His last words were as he was rescuing one, as I recall. He drowned while pulling them to a board and was declared dead on the way to the hospital when CPR failed.
I hate stories like these. We like to celebrate heroics, particularly from family and the like. What stories like these often don't tell you is the mitigating circumstances. Like the fact that there were two red flags out and nobody was supposed to be swimming to begin with. Too often we praise heroics when those heroics were only possible due to earlier incompetence. The praise should be to those who went out, saw the flags, and warned their family not to swim that day because conditions were dangerous, because they didn't put anyone's life at risk.
I’ll tell you something about heroes, the need for a hero is nearly always due to incompetence, neglect, ignorance and sometimes malice. That’s what makes a hero a hero. In this case, they’re all dumb. But I cannot think of a better death for a father. Stupidity be damned.
That is not my my conversation and I'm not having a part of that coversation. I also recommend you don't assume things of strangers. Such is how ignorance spreads.
Simple qeustion my guy. Do you have children? Do you know what it is like to love selflessly. The story’s you say you hate right? The story you hate is about someone willing to die for the people they love. Are you willing to die for someone? Better yet Is anyone willing to die for you?
I'm pretty sure his point was that the heroics would not have been needed if the father told his daughters your not going in or near the water while they are flying two red flags.
Sure he died saving his kids, but he also stood by while they disregarded the warning placed there for a reason, and died because of that decision.
Edit: I am a father of three, would absolutely die for them - buts it's also my job as a father to make sure they don't get themselves or me in a position where that is the only, and necessary option left.
I find it condescending that someone would devalue someone’s logical opinion based on the fact they have children. I’m sorry, but I thought being a parent meant you couldn’t afford to throw critical thinking out the window. Also astounded by the implication that people are unable to comprehend the concept of “love” without having children of their own, and that “love” is why I should let my children swim even when advised otherwise.
Except it's not an opinion, it's the facts of this case. The red flags were posted. Dad let daughters go in the water. Daughters got into trouble, because of a rip current , which was the reason for the red flags. Dad did not want to watch daughters die, so saved them and died doing so.
Facts. Also fact: if Dad was doing the responsible Dad Role, he doesn't let his daughters go into the water during red flags. Dad died because he wanted to be the friend instead of the parent.
We don't have ZERO CLUE what happened. The case has been posted several thousand times around the internet. So hailing the man as a hero is a tough pill to swallow.
You don't get to set the building on fire, then run in and save people and become the hero.
Fair enough. You started out with a lot more to say.
Here’s the thing. This isn’t a story. This isn’t a movie to critique. You had a lot to say for someone that wasn’t there but you missed the most important thing. It’s about love and I hope you get the chance to feel and understand that someday.
Most heroics are from failures??? Dude what. People are hero’s everyday and they react selflessly. I am sure some scenarios could have been prevented but most is an overstatement. Too many uncontrollable factors.
If anyone shifted the narrative it was you. From a post about the ultimate sacrifice of a father to a post grandstanding that the father should have prevented this even though you were not there.
I simply asked if you had children. Because if not, you have zero clue.
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u/Hobbes09R 19h ago
His last words were as he was rescuing one, as I recall. He drowned while pulling them to a board and was declared dead on the way to the hospital when CPR failed.
I hate stories like these. We like to celebrate heroics, particularly from family and the like. What stories like these often don't tell you is the mitigating circumstances. Like the fact that there were two red flags out and nobody was supposed to be swimming to begin with. Too often we praise heroics when those heroics were only possible due to earlier incompetence. The praise should be to those who went out, saw the flags, and warned their family not to swim that day because conditions were dangerous, because they didn't put anyone's life at risk.