's an undocumented citizen from Mali. I hope he gets to stay in France.

[applegrove]

7. Oh man I hope he gets to stay. Karma isn't always in the cards.

[exboyfil]

4. Need to invite the man onto that Ninja show

The climb alone was incredible.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. Just went at it.

See here and note, an exemplar of what we should all hope and aspire to be. Looks like he made that climb in mud boots as well.
That was unbelievable. FOUR FLOORS!
I'm not worthy. THIS is the kind of man who you want to lead others.

[Leghorn21]

6. His name is Mamoudou Gassama, per another tweet from Hannah Jane:

Mcontext: he’s called Mamoudou Gassama, he’s 22,
originally from Mali & scaled 4 storeys in 30 seconds to save that toddler
in Paris pic.twitter.com/GbP0y1PpXA
4:28 PM - May 27, 2018

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Thank you Mr. Gassama

RESPECT

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

9. Thanks.

What an extraordinary human being. WORLD CITIZEN.
Note to self...Exercise like someone else's life depends upon it...bc it/they just may.
More back exercises and lose a few pounds. Crutch.

[Leghorn21]

13. My pleasure, doesn't he just make you puff your chest out?! WOW! - some more tweets:

Update: reports that Mamoudou Gassama has been invited to meet Macron at
the Elysee. Can neither confirm nor deny reports that the entire Le Pen family
has stormed upstairs to bed without supper, seething with rage

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Bloomin immigrants coming to Europe and saving kids lives 🙄

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Immigrants! They get the job done.

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[pangaia]

21. le Pen family.....

Can neither confirm nor deny reports that the entire Le Pen family has stormed upstairs to bed without supper, seething with rage

Not so far fetched...

[oberliner]

8. Parents should be in jail, no?

How do you leave a kid on a balcony unattended?

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

10. Just for the sake of saying so...

How does the adult 2 feet away not get him? Exactly what was he doing? I didn't see much urgency there for having a kid hanging off the balcony.
Four floors and didn't think twice.

[ailsagirl]

11. I didn't get that either

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

12. That kid was definitely hanging there.

That was no trick of the eye. The man on the balcony reminds me of dt. And the man climbing up wo hesitation to save another human being, President Obama.

[ailsagirl]

20. You're right on the money, Crutchez_CuiBono!!

[Demovictory9]

16. i don't get it either.

[ProudLib72]

24. The only thing I could think of was a dividing wall between terraces

Maybe he couldn't quite reach? But even then, jump up on the damned railing, cross to the next apartment, rescue the kid.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

28. Easy to say.

It scares a lot of people to death.
Don't look down. Check your moves and act. Really incredible.

[ProudLib72]

31. If you look at the still image without playing the vid, you can see the dividers

And that kid looks to be about 3' away on the opposite side of the divider. The camera angle makes it look like the neighbor is closer than he really is. Yeah, I think that guy was trying to reach for him but couldn't make it.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

33. Heights aren't for everybody.

paralyzed w fear as well. It sure turned out wonderfully.

[KT2000]

25. the man is the neighbor

and there is a dividing wall on the balcony between the two units. It is visible on the Daily Mail story.

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32. According to the tweets, there was some sort of privacy barrier between the

balconies that prevented the man next door to grab him. If he had tried, his center of gravity would've been out of whack and he'd likely have gone over the edge along with the child.

[pangaia]

22. What was the guy on the balcony doing? Looked like nothing....

[KT2000]

26. Daily Mail has video

that shows the man trying to reach the child but he was a neighbor and there was a divider between the balconies. He could not quite reach.

[pangaia]

36. I just read that. Thanks.

[lapfog_1]

14. like watching one of those parcours videos

he was very fast climbing the balconies

[Demovictory9]

15. he is a hero. why couldn't the two people pull the kid up?

[ailsagirl]

18. Yep-- I don't get it

[Demovictory9]

37. clearer video shows that people were on other side of balcony railing to right of kid

could not easily reach kid

[uncle ray]

23. they were starting to but not as fast.

there is a wall separating the balconies, and the kid was a couple feet from their reach for a good pull. the child started moving towards the people on the balcony when the climber grabbed the kid.

[Leghorn21]

30. Yes, ray!!! The neighbor couple aren't even ON the balcony when the video starts!! And the man

ran out and reached as far as he could and inch by inch, the child was being pulled towards the man...at the very very end, you can see the youngster’s feet very clearly swinging closer to the neighbor, who by THEN could have reached the child with his other hand and swung him to safety - and that’s the EXACT moment the amazing young hero snatches him right up over the rail -

Kudos, props, respect and gratitude to all involved!!!!! This happened in a matter of seconds, and I’ve no doubt the woman behind the man was as freaked as she could be, and I mean, NO DOUBT - hell, that neighbor couple most likely know this youngster, and they did all they could to help -

It’s so beautiful and sad and wonderful...

ANYWAY, uncle ray, all this to say, I totally agree with your post!!

[zentrum]

17. Wow. Any

…..country would benefit from his presence.

The family of the child he saved need to really help him now.

[spanone]

19. K&R...

[Doodley]

27. He could scale Trump's stupid wall in 15 seconds.

[tblue37]

29. Both the child and the rescued were treated for shock:

Firefighters were called to the incident and attended to both the child and rescuer, who were both suffering from shock.

[pansypoo53219]

34. i gotta say that kid sure hung on too.

[Docreed2003]

35. A hero...and a better man than I am...

I hate heights!!!

This young man deserves all the praise he is receiving. Let's hope this act of valor translates to citizenship for him and his family