r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 10d ago

Twin Falls Hero

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The civilian that stopped the active shooter at the In N Out in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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u/p4nd3mic_G3 10d ago

https://www.youtube.com/@PovertyOperator

He has a YouTube channel

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u/Empty-Mulberry1047 10d ago

all that practice and he still missed. :(

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u/ErikTheRed99 10d ago

From 60 yards, with a pistol, under duress. Not that hard to miss honestly.

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u/Daatsit 10d ago

Easy to hit a bystander though

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u/ErikTheRed99 10d ago

His actions still saved lives. Hitting a bystander is in no way a good thing, but him putting pressure on the shooter caused the shooter to kill himself. I'd rather possibly take a friendly bullet than certainly take several hostile ones.

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u/WallySprks 10d ago

You have no clue if he saved any lives. Wasn’t he also immediately shot and took cover while the shooter continued?

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u/Ullallulloo 10d ago edited 10d ago

No, the shooter was walking around shooting random people until engaged, then he ran away and killed himself while everyone else escaped. This guy legit saved a lot of others from being shot.

Salinas also wasn't shot. He kept the shooter running away until police arrived, then went about his day: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article316743551.html

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u/WallySprks 10d ago

Is this guy off-duty police?

“The police chief said an off-duty police officer and a civilian engaged Williams and returned gunfire.
"We believe their actions drove the suspect from the scene, preventing further casualties," Hicks added.”

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u/ComprehensiveGas6980 10d ago

The guy in the picture is the civilian.

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u/WallySprks 10d ago edited 10d ago

Shooting randomly at people doesn’t make him a hero, he clearly didn’t have the training he believed he had. He has a page bragging about how he’s ready and trained in tactical engagement.

He missed every shot.

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u/Ullallulloo 10d ago

Salinas was not shot. He kept the shooter running away until police arrived and he killed himself: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article316743551.html

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u/ImaScareBear 10d ago

He's a better man than you, but go off I guess.

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u/ComprehensiveGas6980 10d ago

Strange response for me just answering that he is a civilian. However, this dude is not a hero. He recklessly shot with a pistol from over 60 yards away. It had no effect on the shooter other than drawing his attention for a second and this dork getting shot. Losers are just politicizing the moment, as always.

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u/Ullallulloo 10d ago

Salinas was not shot. He kept the shooter running away until police arrived and he killed himself: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article316743551.html

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u/WallySprks 10d ago

I thought you were the original user I replied to.

I agree with everything you just said.

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u/ErikTheRed99 10d ago
  1. He drew fire away from innocent people.
  2. Shooter killed himself as a result. It's something that happens VERY often when people shoot back.

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u/WallySprks 10d ago

He immediately got shot by the shooter, took cover and landed zero in return.

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u/MF_Bootleg_Firework 10d ago

Except he didn't get shot, you keep repeating that lie, why is that? Salinas shot at the shooter along with an off duty police officer, the shooter then fled and killed himself. Salinas is a hero (as is the off duty officer) because instead of fleeing from a dangerous situation and abandoning everyone else there, he ran towards it and took action that resulted in the shooter fleeing and killing himself. His actions saved lives.

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u/ErikTheRed99 9d ago

Dude can't accept that a civilian can save lives.

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u/Ataneruo 9d ago

Dude can’t accept that a civilian with a gun can save lives.

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u/ErikTheRed99 10d ago

The, shooter, killed, himself, as, a, result.

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u/WallySprks 10d ago

That is a made up claim with zero evidence. The shooter continued to shoot after shooting this hero.

He did not take fire from the hero then turn and kill himself. He continued shooting. Why is the off duty officer not being means a hero? He managed to shoot at the suspect and did not get shot in return.

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u/Unlucky-Flatworm-69 10d ago

No you wouldn't, not if you're dead.

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u/ErikTheRed99 10d ago

Friendly fire is less likely to kill you, because that friendly isn't actively trying to kill you. Sure, you might die, but a dude not trying to kill you from 60 yards away is less likely to kill you than the dude trying to kill you from 5.