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This is actually the slant I wanted to put on my 'GSA vehicles' idea. The premise of my idea, is that law abiding, poverty stricken citizens get the financial break usually handed out to commercial businesses, in the form of discounted vehicles. This is one case where virture wouldn't have to be it's own reward. "B"The organization that would manage this department, would also reward, and recognize private citizens that make the world a better place. Kind of like a noble prize, or congressional medal of honor to good people that make a difference at home or in the world. "B"Police seize things like luxury cars, boats, and homes, which also gets auctioned off, to yield various returns on the value. I would like to see those items, given or made available to recipients of this award. A case of stealing from the criminally rich, to give to the wholesome, good poor.

I afraid no one would watch the show. Do we really care to watch other ordinary people get recognized for their accomplishments?

The New York Post has something sort of like this. They call it the 'Liberty' Award or something and they talk about it in the paper. They recognize the achievements of New Yorkers in the community. I remember they gave one to a Muslim man who had saved a synagogue from an arsonist. I'm not sure if there is a ceremony. I imagine there probably is, but its not broadcast on TV. I'm sure this version of the idea is not a phenomenon unique to the this New York Post thing.

They recognize people like this all the time on those horrible daytime talk shows. So I recommend airing your awards show in the middle of the afternoon and Montel Williams should host. Your idea aside, I really am disgusted with how many of these ridiculously unneccessary awards shows there are. Not to mention our culture's pathetic obsession with the lives of celebrities (and now reality tv participants (which apparently there is now an awards show for as well)). I remember when VH1 used to provide insight into talented musician's lives/history with 'Behind the Music', now it's like VH1 has become "E!". I won't go into MTV because I think that has been covered sufficiently elsewhere. Unfortunately, an awards show for heroes, such as special education teachers, firefighters, veterans, local schmucks, etc. would not garner very much attention (sad, but a fact of life). I mean I'm pretty sure I would not watch it, but I just think there are too many awards being given out anyway.

I'm not sure it would be a good idea to bastardize "heroism" with the media. Sooner or later there will be people pretending to be heroes just to get on TV. I can see the headline now: "AMERICAN HERO WINNER FRANKIE JOHNSON, A FAKE!". The article goes on to explain and uncover the whole scam, how the "hero" convinced his friend to act as if he was dying or his son was dying or whatever and he would come to their rescue and that the prize money would be split between the two of them.

Apart from that, the whole point of being a "hero" is the fact that the "hero" does not expect to be given anything in return. If a "hero" expects to be rewarded for his actions, can we really say that he has been "heroic"?

I voted in favour of this idea because it's nice to see ordinary people getting recognized for something they did. However there are award ceremonies like this all over the place here in the UK but extremely few of them get televised. The reason - the media is not interested in the ordinary folk, it just doesn't make good telly and doesn't bring in the ad revenue. I am not trying to denounce your idea because I would love to see it realised. I just think the media is so good at brain washing the public to believe so called celebs are heroes or demi-gods that us ordinary public just can't see beyond our life bubble. I wish the public would wake up and realise this. BTW, I don't watch telly but still applaud your idea.

You'd have no control over the televisability of these individuals. It'd be worse than the gong show was. Even on reality shows the people are screened for it. Nothing on tv is so arbitrary as just being a hero. I think most people look awful and feel really weird about the camera. CAn you think of another show that looks closely at. Oh, and I think most awards do go to heroic people anyway, they're no less egotistical than anybody else, mostly a lot of hard work. There's a lot of heroic people out there, most just didn't find their distressed damsels.