horsefly 4,310 Posted January 20 Given the utterly miserable state of affairs in the UK and the world generally, perhaps it's worth reminding ourselves of the acts of decency and heroism of which human beings are capable. This one is quite astonishing: https://twitter.com/i/status/1748651699625951666 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleyellowbirdie 2,576 Posted January 20 12 minutes ago, horsefly said: Given the utterly miserable state of affairs in the UK and the world generally, perhaps it's worth reminding ourselves of the acts of decency and heroism of which human beings are capable. This one is quite astonishing: https://twitter.com/i/status/1748651699625951666 Incredibly quick reaction. Many people would just freeze. I wonder if the driver has been caught? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,310 Posted January 20 Just now, littleyellowbirdie said: Incredibly quick reaction. Many people would just freeze. I wonder if the driver has been caught? What impresses me is that his immediate instinct was to save the boy, not preserve his own life by standing where he was. That speaks of a genuine heroic character. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 832 Posted January 20 (edited) 28 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said: Incredibly quick reaction. Many people would just freeze. I wonder if the driver has been caught? Well if the comments are correct it seems a bit harsh to prosecute a driver for taking part in a safety education video. Which begs the question, which is the fake news, the tweet that presents this as real or the website that assesses it as staged? https://fakenews.pl/en/general/heroic-action-at-the-pedestrian-crossing-is-a-video-montage/ On another thread there is a brief discussion about twitter and how content and comment on it should be treated. Are accusations of fake news doing an injustice to a genuine hero? Is this a fairly benign example of how people dont think (or don't care, its clicks either way) before hitting post? Is twitter just evil? Edited January 20 by Barbe bleu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,778 Posted January 20 59 minutes ago, horsefly said: What impresses me is that his immediate instinct was to save the boy, not preserve his own life by standing where he was. That speaks of a genuine heroic character. And lots of people just drove on past despite no doubt seeing the car Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barbe bleu 832 Posted January 20 54 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: And lots of people just drove on past despite no doubt seeing the car Oh I think I must have seen something different. There's only one car other than the one with the dash cam in the video I saw. Perhaps it's not fake news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
