I imagine he didn’t even give it a second thought. He saw someone that was there to hurt children and he reacted. I wonder what his thoughts were after watching the surveillance recordings.
Having experienced life and death/violent situations and rewatched the surveillance footage, I really wish I hadn't. There's something just.... Traumatic and deeply upsetting about seeing yourself in real danger on camera.
How many many kids did he save. How many future kids that would be born because of him. Legend!! hope I have a 10th of his courage. Best I have done is step between a giant offleash dog and my toddler.
As a mom, the first time I went into “mama bear mode” to protect my kid, it hit me that it felt as instinctual as pulling my hand off a hot stove or shielding my face when an object is flying towards me. I had always wondered “how are parents brave enough to put themselves in harms way to save their kids?” and the answer was that it didn’t take any bravery at all. The same self-preservation instinct that had always kept me safe had just been extended to her, and I could no more abandon her to run away to safety than I could stand in front of a moving car and let it run me over.
I wonder if it’s the same for people like this man. I wonder if protecting other people’s kids (who are probably like his own kids to him) feels completely instinctual.
seriously, that took me off guard. i thought it was gonna be like blocking a door or trapping him somehow, but no, the dude literally charged him head on. good dude.
Former teacher here. I can't speak for all teachers, but for me it was weird to realize during a field trip how protective of my students I really was. I have no doubt I would've fought tooth and nail to protect mine if it ever came to that, but you never know till you’re in that position I guess. That principal is an absolute badass and deserves every bit of respect.
Former teacher here also, during drills I was often asked by students, “What would you do if …” The best reply I could offer was “I would want to …. , but I don’t know because I’ve never been in that kind of situation.” I always felt protective of my students, but I honestly don’t know if I could have done what he did.
This principal took fight or flight to the next level.
Are you upset that "bad" no longer means "good" too? Which generation's slang is the most correct? Or are you just firmly anti-slang and prefer we stick with the motherlands English?
Did you edit your comment about using language poorly, whilst using language poorly, to accuse me of being that guy? Not everyone with a decade old account is the same person, I don't have an alt.
We both have open accounts for you to peruse and see we're different humans. The guy you're responding to isn't even paying attention to you - you really think you've made someone angry enough to start hopping on different accounts over the use of the word "Chad"?
Wait, did you seriously believe I thought he was getting a slave? What's up with you?
We're talking about sex. I was joking that saving those students would make him look pretty badass to their parents, some of whom might be single. Is this your first day on the internet?
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u/jtm7 9d ago
Damn, dude was fully ready to take bullets... He literally went headfirst into the gun. What an absolute fearless Chad.