Drop or hope

Comments

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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 9:39pm Linc
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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 9:40pm Thrax
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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 9:56pm QCH Drop AND hope... Tough choice. Good call though.
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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 10:27pm Leonardo Who knows what any of us would have done. Dropping the child to a policeman below, even though there was a chance that the child would miss the outstretched arms, was a good decision. Babies' lungs are much more susceptible to damage than adults' lungs. The child at least had a chance by being removed from the smoke.
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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 11:16pm primesuspect Flying baby is flying!
   
   That's a horrifying thought. I can't imagine. I think every parent has dark fantasies about what they would do in situations like that. I guess you just act, which is probably what saved that boy's life.
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   6 Feb 2008 ~ 11:23pm Thrax I have dark fantasies, but they're not about babies. I know, I know, oh, oh, oh.
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   7 Feb 2008 ~ 1:17am UPSLynx Hard to say what I'd do without seeing the full extent of the situation first hand. He made the right choice, but it definitely wasn't the easiest one. That probably wasn't an easy catch. Just imagine how ruined that officer would have been had he not made the catch.
   
   Adrenaline makes decisions in times like this. I'd like to think that mine would do the right thing too.
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   7 Feb 2008 ~ 2:00am rolleggroll Honestly, I would have abandoned the baby and saved myself. Yes, I'm a cold-hearted bastard.
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   7 Feb 2008 ~ 2:02am primesuspect you say that but you don't have kids. Things change. That uncle was probably a father too.
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    7 Feb 2008 ~ 7:55am Zuntar

    primesuspect wrote:

    you say that but you don't have kids. Things change. That uncle was probably a father too.

    
    So true, being a father does completely change your perspective on life.
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    7 Feb 2008 ~ 9:38am Harudath It was a good decision imo- letting the baby die in a fire or give it a chance by hoping the crowd catches it.
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    7 Feb 2008 ~ 9:46am GHoosdum

    Harudath wrote:

    It was a good decision imo- letting the baby die in a fire or give it a chance by hoping the crowd catches it.

    
    Good point. Maybe he should have titled the shorty, "Drop or DIAF"
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    7 Feb 2008 ~ 10:51am QCH If there wasn't someone there to catch the bay, I might have even jumped with the baby in hopes that I would take the brunt of the damage... Again, no idea what I would be willing to do to save my child.