CornBurrito
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It just seems people are more concerned with calling out the dude as a coward than they are with any other aspect of the story. I find it odd I guess.
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Woman going into labor robbed at gunpoint.
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It just seems people are more concerned with calling out the dude as a coward than they are with any other aspect of the story. I find it odd I guess.
Leaving emotions aside, the guy made the absolute correct move.
He was in far more danger of being shot than a pregnant woman would be, and it's not like he could do anything but commit suicide against 3 armed men.
If the woman is intelligent, she'll be happy to still have a father for her child.
He was in far more danger of being shot than a pregnant woman would be, and it's not like he could do anything but commit suicide against 3 armed men.
If the woman is intelligent, she'll be happy to still have a father for her child.
She shouldve fled
their relationship, before getting knocked up by that coward! Bam!
No, cuz if you care about someone, you be there for them. I'm a big chicken when it comes to spiders or heights or Goosebumps. But I'd never forgive myself if I abandoned someone I loved who needed me like that. I'd stand my ground!
While shitting myself, naturally.
ColonelColon
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Did he really flee or was he ordered to leave at gunpoint? Did he try to get help? What could/would an unarmed man have done if he stayed with multiple armed robbers? Do you think maybe he could have blocked the bullets with his Man Armor™?
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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I don't see how someone could just run away when their girlfriend and unborn child are in danger unless they set it up.
CitizenCope
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CornBurrito
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But the robbers are even worse, morally. Why is the boyfriend the center if attention here?
OrlanisWorks
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Boyfriend did the right thing.
Gotta save that paper for the hospital bills.
edit: And them robbers are total assholes.
Gotta save that paper for the hospital bills.
edit: And them robbers are total assholes.
I read about this earlier. Didn't know about the boyfriend. Just figured that two goons held up what they saw as a helpless victim. The fact that the boyfriend just ran off is ridiculous. No one is saying should have fought them off. But I couldn't even imagine just leaving her there.
It's not about puffing yourself up and talking about how brave you would have been. It's just how completely unexpected it is that he would just run away from his girlfriend who is going into labor, and leaving her with armed robbers.
It's not about puffing yourself up and talking about how brave you would have been. It's just how completely unexpected it is that he would just run away from his girlfriend who is going into labor, and leaving her with armed robbers.
HurricaneJesus
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If you could get away, wouldn't that be the better choice? At least you could then try and contact the police or anyone in the area for help. Also, once he escaped, the armed men probably knew they had to get out of there quickly or risk being caught. If he stayed, maybe they would have trapped them both in the apartment and raped his partner and him over and over before killing them both.
But I guess it is easier to just call the guy a coward and be done with it.
But I guess it is easier to just call the guy a coward and be done with it.
EdibleKnife
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Because to alot of people, the fact that he ran is the oddest part of the article. There are lots of stories about people accosting others at gunpoint (Of course everyone is glad the woman seems like she might be ok and glad that 2 of the idiots are in custody). Not many about a couple being accosted where one ran in response.
Hamster Plugin
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I wonder what the responses would be if the girl ran away and left the guy at the mercy of robbers.
Oh yes, there wouldn't be a story.
Oh yes, there wouldn't be a story.
The baby, too. Would have turned the tables on the whole situation.
Because robbers robbing people, even if the circumstances are elevated, doesn't challenge our cultural and societal views of what is is to be a thief. "No honor among thiefs", etc. while a man fleeing a robbery instead of protecting his family challenges our perceived views of a man. It leads people to start projecting their own beliefs (read: not experiences) onto this event in order to feel better about themselves at the sake of the victim.
I deleted that post because in hindsight I didn't feel it was worth the shitstorm it would bring down upon me, but eh guess it's too late for that now.
Broder Salsa
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It would be like that SP episode where Oprahs vagina gets a gun.
You have no way of knowing that.
OrlanisWorks
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Aren't men typically seen as more of a threat than women?
If anything that WAS the point, (I assume) she couldn't and they were completely aware of this :\
SquiddyCracker
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Smh at the victim blaming in here.
The robber is at fault here, we shouldn't blame a man for running away when faced with a gun - fear is a very powerful emotion. Not everyone is a batman vigilante that can calmly assess the situation with the experience of a thousand fights.
The robber is at fault here, we shouldn't blame a man for running away when faced with a gun - fear is a very powerful emotion. Not everyone is a batman vigilante that can calmly assess the situation with the experience of a thousand fights.
Epsilon-delta
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I can tell you probably don't have any experience with pregnant women. The article said she went into labor, which means one can assume she was pretty far into her pregnancy.
A woman at or near full-term pregnancy isn't going to run or get away from anybody. They have a hard enough time as it is taking a few steps without getting a shortness of breath and swollen ankles.
"So, basically, it's every man, woman, child and invalid for themselves."
Very apt gif that perfectly captures the absurdity of this story, for both the robbers and the boyfriend.
CornBurrito
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But robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint is also really unusual.
CornBurrito
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I feel like cowardice wouldn't really effect most people in most circumstances anymore.
I'm quite confident of what I know.
It doesn't matter regardless though. The positives of running away far outweigh anything that he could have done by staying.
And maybe since he was able to escape, he was able to call the cops.
I'm pretty sure he didn't just run away and do nothing.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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the robbers are aholes....glad 2 of them were cause...the boyfriend....dude can turn in his man card....
Maybe they had a tactical plan. He runs with the money and the keys to get reinforcements, and she stalls the armed assailants with her "I'm having a baby, please don't shoot me" story. Of course they would underestimate her as a threat, because she's a pregnant woman.
Tactically, I suppose everything worked out. The criminals only got minimal access to their resources, they didn't kidnap or shoot the woman or force her to an ATM machine. Maybe they just sized them up as inept criminals as opposed to hardened professionals.
Tactically, I suppose everything worked out. The criminals only got minimal access to their resources, they didn't kidnap or shoot the woman or force her to an ATM machine. Maybe they just sized them up as inept criminals as opposed to hardened professionals.
Dude Abides
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I know for an absolute certainty I would have used jiu jitsu to disarm him, snatched away the gun, shoved it up his ass, and pulled the trigger until it went "click."
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The Everyman
i agree.
chickdigger802
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ok, we aren't all rambos and are human and can make mistakes... lets just hope this bro follows up properly with a ring or something...
There's no doubt the situation is scary, but the woman was pregnant with his child. How could anyone run away and leave a pregnant woman to fend for herself?
Of course the robbers are the real bad guy here, but how can anyone excuse what the guy did? It's sad as hell.
Staying only puts her in more danger. The robbers are free to do whatever they want at that point, with no one outside aware of the situation.
Do people think this was a simply bar fight he ran away from or something? It's 3 men with guns. But hey, maybe they only had 1 bullet between them and he could have soaked it up.
This is where they take her with them and God knows what happens next. Luckily that didn't happen. But "staying only puts her in more danger"? hahahahahah
We'll see if she accepts that explanation.
How does the man staying and getting shot prevent them from taking her with them?
By running away he's able to tell someone what happened. By staying and dying no one knows anything and no one will look for her.
Why does he assume anyone is getting shot? They want loot, not to shoot him. Nor do they want a pregnant hostage.
I take it you would immediately take charge, evade capture, and run for help. Because I'm guessing that's exactly what was on his mind.
CornBurrito
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I know. I meant that this sort of situation is so rare that the son taking after the father would be mostly meaningless.
wsoxfan1214
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I don't even know how I'm supposed to argue against this when the robbers want to simultaneously take her with them and not want to take her with them, but here we go.
Situation 1: Robbers want to take the woman with them and do who knows what.
In this situation the man is highly likely to be killed, as he is only a liability as a witness. Best response is by far to run away and get help so that someone will know what happened and the woman can be looked for.
Situation 2: Robbers don't want a pregnant hostage or to shoot anyone.
Running away does little to change the situation besides the woman losing the comfort of having someone around.
There's no more guarantee he would've been shot than there is for her, only there's a double risk in her case, her life and the baby were at risk at once.
I don't expect anyone to take a bullet for anyone. What I expect and hope would be that whoever is with this pregnant woman (male or female, husband, friend, family member, etc) would stay and plead with the robbers to spare them all because she is with child, nor does she deserve to be harmed while close to bringing that child into the world.
That's not playing hero, that's being a person with more on their mind than themself.
Devolution
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I think assuming their motives is futile. All I know is how I'd feel if I was abandoned in that situation.
Extra Sauce
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Impressive. What other badass things can you say?
kettch you're killing me dammit hahahahah
Devolution
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It's not prudent to care that your SO basically left you alone to fend for yourself. He wouldn't have been useful anyway.
I'm sure it would feel terrible. There's nothing he can do though.
Explain to me what else he accomplishes by staying behind.
It's already been explained what he can accomplish by running away.
1) Potentially saves his own life.
2) Able to get word to authorities about the robbery.
3) Puts a timer on the situation, where the robbers will need to escape soon.
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