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As i read the story, the father was trying to put the baby back in the car; stepped on the wire, and fell over, dropping the kid. Others then stepped in without
by h2odragon 3y ago
As i read the story, the father was trying to put the baby back in the car; stepped on the wire, and fell over, dropping the kid. Others then stepped in without thought to try to get the kid away from the live wires and fell to the same cause.
Regrettable, but understandable. "Kid in danger: try to save it!" is a near reflex, certainly not a considered thoughtful action.
The victims meant well. "Can't fault someone for trying their best, even if their efforts are ineffective," right?
- keepamovin 3y agoYeah, man. Totally. It sucks. They were just reacting doing their best. It's scary and shows you how fine and arbitrary (in the sense that, if you had, just at 1 point in your life, had some sort of emergency danger situational awareness training) the line between life and death can be. Hopefully their heroism can live on in the tragic legacy that other's can internalize that lesson and adopt due caution in such circumstances in future!!! :)