off duty officer saves mom
 

I think we all enjoy stories like this, especially the officers considering all the bad news we get of them

I bolded the part on why they crashed

Local cop hailed a hero - News1130

the Officer

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how far did the car end up from the road? the images suggest the road wasn't even nearby

Why don't you demonstrate a little class and not call a woman you don't know, who almost lost her daughter in an accident, a retard?

:rukidding: she risked all their lives.... to save some ducks....


how fast was she going when she swerved? @ the speed limit it would be retarded to swerve for ducks especially when you have kids in your car


but maybe you know her? ill show some discretion then since this may be close to home for some and take it out of the title

No need to call her a retard

Calling the woman retarded is definitely a little insensitive, but the general public NEEDS to be educated that if they are untrained in obstacle avoidance, it is much safer for everybody, including themselves if they simply hit the animal. I know this sounds awful but as Stylin said, this could have easily been a story where they drowned in a ditch if the ditch had simply had a bit more water in it... it happens all the time.

Mark

retarded would not be a word i would use to describe her in this situation. if something jumps out at you i think for a lot of people - the natural instinct would be to swerve. it doesn't make it right, but i dont think it makes her retarded for what most likely is a natural reaction for her

glad they are alright but i wonder how hard she pulled the steering wheel for her to manage to flip the car just to avoid some ducks....

Think in the ducks perspective :okay:

this article was a little unexpected after reading the title...

I do agree she should not have swerved, but it could have just been an instinct.

It seems to me that it would take a few seconds longer to rationally think out the ramifications of swerving at a high speed, rather than swerving. Depending on how much time she had she may not have had that choice...

and ya..."retard"...not cool bro.

Saw this on the news last night, including an interview with the mom. She actually came across as quite grounded and pretty normal. Swerving to avoid animals on the road is a very common instinctive move. Sorry, StylinRed, but you fail at life. Go die in a fire.

lol braking for animals is quite common see it all the time... swerving for some not only puts her and her kids at risk but anyone in the other lanes @ risk

ive edited where i branded her a retard but it still shows up in the thread listings (cant do anything about that sorry)

but come on let's get real here we've called people retards for less/more on here except this time it needs to be said because people seem to think what she did is okay :fulloffuck:

honestly guys, calling someone a retard is probably one of the least offensive things posted on RS..

Agreed.
In fact telling someone to "die in a fire" is far more offensive.

That's a matter of perspective.

I thought "stupid" would be too, yet many members get their panties in a bunch.

time to start a thread "what insult is considered offensive on RS"

RS members bash each other for no reason all the time, yet when a random woman gets called a retard, shit just got real

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"Noob"
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You never go full retard. :nicethread:

Maybe because she's not here to call him a "retard" back in person.

just like all those richmond drivers eh ;)

Are you implying that race is a big factor in whether RS sympathizes with someone who fucks up?

Is that even possibru?

Not to me. I work with people with developmental disabilities, so I feel quite offended when I hear that word. I think it's all relative though, I know most people don't use it as an insult..I actually had an elderly lady come up to me on the street when I was working with a child with autism and say "Oh thats so nice, my grandson is a retard too!" :facepalm:

*un-bunching panties*

^^^ i/we call people who act stupidly, retards

I've worked with and have a relative who has downs syndrome I've never once called them or made reference to them in any demeaning manner

imho a 'retard' is someone who is capable of thinking critically but acts stupidly like the lady in the story; it's something we are all capable of, pointing it out shouldn't be a concern imo

if anyone's issue is with the wording, as has been said I've edited it out but unfortunately it persists


if anyone wants to speak up about the word i'd suggest you do it in the thread bitching about mainlanders in HK ;)


no i would have pointed something like that out by saying asian drivers or clais