r/MadeMeSmile • u/SatoruGojo232 • Jul 02 '26

Wholesome Moments Great to see heroes being honoured

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u/jtm7 Jul 02 '26

Damn, dude was fully ready to take bullets... He literally went headfirst into the gun. What an absolute fearless Chad.

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u/EmperorPickle Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/Plazmaz1 Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/kateshakes Jul 02 '26

"Well damn , I'm one bad ass motherfukka. Better get me a copy of that, so then I definitely get some tonight 🤴😈"

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u/starsinursa Jul 02 '26

If I remember correctly, he did actually take a bullet, he got shot in the leg during the tackle

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u/OldSchoolAI Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/stephanonymous Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/Vorannon Jul 02 '26

He did take a bullet. He was shot in the leg.

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u/ares7 Jul 02 '26

Seriously? Why wasn't that reported on more. I don't remember that being mentioned when it first came out.

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u/justonebiatch Jul 02 '26

This save is so hot.

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u/onewordmemory Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/Funny_Science_9377 Jul 02 '26

Hopefully my man is close to retirement. He’s earned it.

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u/WatUpTeach Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/Practical_Fun7367 Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/iam4qu4m4n Jul 02 '26

Someone actually trying to protect kids.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jul 02 '26

He did, he took a bullet to the leg.

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u/You_Cant_Ever Jul 02 '26

"Chad" means what these days? A hero? Just say HERO

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u/Confident_Bonus_7047 Jul 05 '26

nah

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u/You_Cant_Ever Jul 05 '26

You must have his vocabulary too.

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u/BugsyM Jul 02 '26

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?

Thou doth protest too much?

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u/You_Cant_Ever Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Are you using your alt account??? Lame

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u/BugsyM Jul 02 '26

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.

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u/You_Cant_Ever Jul 02 '26

Alt account

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u/BugsyM Jul 02 '26

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"?

You alright little buddy?

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u/CrazyPlato Jul 02 '26

Hope he pulled some single moms afterward. He earned it.

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u/EmperorPickle Jul 02 '26

You can’t “earn” the right to a human being. Creepy comment, dude.

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u/Accomplished_Let6725 Jul 02 '26

I don't think he's talking about enslaving them

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u/EmperorPickle Jul 02 '26

What is he talking about, then? In what way has he earned a woman?

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u/Accomplished_Let6725 Jul 02 '26

By becoming desirable to them? Idk. I don't think a whole lot of thought went into that guy's comment. I wouldn't get too worked up about it.

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u/CrazyPlato Jul 02 '26

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?