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‘Bollard man’: Frenchman who took on Sydney mall attacker offered permanent Australian residency (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by fpslem to c/bollards

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Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese praised the Frenchman who confronted Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi for his “extraordinary bravery” and said he could stay in the country for as long as he wanted.

Damien Guerot, a French construction worker, has been dubbed by some as the "Bollard Man" after CCTV footage showed him confronting Cauchi with a bollard on an escalator during the deadly stabbing attack in Westfield Bondi Junction.

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[–] GrabtharsHammer 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a stanchion.

[–] fpslem 2 points 3 months ago

Agreed, but the guy seems like such a champ, I'll give it to him. Standing firm to protect people at the right place at the right time is what bollards are all about.