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The first thing Erin Wood wants her baby to know is that Dad, Brian, died to save their lives.
“. . . In his final act he did the only thing that would save us,” said Wood, 31.
With an out-of-control Chevy Blazer bearing down on him, the 33-year old North Vancouver man braked and swerved his Subaru wagon so that he would take the force of the head-on collision, saving his wife of five years, pregnant with their first baby..
Damn...didn't read about that before.
So much respect for this man..
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That last part was actually quite touching
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nice, happy family torn to pieces cos of some selfish irresponsible moron driving high as a kite and trying to take off a fucking sweater
put this idiot in jail please
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This story practically put tears in my eyes when i heard it on the news (Im WA state local).
Much respect for his sacrifice. I could only hope to have the courage to execute the same actions he did if i were ever faced with the same situation.
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Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did.
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On September 08 2010 14:51 No_Roo wrote:
Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did.
Yeah i thought the same exact thing. Very sad, but it's odd trying to paint him as some sort of self sacrificing hero. Pretty sure swerving out of the way of an on coming car is kind of what everyone on Earth would do..
CoH was a very enjoyable game sucks he won't be around to make more.
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I guess the respawn timer ran out. =(
Edit: I feel sad for the man himself but maybe its because i haven't played CoH before I'm not all up in tears. (The last part was pretty cheezy though and I's sure that wasn't of his intentions, unless his super smart game brain fast reaction time trigger made him calculate those risks in his head in those few moments.)
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Osaka27174 Posts
On September 08 2010 14:51 No_Roo wrote:
Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did.
I'll take the word of his wife, who was in the car, over yours.
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On September 08 2010 15:15 GGitsJack wrote:
I guess the respawn timer ran out. =(
> : [
Not cool.
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I nearly teared up at this:
“More than anything he was a wonderful man . . . He was so excited to be a father and he did the only thing he could to save his baby and it is so telling about who he is as a person that he was willing to sacrifice himself to save us. That is the true measure of a husband and a father. He loved life and was just so thankful for everything.”
It's scary how fragile life is.. may he rest in peace
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On September 08 2010 15:23 EpiK wrote:I nearly teared up at this: Show nested quote +“More than anything he was a wonderful man . . . He was so excited to be a father and he did the only thing he could to save his baby and it is so telling about who he is as a person that he was willing to sacrifice himself to save us. That is the true measure of a husband and a father. He loved life and was just so thankful for everything.”
It's scary how fragile life is.. may he rest in peace
I must've f5'd this thread at least a dozen times because i just had zero clue what to say, but this phrase sums it up, life is indeed so fragile
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I cant believe how many of these comments seemed blood hungry and in-raged in hate for those two girls. Their lives obviously ruined, I cant believe so many of you TL'ers commented that you wish they had died in the car accident for their stupidity. makes me sad.
rip humanity
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On September 08 2010 15:15 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2010 14:51 No_Roo wrote:
Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did. I'll take the word of his wife, who was in the car, over yours.
Just to be clear I'm trying to give the guy the benefit of the doubt on intentions, I am suggesting that he was probably trying to take the best course of action (try to avoid the accident).
Also I of course don't know what his intentions are, that's why I said "I don't believe..."
Sorry for any confusion.
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On September 08 2010 15:15 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2010 14:51 No_Roo wrote:
Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did. I'll take the word of his wife, who was in the car, over yours.
And how the hell would she know? You think he said "I'm going to swerve the car so I get hit and not you"?
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He died a hero thats for sure, he sacrificed what he had just for the future and welfare of his wife and child. Seriously, this is tragic...
I just don't understand how the just-world-phenomenon doesn't exist. Well, I wish it did.
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Very sad. My sympathy goes out to the family of the deceased. These kinds of stories, I fear, are all too common. We have a serious problem in this country with people driving while impaired and being granted licenses they are not fit to have. It's sad that a good person has to die for the sins of two foolish girls.
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Osaka27174 Posts
On September 08 2010 15:48 Gatsbi wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2010 15:15 Manifesto7 wrote:On September 08 2010 14:51 No_Roo wrote:
Yeah...
I don't believe for a moment his intention when swerving was to sacrifice himself to save his family, I'm pretty sure he was attempting to avoid the collision outright as any intelligent person would try to do. Think about it, a car veers into your lane, your swerving options are either swerve away from it, (which would expose the drivers side) or swerve directly into it and almost certainly kill every one in the car.
I understand that people's intention are good however the fact is a man died pointlessly. That IS the tragedy here, and the way people try to rationalize death by branding the victim hyperbolically as a hero, despite what they might think, is incredibly disrespectful to the victim and the manner in which he died.
EDIT: by the way for every one's benefit, do not brake and swerve at the same time as the article seems to suggest he did. I'll take the word of his wife, who was in the car, over yours. And how the hell would she know? You think he said "I'm going to swerve the car so I get hit and not you"?
She was there. That is how she would know.
If you insist on being stupid, please keep it to yourself.
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This man gives me hope for humanity
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A shinobi's true strength manifests when he protects someone he loves. 
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