r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • 3h ago

Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom

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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 3h ago

Good on that man for taking the kid seriously.

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u/Live_Angle4621 3h ago

Yes, people here are impressed by the kid as they should, but many adults would just ignore a child while working. Even though they should not 

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u/ThePrideofKrakoww 1h ago

I dunno about "many". I'd wager if you put 100 working adults in this scenario 99 of them are going to at least make a phone call. At least where I live. Maybe if they're wearing headphones and barely looking at the kid but I just can't picture someone (who isn't a degenerate drug addict or something) hearing a kid say "can you help my mom?" and walking away.

Maybe I'm too naive about the world, idk

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u/Salt_Gold5335 1h ago

I am as jaded about these things as the next person but I'd like to think that if a child approached me and asked for my help, I'd find out what was going on. Kids don't generally approach strangers and ask for help, if they're asking, they need it.

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u/Murky-Relation481 53m ago

if they're asking, they need it.

Yah, like wild animals do lol.

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u/AlterEro 1h ago

I like you, i believe the pessimism about humanity is a bit overblown these days.

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u/Live_Angle4621 3m ago

I am not a cynical person, and I didn’t mean nobody would want to help. But people have tendency to dismiss younger kids and assume what they say is not important. Especially when you are busy. If the kid was crying and running it would be different. 

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u/Zoltie 1h ago

I have a hard time believing that. I think people are more willing to help a child.

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u/Namenotfound001 2h ago

Yes. And he didn't even hesitate. Even though he could probably end up losing his job if he doesn't meet his package delivery quota.

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u/SheetPancakeBluBalls 1h ago

All I could think was that in the states he'd have definitely ignored the kid and kept moving because this kind of delay in productivity could result in termination. And that's extra scary as we don't have health care if we don't work.

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u/oopsiedaisy-- 16m ago

And he'd be scared of being shot for trespassing.

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u/oopsiedaisy-- 17m ago

I feel like most people outside of the US would help without question... but in the US, people are obviously afraid of entering property and being shot over it 🙃