Would YOU do this?

[MarinaDiamandis]

http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=381007

Hero.

 

[eSZee]

WOW.
That's amazing.
Whether I would do it, I'd like to think so but until that situation arises, I could never be sure.

 

[disinfected]

Holy crap.

 

[boiltheocean]

Top Lad, I hope he has a speedy recovery.

I'd rush in like that if the situation arises, if I already knew they had a gun and machete though I'd probably take a different approach.

 

[nick09]

Now that is a tough decision to make. I hope the good man gets better since that bullet wound was so close to his organs!

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

There are doubts on whether his story is completely true or some details are missing (the 'machete' could easily have been a smaller knife and the gun could have been an airgun) but the question remains. If it is 100% true, he is a god amongst men in my opinion.

 

[Wiegert]

Damn! That was awesome act of bravery, he was lucky as hell to survive that attack. I have to give credit to him for coming to the aid of someone in dire need.

Here's hoping the attackers are brought to justice.

 

[CodeRedR51]

There are doubts on whether his story is completely true or some details are missing (the 'machete' could easily have been a smaller knife and the gun could have been an airgun) but the question remains. If it is 100% true, he is a god amongst men in my opinion.

I was thinking it couldn't be real until I saw the photo.

 

[MercilessOne]

Hell yeah. The world needs more men like that.

 

[Akmuq]

He is a hero, no doubt about it.

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Unreal. If there wasn't a photo I wouldn't believe it. Good for him!

 

[Pupik]

Wow, that's one bad mother:censored: for pulling that off. Hope he's recovering well (sounds like there's going to be a long recovery).

I'd probably have to have to carry a lot more bravery along to fight back, although sometimes I waver from weak to strong in those sorts of situations.

 

[Horde_R35]

Well done. He did the right thing.



Never got cut or shot (luckily). I had a few episodes of those. One of wich, i had to defend some wife and kids from her own husband... Woman and kids screaming while the guy was beating the crap out of them all. This happened on a beach near Lisbon at night (that family lived near by in a Fishermans neighborhood) the guy was a bit drunk and out of his mind. I didnt say anything or engaged any discution. In my mind the guy was beeing so crazy and violent i just had to put a stop to it. Just came behind him and made a lock on his neck and put him almost to sleep, while i screamed to his ear: "Stop beating your wife or ill Fxxx you up!! Son of a...!! etc" while he was trying to fight me was easier because he ran out of air faster. When he was almost falling down i let him go. He got up looked at me very shaken up and just stood there looking at me and possibly realized he shouldnt mess around, wondering what happened at that moment. I told him again (nervous/adrenaline pumping): "Stop it right now!!". But then i realized the guy was as big as a lumberjack (he even had a red and white flannel shirt) and i thought: "Now this is going to get ugly and he looks like his gonna kick my ass very hard!" Luckily he just stood there. While this scene was happening my girlfriend called the cops right away. The woman didnt press charges against her husband (obviously) and i went home with a bit of a smile on my face knowing i did the right thing. In those moments our instinct just gets you on that situation and we just think clearly after the scene.





EDIT: It would be much cooler if i went back home with my evo too, but at the time i had an evo alright but a 93 Fiat Uno (Evolution) 1.0 I.E. 45hp (just had my license for a few months or so)

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Have done it, only they didn't have a knife or a gun. Not sure if the girl was going to be raped or just robbed, but I didn't hesitate to help someone out in need. I've actually learned to approach with caution if the woman and man are in a relationship and the woman is in trouble (being beaten, etc...) as when the cops come, she's 99% sure to take the side of her bf/husband instead of yours...felt like a hero that night for sure, made me think I should have helped him beat her instead of knocking him out. 👎

I honestly think its instinct to protect someone, atleast in most people. I've run in traffic to protect a friends child, my dogs as well as running to the needs of friends (one time it turned out to be someone I didn't know, but ended up being thanked in the end either way).

 

[Villain]

Christ. What a :censored:ing warrior.

 

[Moot]

Had a few beers and felt merry, on his way to drive home...
Normally on strong medication...

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

Had a few beers and felt merry, on his way to drive home...
Normally on strong medication...

On strong medication due to extensive surgery. Merry could mean happy. Stop pulling 'what ifs' out of your behind and stick to the topic. Would YOU do this?

 

[Moot]

On strong medication due to extensive surgery. Merry could mean happy. Stop pulling 'what ifs' out of your behind and stick to the topic. Would YOU do this?

You haven't read his post correctly.
"the medication i was on was nothing more than what i already take daily".
This indicates he was already on strong medication before the event even happened, and he was drinking alcohol while on medication, and he had beers, written in a way to suggest he was under the influence of it.
It's not hard to read it that way.
If he died that's one less drunk driver on the road, one might say.
He may have done a good deed by saving the woman from a rape, but that wont protect her from getting run over by him one day and while she is walking with her 2 daughters, they could all get wiped out by a guy like this. Let's not hero worship.
But as you say, we can imagine ourselves in this situation and guess what we would do. I can't imagine it well enough to judge.

 

[alex10798]

Holy crap.

Seconded.

 

[Spacegoat]

A real hero, here's to a speedy recovery.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

You haven't read his post correctly.
"the medication i was on was nothing more than what i already take daily".
This indicates he was already on strong medication before the event even happened, and he was drinking alcohol while on medication, and he had beers, written in a way to suggest he was under the influence of it.
It's not hard to read it that way.
If he died that's one less drunk driver on the road, one might say.
He may have done a good deed by saving the woman from a rape, but that wont protect her from getting run over by him one day and while she is walking with her 2 daughters, they could all get wiped out by a guy like this. Let's not hero worship.
But as you say, we can imagine ourselves in this situation and guess what we would do. I can't imagine it well enough to judge.

Please leave the 'what ifs' for somewhere else. He didn't drive, no foul.

To put it bluntly all I was trying to say was answer the question in the title as I have asked, or don't reply to this thread at all. If this thread turns to judging the guy on anything else but his selfless actions then it will be locked as quickly as it appeared.

I don't want a discussion about what a bad person he is for having tattoos, or that he should have completed a risk assessment before punching the fool, or anything else. I posted this so we can all appreciate what he did and try and realise that every one of us has the courage to do the same.

 

[Villain]

I wish I could answer if I would or wouldn't do that. I always believe that you really don't know what you're capable of until you find yourself in a situation like that.

Jeez. A freakin' machete?!

 

[Type S Tony]

I would go & help out a lady in need.

Something about this story doesnt add up 100% though, i.e. what was a women with 2 kids & a husband at home doing walking through a park by herself in the middle of the night? anyway he still done the right thing.

I had a similar situation where me & a friend parked the car at a dead end of a street near a park in an industrial area, we were sitting down and having a smoke when we heard screaming comming from the distance, we saw a girl trying to run away from this massive dude and he was running right behind her trying to grab her. I yelled out to him & ths dude must have been on some serious rage becuase he started running straight at us yelling all sorts of obsceneties, did i leave out the fact he was MASSIVE, Like Double door fridge on legs massive.

so we noticed the girl was running in the opposite direction to him so we jumped back into the car to get away from Mr massive becuase we were in no state of mind to fight, My friend called the police immediately and we drove round to the other side of the park to try find the girlsd but she was no where to be seen.

Police arrived and found the guy, he was apparently high on Meth and that was his GF who he had abused during an argument about his meth addiction so even though we didnt physically get involved we did help out the situation.

 

[W3H5]

That man would get a beer from me.

I've seen/ had a friend intervene in a similar situation, get beaten and not be so lucky as this guy.

It's only in these situations one makes a fight or flight choice, before one encounters a situation like this there is no telling what one's mind will tell the body to do.

I've been involved in some smaller situations alone the same lines and it does feel good knowing you've done the right thing but honestly after losing a friend (RIP Tristan) for being a hero I don't know if I'd go out of my way for a stranger any more.

 

[AudiPro]

Damn what a man. But thats another one of my reasons for carrying my buck knife.

 

[W3H5]

Damn what a man. But thats another one of my reasons for carrying my buck knife.

A lot of people who carry knives have their own blade used against them. I don't know the exact percentage but it's a true fact. Carrying a knife (in certain situations) can be worse than being unarmed.

 

[Omnis]

If someone's getting raped, raper is getting shot. Homie don't play that.

 

[gogatrs]

Damn what a man. But thats another one of my reasons for carrying my buck knife.

Knowing me, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to use a knife, or a gun in this situation.
I'd call the cops first and then intervene most likely.
But then again, you can never be sure.

👍

He deserves an e-cookie.

 

[GT-R_EMOKID]

This dude has balls.He deserves a medal or somethin.

 

[CAM]

If someone's getting raped, raper is getting shot. Homie don't play that.

I don't think I laughed this hard at Tosh.0 earlier tonight, this is hilarious.