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My mom ran an illegal daycare for a while and one day while everyone was outside there was a drive-by shooting. My mom literally trampled a four year old to get inside and locked the door with all the kids outside. I (15 at the time) covered the nearest kid with my body and made sure the rest of the kids stayed down and didn't get hurt. My mom decided that she needed to draw attention away from her abject cowardliness so when the parents came she told them that even though I'd gotten on top of a child it wasn't SA. The parents were appalled that she'd even suggest that when I was being a hero and asked what the hell was wrong with her. But hey I guess they weren't talking about her being a coward, so I guess she succeeded? I take comfort and satisfaction from the fact that when it really mattered, I was a better person than she could ever be.
Every time I get stories like this in terms of what that actual fuck from real life hanging out or online I cannot fathom reality for a minute. Sure, some of the online shit is false, but this is too specific.
So not only did she lock out a bunch of other kids, she locked out her OWN child?? Who saved the other kids???
Mind you, sounds like something my mother would do, too. But still. Wtf??
I'm doing pretty well...got a woman I love, we're saving money to start a family. My partner just got a big promotion at work so that'll help...the promotion comes with her own office with her name on the door and everything. Very exciting. I see a therapist twice a week and haven't been in the mental hospital this year which is new (my spawners left me with extreme PTSD and PTSD-aggravated bipolar), I've been at least once a year for the past 10 years, but I did go twice last year so the average is still there. I did do an intensive outpatient program which is kind of like a 16 hour a week hospitalization for four weeks. I take my psych pills every day and see the doctor once a month. But all in all, I'm doing better and thriving more than I have the rest of my life--if you told 10 year old me I'd be this relatively stable and relatively less depressed, I would have gotten mad at you for feeding me false hope and not understanding/downplaying my pain.
My mom hanged herself, I was annoyed that she did it on a weekend so I couldn't even skip work "because I was just oh so distraught or something I guess." Actually they wouldn't have believed that anyway, I'm pretty vocal about how much she sucked.
I was a victim in two take over robberies at a bank when I was young working as teller.
I saw fight or flight firsthand with coworkers and customers. No one knows how they are going to react, until it happens. More than half my coworkers were emotionally traumatized and couldn't function during the event. Did they not love me or care for those around them? Absolutely they did! In a extremely stress/fear people just react, probably the most intense/emotional state you can be in and most people will choose flight. Which is the natural response.
I say fuck you to all the keyboard warriors out there saying you would be superman, I hope you are never put in this horrific situation.
In my opinion it is completely ignorant to accuse any human for not disregarding self preservation
Yeah, if there's an emergency, I'm useless. I've done tons of first aid training/first responder training so that I can be helpful and want to THINK I would jump into action knowing exactly what to do but the reality is that if anything happens, my mind goes blank. This is even though I fall into a natural leadership role in every other way.
I always say that in a life or death situation, like if I had to fight someone, I would definitely just die. I don't think I'd be capable of fighting back.
These two are not at work. They are responsible for each other’s safety on this trip abroad. It is a miracle she was saved by good samaritans, and this sniveling kid would NEVER live this down if that was my sister or my friend. Same if the roles were reversed. But judging by how she stood her ground I’m betting she would have defended him and not abandoned him like he did her.
Yeah, I agree with you. It's his girlfriend and they are travelling in a foreign country they are supposed to watch each other's back. That kid is an absolute pussy. I'm sorry. Fucking hiding and watching, go get the police. Yell for others to help. Nope. He fucking his behind a corner like a bitch.
I saw my friend get donkey punched at a pick up game. His other friends just froze, all dudes and big ones at that. I didn’t even realize I was on the guy till I was being pulled off. Was the only chick in the group.
I think people who have more of a protective streak don’t freeze up as much. We care about our people more than we do our selves.
I get what you’re saying about people being too hard on this guy. Having said that, he didn’t really attempt to do anything, not distract the guy, not yell for help, he just stood there. If you suspect that you might freeze up in dangerous self defense situations and you’re going with your girlfriend to a country that has issues with tourists getting robbed, you should at least attempt to get training to defend yourself or have an idea of what to do if something like this happens instead of just standing around and potentially watching her get stabbed to death. I’m not saying I’m a bad ass, but I have been a robbery situation where I had to wrestle someone and use pepper spray. If you’re going to be in a loving relationship, you should at least have the awareness that you might need to protect that person in a dangerous situation.
This is a completely cope, apologist comment for a guy that is 100% bitchmade. He’s not even yelling stop or taking out his phone to call police. I am absolutely astounded that when the other guy jumped on the assailant, that he didn’t jump on also to simply help overpower the person.
This dude operates on a dangerous level of cowardice.
I stared down a shot gun at fucking 15 years old so my brothers and sisters wouldn’t have to. Being a punk is being a punk. Fight or flight exist sure, but there is also being brave for those you love. No matter what, a 15 year old child can do this? But a man taking his girl to Colombia can’t? Nah no excuses made for this coward.
Super agree. I stopped a man twice my size that was beating my cousin with a tire iron. I didn’t beat him up, but I did step into the danger zone and make him confront me. I did what needed done in the moment. I’ve been in other traumatic situations and also did what needed done. You break later, after the crisis, not in the moment.
Yeah I feel like there’s a lot of judgement and confidence in how people definitively have to respond in potential life or death situations from people online with no experience with it first hand and completely excluding the irrational and automatic responses that can take over.
The same people acting like being a hero risking your life is the most natural thing for all good people also would prolly laugh and call them idiots when the situation pops up in a horror movie and the brave guy confronts the murderer and gets murdered immediately.
Spot on. Had the same thought. I’ve been to combat & seen up close the biggest, toughest guys you would expect to perform best, freeze; & pimple faced geeks jump into action like a courageous superhero.
These dorks in the comments have no idea what they would do & most of them would not be the heroes they play in their minds. That’s Reddit though. Virtuous legends in their own mind with almost no self-awareness. You have no idea what you would do until it happens.
Thank you for this comment. This is one issue with toxic masculinity, treating natural nervous system reactions as a personal failure is guaranteed to lead to shame and ptsd from situations like this.
After she ignored his reasonanle stance on ignoring dumbass kid outside which led to them being discovered. And what was he supposed to do against several zombies while unarmed?
How people forget this is beyond me. It was literally the wife's fault she died causs she didn't want to listen. I was so happy when he left her to face the consequences of HER choices🤣
He tells his kids when asked if there’s anything he could have done to save her “I saw her die” which makes it super awkward when she appears, alive some time later.
Oh yeah I don’t understand people faulting him at all.
He just watched everyone he was hiding with get ripped apart by them and saw her get tackled by them.
Armchair warriors love to say shit like “I’d just grab the gun off an attacker” but their heart rate spikes while making spicy comments online or getting up to grab another bottle of Mountain Dew, as if they’re going to be Rambo in a life or death situation.
just checked another vid, one of the other survivor then also decides to also put their face up against the boards for... some reason? That's the real start of everything going wrong.
There’s 4. Fight, flight, freeze, fawn. He is mostly freezing with a little flight. Of course that’s also how it goes. It’s not like people squarely fall into a category.
When somebody stands still like that, others are also having a hard time helping.
E.g. I could imagine a dude in a grey shirt that walked by was like "She is getting attacked, but the other guy is not helping? Is it because she stole something/did something wrong? So she should not get help? I do not want to do a wrong thing"
I have been a +1 in situations like this before. And if you haven't been there when the stuff started, then you are just losing time on figuring out who you are supposed to help. And if others are standing there, being a coward/normal person, then it is even harder. Because you are like
"If they are standing, is it for a purpose? Am I not supposed to help? Is it a fight club? Is it a bet? Who is in the wrong?"
After living in sf for a few years this is normal. Most of the dudes here will leave their gf behind if a homeless dude asks them for change too aggressively
It’s actually worse. This doesn’t show the full video. In the end of this one you see them kind of reunite, but it gets chaotic again and he straight up dips out of the frame and she has to climb over the counter.
that's what it is for me. Because I can at least understand freaking out and running away, especially if that's never happened to you. Even if it's not the best look, I understand it. But to neither stand up for your woman OR run the fuck away. That's just crazy. Was he waiting around for maybe just in case he got some last second bravery stats?
The question is if this is his first time in such a situation. Few do the right thing the first time, and then it leaves you cringing for the rest of your life. The question then is how you react once it’s not new.
I mean this was a frightening situation. On the other hand, how you react in this situation shows what kind of personality you have. And he has minutes to decide not helping his (girl)friend.
I really hope he least apologized, I've been in situations somewhat like this, but not as serious. I just stood there and turned into a 🪵. I still think about how I was in shock, how I didn't even think about going in to help, and just stood there like a dumb ass. It's one of those thoughts keeping me awake at night. So, I hope he acknowledged it with her, at least let her know he understood that it was a weak ass bitch move, because I don't know how he could live with himself if he didn't.
There was a case where I live where a man in a car saw a woman struggling with a man so he got out to help & was promptly stabbed to death. If I was one of his loved ones, I’d very much hate the choice he made. The thing to do is get help as quickly as possible, not endanger an additional life.
Well you should forgive yourself if it really happened one day to you, it's not moral failure really, it's normal human reaction when their think well being is threaten. The guy's act is not the best not perfect but it's forgivable and normal, it really can't be helped. Not everyone can be strong
Pretty sure many of you brave reddit soldiers would also completely freeze in this situation. Especially if it's not a girlfriend but some random tourist you've known for 5 minutes, which for all we know is the case here.
I’ve been in the victim of an aggravated armed robbery before at knife point and I froze and I couldn’t move and that’s before I saw the knife. They just had a hold of my shirt. It’s easy to say things from the outside but he obviously was in a state of panic himself.
yeah i think a lot of the people criticizing think they would be a hero in that situation but you never know how you'll react in a scary situation like that
I would bet good money that a large chunk of the people talking shit about how they'd do better than this guy would actually freeze up just as bad as he did if they were in his shoes.
It's easy to say what we'd do and pretend we're badasses when it's hypothetical and we're watching the danger through our screens. Not so easy when the knife wielding man is suddenly and abruptly right there in front of you. Some people can handle that stress, others fold and you won't know which you are by watching it on a screen no matter how badass of a response you think you'd have.
I've had people attempt to rob me when I was younger a lot of times, but I was a "street pharmacist".
So I knew to be ready for it, especially when I was going out to clubs to do my thing, drunk people where ballsy but that's just fist fighting, which doesn't scare me one bit.
I can say I fought like a rabbid dog, but I knew when to give up, for example.
One time 4 big guys come running through my open sliding door, I decked the first guy on instinct but the second and third threw me over a bench and I ended up on my back with 4 bikers kicking and punching which I kept my guard up and swung back when I could.
But the moment I heard my kitchen draw open and a the sound of a knife being grabbed, I yelled "I am not fighting, what do you want" and that was the first time I was successfully robbed and the last time I was a street pharmacist after years of doing it, now I work in IT and it is a must quiter life style they did me a favour.
The moral of the story is that a weapon changes everything, and it changes the level of risk from potentially a bruised face and ego to you might lose your life.
Just because you can jump into a fist fight without a second thought does not mean you will when they out number you or have a weapon.
I was attacked at 15 I went into complete rabbit in headlights , I couldn't speak or yell or kick out and I get very frustrated when I read 'i would have kicked him in the nuts' or 'scream and scream my head off' I hope everyone could fight and get out of situations easily and safely but please be kind to those who just freeze in the moment .
Doesn’t even look like that was her man. He went off in another direction at the end of the fight. Everyone just assumes they were together from the title.
I said it a few days ago and I’ll say it now. I’d rather my friend not try to save me if they knew they were not confident. I don’t want a friend or SO dying for me. I’d rather be the one to get injured or killed than a friend not everyone is a fighter. If they felt that they could step in I’d love the help but if they don’t just do what this guy did but call for help. She should have not fought back as she could have gotten really injured or killed had the thief wanted to do so. Fight or flight is a hell of a drug and until you’re put into a situation like this there is no shot you’d know how you’d react and I’d argue 95% of the people on Reddit would have done the same exact thing but since they’re behind their keyboard at home safe and have never experienced something like this they feel like the dude is a pussy for wanting to preserve his life out of shock because again fight or flight it’s human nature
The first time I saw this posted it was just her two friends she was on vacation with. I don't know if I'd intervene in a foreign country either. Just give up the purse and keep moving
I know a lot of people here are talking crap but look at the size of that knife . Most people would probably fold. If I'm being honest I'd be looking for something to put between me and the knife so I could help. I'd be terrified of going up against a knife that big caught by surprise at close range . That one dude had a helmet which was quick thinking. Let's be real though one swipe of that knife hitting the wrong place and you're toast. I'm surprised the woman fought back at all if it as her I would have let the purse go after seeing the knife.
The boyfriend should have definitely stepped in after the other guy showed up , at that point there's not much excuse. But seriously everyone is lucky to not be hurt. That is a big knife!
I was with my gf one day and we were walking down the street. This guy comes up and asks if I have a quarter. I say no and the guy stabbed me. luckily my shirts caught it mostly so it was just a cut but it was really fast.
I have friends that are bouncers that took kung fu for a long time. Best thing for the average person to do is comply or run away. People with knives are erratic and movies make it seem like it's really easy to disarm people. It's not.
Sucks for the guy in the video because he looks like a coward but realistically, he's unarmed and would probably just get stabbed.
If it was me, I 'd be like "I don't know you" and run away too. But if you had to replay it like the hero, you use the backpack to block the knife then the straps to break his arm before smashing his knee and knocking him out one punch. And then everyone gets laid.
That’s what I think. He’s showing up looking VERY badly for a human being of any gender. If his girlfriend had been with a tiny girlfriend, she would have run to get help at a minimum. And where was his phone? Where was his voice?
Cool, yeah, let’s publicly shame a man for a perfectly normal instinctual response to danger.
You can’t predict your 4F response, and while it would have been appreciable for him to help his girlfriend, I can tell you that statistically at least 20% of this comment section probably would have done the same thing.
Does being a man make you more stab-proof or something?
Edit: Kind of tired of arguing with people, so I am laying out my thoughts here.
The point I am trying to make is that any person, regardless of gender, can freeze up or not come to the aid of a loved one in a dangerous situation. Just because men are generally bigger and stronger doesn't mean they're somehow resistant to knives or guns. A weapon, especially in a sudden attack, pretty much cancels out physical strength, and most people instinctively freeze or panic regardless of gender.
I believe you should try to protect someone you love if they're threatened, but the way people are framing it in the comments makes it sound like the responsibility is inherently tied to being a man, as if not risking your life automatically makes you less of a man. I don't agree with that idea, and I think it is harmful in discussions about masculinity.
Men aren't inherently better protectors, and failing to act perfectly in a sudden, stressful, and dangerous situation doesn't define your masculinity. Assuming men are better protectors is no different than assuming women are naturally more nurturing or comforting. Saying a woman who isn't naturally nurturing is “less of a woman” is just as wrong and absurd. Both ideas are unfair and overly tie gender roles to something that should not be inherently tied to gender.
Finally, had to scroll too far for this... I'm not getting stabbed for your phone! Just give it up and file a claim with your insurance or we buy a new one!
but... being a man! or something. kinda surprising given the videos we've likely all seen of people getting shot in the head for not just giving their shit up. You can buy new stuff.
I'm going to take the heat for this one but I agree with you. I've served in two wars, one in direct combat. I've worked as wildland firefighter, and grew up training in a Filipino Escrima (knife fighting). In both the military and escrima, knife fighting is brutal and only second to last resort compared to going unarmed against a threat with a weapon. We were taught that saying "when two tigers fight, one dies and the other is grievously wounded."
I'm not sharing these things in an attempt to be bad ass or thump my chest. I'm saying this as someone who has had more training and exposure to knife fighting or CQC than the average civilian. Some significant experience in life or death moments.
For the everyday American that didn't encounter these things growing up, it isn't reasonable to expect this guy to go rambo. We would all like to think we'd go hard. The only thing I know with a high degree of certainty is that humans are just animals who think they aren't. Biological survival reactions are extremely powerful.
I've seen some of the most jacked up ranger ricks crumble when the shit hits the fan. I've seen tiny women go absolutely ape shit against multiple larger men. Mothers in particular have a strong biological drive to protect their children, bonding through hormones such as oxytocin (amongst other things).
You can train and condition for the outcome you'd desire, but the reaction is still powerful. For most, when these things happen there isn't a thought process. That's why in the military (and law enforcement) we train. Because how you train is how you react.
Another angle I consider (because I don't know), is what is their actual relationship? Have they known each other a long time? Everyone thinks they'd jump in and risk death. For a stranger? A new acquaintance? A short term fling? When I've traveled internationally I've met and traveled with plenty of people I wouldn't die for. I would argue most of them fall into that category.
It sucks, and I know the guy will likely never recover from this. I'm glad they are okay, and that there are people who harnessed their fight instinct and/or training to help. I understand if she leaves him. I still think this is an over reaction and could have an unreasonably damaging effect on his life.
The guy hides from a man with a knife and people talk shit, calling him a coward. The second he’d fight back and get killed, I’d be reading here how he was 'playing the hero' for nothing. Everyone’s a goddamn general after the battle
He is clearly having a very automatic reaction. The fact No one knows him or why he reacted that way yet they condemn him is pathetic. So many many say would stro up in scenarios such as this and you can guarantee they are all keyboard warriors.... you don't know till it happens to you.
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a loose seal?
This reminds me of the story of the lady who fought off a dog off of her boyfriend’s niece, while he ran away while locking them outside
My mom ran an illegal daycare for a while and one day while everyone was outside there was a drive-by shooting. My mom literally trampled a four year old to get inside and locked the door with all the kids outside. I (15 at the time) covered the nearest kid with my body and made sure the rest of the kids stayed down and didn't get hurt. My mom decided that she needed to draw attention away from her abject cowardliness so when the parents came she told them that even though I'd gotten on top of a child it wasn't SA. The parents were appalled that she'd even suggest that when I was being a hero and asked what the hell was wrong with her. But hey I guess they weren't talking about her being a coward, so I guess she succeeded? I take comfort and satisfaction from the fact that when it really mattered, I was a better person than she could ever be.
I’m sorry WHAT
Every time I get stories like this in terms of what that actual fuck from real life hanging out or online I cannot fathom reality for a minute. Sure, some of the online shit is false, but this is too specific.
So not only did she lock out a bunch of other kids, she locked out her OWN child?? Who saved the other kids???
Mind you, sounds like something my mother would do, too. But still. Wtf??
This post is by far the weirdest one I have read on the internet this year. I am glad you are ok and that no kids got hurt.
Sorry to hear that. Cowards always have excuses though. Glad you saw through the act.
That's disgusting. I hate to police others lives but I do hope you are thriving with contact severed from her.
I went NC years ago; she passed away last year and the world is a better place for it.
I’m sorry. Hope you’re thriving now.
I'm doing pretty well...got a woman I love, we're saving money to start a family. My partner just got a big promotion at work so that'll help...the promotion comes with her own office with her name on the door and everything. Very exciting. I see a therapist twice a week and haven't been in the mental hospital this year which is new (my spawners left me with extreme PTSD and PTSD-aggravated bipolar), I've been at least once a year for the past 10 years, but I did go twice last year so the average is still there. I did do an intensive outpatient program which is kind of like a 16 hour a week hospitalization for four weeks. I take my psych pills every day and see the doctor once a month. But all in all, I'm doing better and thriving more than I have the rest of my life--if you told 10 year old me I'd be this relatively stable and relatively less depressed, I would have gotten mad at you for feeding me false hope and not understanding/downplaying my pain.
You can be proud. All the best friend.
Good for you ! Wishing you well x
You deserve all the best friend. I sincerely thank you for doing what you could to shield those children. Also thank you for not SAing them (/s)
My mom hanged herself, I was annoyed that she did it on a weekend so I couldn't even skip work "because I was just oh so distraught or something I guess." Actually they wouldn't have believed that anyway, I'm pretty vocal about how much she sucked.
So yeah, I get you completely. Solidarity, bro!
Holy shit! Your mum might just be the biggest piece of shit I've ever read about! That is insane.
You are the person I want by my side in combat and in need
That is insane. I hope she dumped him.
Literally 🤣
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“Babe they gone”
Good thing she was not traveling alone!
Lol I didn't watch far enough to know he actually did do this! I wish they didn't cut it where she starts to rebuff him.
He made it to army and you should really watch the rest of it
You can always tell a Milford man.
Children must neither be heard nor seen
I would have slapped him the second he popped out from behind the wall
Reminds me of all the posters asking Reddit to plan their vacation 😂
I was a victim in two take over robberies at a bank when I was young working as teller.
I saw fight or flight firsthand with coworkers and customers. No one knows how they are going to react, until it happens. More than half my coworkers were emotionally traumatized and couldn't function during the event. Did they not love me or care for those around them? Absolutely they did! In a extremely stress/fear people just react, probably the most intense/emotional state you can be in and most people will choose flight. Which is the natural response.
I say fuck you to all the keyboard warriors out there saying you would be superman, I hope you are never put in this horrific situation.
In my opinion it is completely ignorant to accuse any human for not disregarding self preservation
Yeah, if there's an emergency, I'm useless. I've done tons of first aid training/first responder training so that I can be helpful and want to THINK I would jump into action knowing exactly what to do but the reality is that if anything happens, my mind goes blank. This is even though I fall into a natural leadership role in every other way.
I always say that in a life or death situation, like if I had to fight someone, I would definitely just die. I don't think I'd be capable of fighting back.
Massive respect for someone with humility on Reddit that’s self-aware. Salute 🫡
These two are not at work. They are responsible for each other’s safety on this trip abroad. It is a miracle she was saved by good samaritans, and this sniveling kid would NEVER live this down if that was my sister or my friend. Same if the roles were reversed. But judging by how she stood her ground I’m betting she would have defended him and not abandoned him like he did her.
Yeah, I agree with you. It's his girlfriend and they are travelling in a foreign country they are supposed to watch each other's back. That kid is an absolute pussy. I'm sorry. Fucking hiding and watching, go get the police. Yell for others to help. Nope. He fucking his behind a corner like a bitch.
I saw my friend get donkey punched at a pick up game. His other friends just froze, all dudes and big ones at that. I didn’t even realize I was on the guy till I was being pulled off. Was the only chick in the group.
I think people who have more of a protective streak don’t freeze up as much. We care about our people more than we do our selves.
I'm not sure that means the same thing where I'm from. Or you have some wild ass pickup games.
I get what you’re saying about people being too hard on this guy. Having said that, he didn’t really attempt to do anything, not distract the guy, not yell for help, he just stood there. If you suspect that you might freeze up in dangerous self defense situations and you’re going with your girlfriend to a country that has issues with tourists getting robbed, you should at least attempt to get training to defend yourself or have an idea of what to do if something like this happens instead of just standing around and potentially watching her get stabbed to death. I’m not saying I’m a bad ass, but I have been a robbery situation where I had to wrestle someone and use pepper spray. If you’re going to be in a loving relationship, you should at least have the awareness that you might need to protect that person in a dangerous situation.
I’m disgusted. If you love someone you would try to help them stay safe. Co workers aren’t on the same level as
This is a completely cope, apologist comment for a guy that is 100% bitchmade. He’s not even yelling stop or taking out his phone to call police. I am absolutely astounded that when the other guy jumped on the assailant, that he didn’t jump on also to simply help overpower the person.
This dude operates on a dangerous level of cowardice.
Well said he literally did nothing just kept hiding
That is the truth. HE OPERATES ON A DANGEROUS LEVEL OF COWARDICE.
Thank you for this comment. It‘s not acceptable to let your girlfriend get attacked in front of your eyes like that.
I stared down a shot gun at fucking 15 years old so my brothers and sisters wouldn’t have to. Being a punk is being a punk. Fight or flight exist sure, but there is also being brave for those you love. No matter what, a 15 year old child can do this? But a man taking his girl to Colombia can’t? Nah no excuses made for this coward.
Real bravery is when you’re absolutely terrified of doing something, could be anything at all, but you do it anyways.
Super agree. I stopped a man twice my size that was beating my cousin with a tire iron. I didn’t beat him up, but I did step into the danger zone and make him confront me. I did what needed done in the moment. I’ve been in other traumatic situations and also did what needed done. You break later, after the crisis, not in the moment.
Yeah I feel like there’s a lot of judgement and confidence in how people definitively have to respond in potential life or death situations from people online with no experience with it first hand and completely excluding the irrational and automatic responses that can take over.
The same people acting like being a hero risking your life is the most natural thing for all good people also would prolly laugh and call them idiots when the situation pops up in a horror movie and the brave guy confronts the murderer and gets murdered immediately.
Spot on. Had the same thought. I’ve been to combat & seen up close the biggest, toughest guys you would expect to perform best, freeze; & pimple faced geeks jump into action like a courageous superhero.
These dorks in the comments have no idea what they would do & most of them would not be the heroes they play in their minds. That’s Reddit though. Virtuous legends in their own mind with almost no self-awareness. You have no idea what you would do until it happens.
Thank you for this comment. This is one issue with toxic masculinity, treating natural nervous system reactions as a personal failure is guaranteed to lead to shame and ptsd from situations like this.
First thought that came to my mind 🤣
Dude's a proper George Costanza
Lmao George will continue to be my favorite character
Best Seinfeld episode ever.
Is that Robert Carlisle? What's this from?
28 Weeks Later
Okay.... then you'll tell us where it's from??
Yes, we appreciate your patience. 🙏
Ironically he is also "begbie". Begbie don't run.
Always good to see a fellow trainspotting fan in the wild!
To those who don't know the context: he runs when his wife is bitten by zombies
But wait there’s more!
This is also the best part of the movie
No...he abandoned his wife in a house and ran like a bitch. Then she was bitten.
You would make a great protagonist in an early 2000's slasher film.
After she ignored his reasonanle stance on ignoring dumbass kid outside which led to them being discovered. And what was he supposed to do against several zombies while unarmed?
In his defence he warned his wife not to open the door...
How people forget this is beyond me. It was literally the wife's fault she died causs she didn't want to listen. I was so happy when he left her to face the consequences of HER choices🤣
If you say it like that you didnt watch the scene.
shrek 2
Electric boogaloo
28 weeks later, in the intro after abandoning his wife and children to zombies
Just his wife. That random little shit was the one that brought the horde in. Their barn setup sucked.
Right right, it’s been a hot minute since I’d seen it
He tells his kids when asked if there’s anything he could have done to save her “I saw her die” which makes it super awkward when she appears, alive some time later.
To be fair she's the only immune person in the series and by immune I mean carrier
Oh yeah I don’t understand people faulting him at all.
He just watched everyone he was hiding with get ripped apart by them and saw her get tackled by them.
Armchair warriors love to say shit like “I’d just grab the gun off an attacker” but their heart rate spikes while making spicy comments online or getting up to grab another bottle of Mountain Dew, as if they’re going to be Rambo in a life or death situation.
just checked another vid, one of the other survivor then also decides to also put their face up against the boards for... some reason? That's the real start of everything going wrong.
Yeah that whole crew really sucked. They know what the fuck is out there. You'd think you'd be boarding the place up till it's at least punch proof.
The kids were already evacuated, he abandoned his wife and the group of people they were surviving with.
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No but what was zombie guy supposed to do there she was already toast
Nah you can’t compare that to this for real
Bruh she had like 10 opportunities and he was smart not to wait
That scene before, when he laves his family in the house, brutal AF!
Fight or flight. Or observe.
Had to check if he still has a girlfriend. You know how hard and expensive to get a newer model?!
After that, dude would be lucky to get a swipe right.
He should be lucky to not get a gut punch.
Fight, flight, freeze, fawn.
3F’s fight, flight, or fawn
Fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. The lad froze, then he sort of got a bit cuckish.
This the new "Gen z stare" ive been hearing about? /s
There’s 4. Fight, flight, freeze, fawn. He is mostly freezing with a little flight. Of course that’s also how it goes. It’s not like people squarely fall into a category.
It's actually fight, flight, freeze, fawn, faint
You forgot fuck.
GIVE ME YOUR WALLET
sigh zipppppp
No coming back from that one. Jfc. I couldn’t imagine being that dude. Make it a 2 on 1! Even it was just your buddy, you gotta step in there.
Even when a whole bunch of other men had the robber pinned 4 on 1 the lil wuss still couldnt find it within himself to contribute.
Even stranger cares more about her than him
When somebody stands still like that, others are also having a hard time helping.
E.g. I could imagine a dude in a grey shirt that walked by was like "She is getting attacked, but the other guy is not helping? Is it because she stole something/did something wrong? So she should not get help? I do not want to do a wrong thing"
I have been a +1 in situations like this before. And if you haven't been there when the stuff started, then you are just losing time on figuring out who you are supposed to help. And if others are standing there, being a coward/normal person, then it is even harder. Because you are like
"If they are standing, is it for a purpose? Am I not supposed to help? Is it a fight club? Is it a bet? Who is in the wrong?"
Even if the roles were reversed omfg do you even love that person
I'm a woman and if a dude came at my husband like that I'd jump on his back. I think most couples would try to help each other.
After living in sf for a few years this is normal. Most of the dudes here will leave their gf behind if a homeless dude asks them for change too aggressively
He had a backpack he could have fought with.
As a Colombian, couldnt give less shits about the dude hidding, im just happy to see a mugger getting lynched
Pirobo triplehijueputa se lo busco
I lived in Bogota for 1.5 years. Loved Colombia and made some great friends there...
... but fucking hell, the muggings! I got mugged twice and threatened at knifepoint 3 times.
Sitting in the park? Mugged Stay out too late? Mugged Walking on a "safe" street during the day? Mugged
Very dodgy...one time the DVD store on my block was bombed!
This was around 2009, so it's hopefully better now!
Life’s a struggle when you’re a muggle.
Your story sounds a bit fishy! Can you believe there was still a DVD store in 2009? /s
I usually say that you never know how you'd react in such situation .. but damn it's hard to watch. Hope she ghosted this weak ass bitch.
Like, at least try, man. He didn't even run away to get help. He legit just watched.
It’s actually worse. This doesn’t show the full video. In the end of this one you see them kind of reunite, but it gets chaotic again and he straight up dips out of the frame and she has to climb over the counter.
Hopefully she sees all the comments on the internet, and dumps his ass
that's what it is for me. Because I can at least understand freaking out and running away, especially if that's never happened to you. Even if it's not the best look, I understand it. But to neither stand up for your woman OR run the fuck away. That's just crazy. Was he waiting around for maybe just in case he got some last second bravery stats?
Also he dipped out TWICE lol. Like what the hell is his deal. He literally ran away leaving his girlfriend behind two times in the course of 5 mins.
It’s so hilarious how he was peeking out from the wall bruh 😭
The question is if this is his first time in such a situation. Few do the right thing the first time, and then it leaves you cringing for the rest of your life. The question then is how you react once it’s not new.
Still shameful, but that’s kind of the point.
I mean this was a frightening situation. On the other hand, how you react in this situation shows what kind of personality you have. And he has minutes to decide not helping his (girl)friend.
Last time I saw this video posted he was a semi stranger (they met at the AirBnb that morning,) and not a boyfriend
I really hope he least apologized, I've been in situations somewhat like this, but not as serious. I just stood there and turned into a 🪵. I still think about how I was in shock, how I didn't even think about going in to help, and just stood there like a dumb ass. It's one of those thoughts keeping me awake at night. So, I hope he acknowledged it with her, at least let her know he understood that it was a weak ass bitch move, because I don't know how he could live with himself if he didn't.
My feeling: he took her to Columbia and hired that guy to kill her.
Colombia*
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I never say that about these kinds of situations. I don't wonder how I would react.
True bravery is jumping in to help strangers. I know I'm at least selfish enough to punch someone trying to take away someone I want in my life.
I'm a woman and I would have tried to destroy the living shit out of those guys if my man was getting fucking beat on. Boyfriend is a little bitch!
Did you see the size of that knife? I wouldn’t want my woman anywhere near that if it was happening to me. She needs to stay the fuck back
Typical “alpha male” behaviour. These types of dudes are always crying about women not being shit, and then acting like this.
Edit: ooo buddy, I really hurt some “alpha” feelings with this comment
The “providers and protectors” not providing or protecting.
I despise the entire "alpha male" nonsense but this guy looks nothing like one of those alpha male guys.
In fairness, you shouldn't ever fight someone with a knife unless you want to die.
As an internet tough guy, I obviously opted for the stab-proof skin upgrade. Duh...
Aye but should you stand there and watch while your partner is being attacked by said knifeman?
How sure are you that it’s his girlfriend? What if they’re just random backpackers that just met there? Lol.
Looks like he was a random stranger that initially just exchanged some directions. He even parted ways at the end.
Even for a random stranger that I just met, I hope I would step up in this situation. I would never forgive myself if I wouldn’t
There was a case where I live where a man in a car saw a woman struggling with a man so he got out to help & was promptly stabbed to death. If I was one of his loved ones, I’d very much hate the choice he made. The thing to do is get help as quickly as possible, not endanger an additional life.
Well you should forgive yourself if it really happened one day to you, it's not moral failure really, it's normal human reaction when their think well being is threaten. The guy's act is not the best not perfect but it's forgivable and normal, it really can't be helped. Not everyone can be strong
Exactly hahaha. Strange that everybody immediately thinks they are married haha.
But the NY Post is such a reliable souce of news! /s
Imagine not even hopping in when the other two men had it under control. This guy is at the mercy of the internet now.
Pretty sure many of you brave reddit soldiers would also completely freeze in this situation. Especially if it's not a girlfriend but some random tourist you've known for 5 minutes, which for all we know is the case here.
I’ve been in the victim of an aggravated armed robbery before at knife point and I froze and I couldn’t move and that’s before I saw the knife. They just had a hold of my shirt. It’s easy to say things from the outside but he obviously was in a state of panic himself.
yeah i think a lot of the people criticizing think they would be a hero in that situation but you never know how you'll react in a scary situation like that
I would bet good money that a large chunk of the people talking shit about how they'd do better than this guy would actually freeze up just as bad as he did if they were in his shoes.
It's easy to say what we'd do and pretend we're badasses when it's hypothetical and we're watching the danger through our screens. Not so easy when the knife wielding man is suddenly and abruptly right there in front of you. Some people can handle that stress, others fold and you won't know which you are by watching it on a screen no matter how badass of a response you think you'd have.
I've had people attempt to rob me when I was younger a lot of times, but I was a "street pharmacist".
So I knew to be ready for it, especially when I was going out to clubs to do my thing, drunk people where ballsy but that's just fist fighting, which doesn't scare me one bit.
I can say I fought like a rabbid dog, but I knew when to give up, for example.
One time 4 big guys come running through my open sliding door, I decked the first guy on instinct but the second and third threw me over a bench and I ended up on my back with 4 bikers kicking and punching which I kept my guard up and swung back when I could.
But the moment I heard my kitchen draw open and a the sound of a knife being grabbed, I yelled "I am not fighting, what do you want" and that was the first time I was successfully robbed and the last time I was a street pharmacist after years of doing it, now I work in IT and it is a must quiter life style they did me a favour.
The moral of the story is that a weapon changes everything, and it changes the level of risk from potentially a bruised face and ego to you might lose your life.
Just because you can jump into a fist fight without a second thought does not mean you will when they out number you or have a weapon.
Right? So many redditors here 5hink they're goku
*releases the 200 gram plates I had attached to my ankles
Don't underestimate Redditors.
Also, if the situation was reversed and it were a woman who didn't fight back, nobody would give a shit. Society's unwritten rules and expectations.
I wonder if they were sitting together when she first watched this video « wait, so what were you doing when that guy attacked me with that knife?! »
Ex
I was attacked at 15 I went into complete rabbit in headlights , I couldn't speak or yell or kick out and I get very frustrated when I read 'i would have kicked him in the nuts' or 'scream and scream my head off' I hope everyone could fight and get out of situations easily and safely but please be kind to those who just freeze in the moment .
As fellow "i should have done something" guilt bearer
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Just give them your phone it’s not worth getting stabbed for, Jesus Christ
"You need a man to protect you."
"To protect me from who? FROM WHO MOTHERFUCKER??!"
I can imagine your redditor smug face when you are typing this
Tbf it was men who protected her. Several of them. Just not her man.
Doesn’t even look like that was her man. He went off in another direction at the end of the fight. Everyone just assumes they were together from the title.
… from another man.
To be honest, if you are untrained, fight or flight is a powerful and random force.
I've been mugged. The fear made me freeze. We can't all be heroes.
I said it a few days ago and I’ll say it now. I’d rather my friend not try to save me if they knew they were not confident. I don’t want a friend or SO dying for me. I’d rather be the one to get injured or killed than a friend not everyone is a fighter. If they felt that they could step in I’d love the help but if they don’t just do what this guy did but call for help. She should have not fought back as she could have gotten really injured or killed had the thief wanted to do so. Fight or flight is a hell of a drug and until you’re put into a situation like this there is no shot you’d know how you’d react and I’d argue 95% of the people on Reddit would have done the same exact thing but since they’re behind their keyboard at home safe and have never experienced something like this they feel like the dude is a pussy for wanting to preserve his life out of shock because again fight or flight it’s human nature
Doesn't appear to be a boyfriend at all, nothing in this video indicates that, could be part of the same tourist group or something.
What in this video indicates that's her partner, whatsoever?
Im sure the comments to this video will be very normal and cool
The first time I saw this posted it was just her two friends she was on vacation with. I don't know if I'd intervene in a foreign country either. Just give up the purse and keep moving
I never thought of that.
They probably were never a couple.
Why do men need to protect? Usually women run away and people don’t care. It’s just sexist
It's like Force Majeure
Welp that relationship is over
They were in a relationship? How do you know that?
Because it's woman and man together duh! /s
Title says so, must be true. You can't just make shit up on the internet without dire consequences.
I know a lot of people here are talking crap but look at the size of that knife . Most people would probably fold. If I'm being honest I'd be looking for something to put between me and the knife so I could help. I'd be terrified of going up against a knife that big caught by surprise at close range . That one dude had a helmet which was quick thinking. Let's be real though one swipe of that knife hitting the wrong place and you're toast. I'm surprised the woman fought back at all if it as her I would have let the purse go after seeing the knife.
The boyfriend should have definitely stepped in after the other guy showed up , at that point there's not much excuse. But seriously everyone is lucky to not be hurt. That is a big knife!
I was with my gf one day and we were walking down the street. This guy comes up and asks if I have a quarter. I say no and the guy stabbed me. luckily my shirts caught it mostly so it was just a cut but it was really fast.
I have friends that are bouncers that took kung fu for a long time. Best thing for the average person to do is comply or run away. People with knives are erratic and movies make it seem like it's really easy to disarm people. It's not.
Sucks for the guy in the video because he looks like a coward but realistically, he's unarmed and would probably just get stabbed.
If it was me, I 'd be like "I don't know you" and run away too. But if you had to replay it like the hero, you use the backpack to block the knife then the straps to break his arm before smashing his knee and knocking him out one punch. And then everyone gets laid.
That’s a big ass knife tho
Anyone who’s ever been in a situation like this or in combat knows that ppl don’t always know how they’ll react in a situation.
I'm not defending him but I feel like he hasn't seen any adversity in his life to trigger any type of fight response.
Dare I say he was raised with a silver spoon.
I hope he toughens up soon because this reflects badly on him as a person. Not just a man.
Hope she's okay and is in better company.
That’s what I think. He’s showing up looking VERY badly for a human being of any gender. If his girlfriend had been with a tiny girlfriend, she would have run to get help at a minimum. And where was his phone? Where was his voice?
I wouldn’t be able to feel physical attraction to my husband ever again after something like that.
couldn't imagine being such a bitch
Cool, yeah, let’s publicly shame a man for a perfectly normal instinctual response to danger.
You can’t predict your 4F response, and while it would have been appreciable for him to help his girlfriend, I can tell you that statistically at least 20% of this comment section probably would have done the same thing.
The video never says it's his girlfriend. Seems like the kind of guy who has never lived in a dangerous area before.
Yeah he’s done she’ll never see virility in him again
Does being a man make you more stab-proof or something?
Edit: Kind of tired of arguing with people, so I am laying out my thoughts here.
The point I am trying to make is that any person, regardless of gender, can freeze up or not come to the aid of a loved one in a dangerous situation. Just because men are generally bigger and stronger doesn't mean they're somehow resistant to knives or guns. A weapon, especially in a sudden attack, pretty much cancels out physical strength, and most people instinctively freeze or panic regardless of gender.
I believe you should try to protect someone you love if they're threatened, but the way people are framing it in the comments makes it sound like the responsibility is inherently tied to being a man, as if not risking your life automatically makes you less of a man. I don't agree with that idea, and I think it is harmful in discussions about masculinity.
Men aren't inherently better protectors, and failing to act perfectly in a sudden, stressful, and dangerous situation doesn't define your masculinity. Assuming men are better protectors is no different than assuming women are naturally more nurturing or comforting. Saying a woman who isn't naturally nurturing is “less of a woman” is just as wrong and absurd. Both ideas are unfair and overly tie gender roles to something that should not be inherently tied to gender.
Right? Like bike dude came in WITH HELMET in hand, that guy looks like he has a Fanny pack at best
Finally, had to scroll too far for this... I'm not getting stabbed for your phone! Just give it up and file a claim with your insurance or we buy a new one!
but... being a man! or something. kinda surprising given the videos we've likely all seen of people getting shot in the head for not just giving their shit up. You can buy new stuff.
I'm going to take the heat for this one but I agree with you. I've served in two wars, one in direct combat. I've worked as wildland firefighter, and grew up training in a Filipino Escrima (knife fighting). In both the military and escrima, knife fighting is brutal and only second to last resort compared to going unarmed against a threat with a weapon. We were taught that saying "when two tigers fight, one dies and the other is grievously wounded."
I'm not sharing these things in an attempt to be bad ass or thump my chest. I'm saying this as someone who has had more training and exposure to knife fighting or CQC than the average civilian. Some significant experience in life or death moments.
For the everyday American that didn't encounter these things growing up, it isn't reasonable to expect this guy to go rambo. We would all like to think we'd go hard. The only thing I know with a high degree of certainty is that humans are just animals who think they aren't. Biological survival reactions are extremely powerful.
I've seen some of the most jacked up ranger ricks crumble when the shit hits the fan. I've seen tiny women go absolutely ape shit against multiple larger men. Mothers in particular have a strong biological drive to protect their children, bonding through hormones such as oxytocin (amongst other things).
You can train and condition for the outcome you'd desire, but the reaction is still powerful. For most, when these things happen there isn't a thought process. That's why in the military (and law enforcement) we train. Because how you train is how you react.
Another angle I consider (because I don't know), is what is their actual relationship? Have they known each other a long time? Everyone thinks they'd jump in and risk death. For a stranger? A new acquaintance? A short term fling? When I've traveled internationally I've met and traveled with plenty of people I wouldn't die for. I would argue most of them fall into that category.
It sucks, and I know the guy will likely never recover from this. I'm glad they are okay, and that there are people who harnessed their fight instinct and/or training to help. I understand if she leaves him. I still think this is an over reaction and could have an unreasonably damaging effect on his life.
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The guy hides from a man with a knife and people talk shit, calling him a coward. The second he’d fight back and get killed, I’d be reading here how he was 'playing the hero' for nothing. Everyone’s a goddamn general after the battle
Might not be his girlfriend?
He is clearly having a very automatic reaction. The fact No one knows him or why he reacted that way yet they condemn him is pathetic. So many many say would stro up in scenarios such as this and you can guarantee they are all keyboard warriors.... you don't know till it happens to you.
But I thought gender roles were awful, why is everyone expecting the man to help?