Game Designer Dies Protecting Pregnant Wife
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Posted on: 2010-09-07 10:50 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
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I hear ya, as a husband of a pregnant wife (our first) I'd also like to think that in that situation I would do the same.|
Originally Posted by Kinrad
As a husband and father of two small girls I would like to think that I could be capable of such heroism. I hope that I shall never need to know.
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My thoughts are with his family.
I really hate seeing bad things happen to good people.
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This is beyond tragic, and yes he is a hero. My heart and sympathies go out to the wife and child- they have a very hard sad road ahead.
Also- the driver(s) of that car should be charged with homicide rather then vehicular assault if drugs are proved to be involved. Anything less is an insult.
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*raises glass to a hero*
When the occasion happened, he rose and surpassed many. He will be missed, and admired.
Indeed, a real man if ever there was one!
And I sincerely hope (no I pray for it actually) those douchebags get a very lengthy sentence with no possibility of parole (as in prosecuted to the full extent of the law).
Jordyn Weichert and front passenger, Samantha Bowling - go the f'ing hell you sorry *** bastards for driving under the influence of a narcotic!
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I think that would be a fine idea.
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Originally Posted by LiquidX
I feel like I should donate something to Charity in his name. I wonder if Childs Play would be appropriate in this case?
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I shall do my best to shed manly tears for you, Brian Wood.
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Dang. We need more people like him around.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
Let me put on the asbestos suit and get the fire suppression gear ready.
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It's not like he fought off a wild animal or a mugger or took a bullet for his wife. He swerved to avoid a car that crossed the median. Depending how close they were when the other driver crossed the median he may not have thought of anything other than to try and avoid the collision.
Yes it was a terrible tragedy. Yes the other driver should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But I think people are reading into this a lot more than they should. He was trying to save both himself and his wife, he only partially succeeded.
If the rolls were reversed, if his wife was driving and swerved but only enough that the husband survived, it wouldn't be the same story. She wouldn't be cast as the noble hero, it would simply be a tragedy.
Now where did I put those Space Shuttle heat tiles?
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Um, says who?|
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
If the rolls were reversed, if his wife was driving and swerved but only enough that the husband survived, it wouldn't be the same story. She wouldn't be cast as the noble hero, it would simply be a tragedy.
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You speak knowledge but not wisdom. I don't understand your apparent imperative to deprive people of a benign good will.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Let me put on the asbestos suit and get the fire suppression gear ready.
... It's not like he fought off a wild animal or a mugger or took a bullet for his wife. He swerved to avoid a car that crossed the median. Depending how close they were when the other driver crossed the median he may not have thought of anything other than to try and avoid the collision. Yes it was a terrible tragedy. Yes the other driver should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But I think people are reading into this a lot more than they should. He was trying to save both himself and his wife, he only partially succeeded. If the rolls were reversed, if his wife was driving and swerved but only enough that the husband survived, it wouldn't be the same story. She wouldn't be cast as the noble hero, it would simply be a tragedy. Now where did I put those Space Shuttle heat tiles? |
Also, it says that he specifically swerved so that he would take the brunt of the impact.
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Here here...|
Originally Posted by BlackArachnia
*raises glass to a hero*
When the occasion happened, he rose and surpassed many. He will be missed, and admired. |
Rest well Hero!!
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
If the rolls were reversed, if his wife was driving and swerved but only enough that the husband survived, it wouldn't be the same story. She wouldn't be cast as the noble hero, it would simply be a tragedy.
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Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang
Um, says who?
o.O |
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But I think it's more the fact that he saved his family and he died so two others could live. If her kid was sitting on the same side as the dad and she swerved to save them, that would be more in line with what happened.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Actually it would be considered a greater tragedy. Society puts children, pregnant women and the elderly in a class that should more protected than the general public. Therefore harming or saving one of them is always considered either more villainous or heroic.
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While I may not necessarily agree with what was said, it was a good point. It's not like we know his true intentions. Maybe he was planning to backflip out the driver's door, jump through the incoming car's windshield, and knife the driver in the jugular (I mean, that's just what I would have done), which would have only been slightly less cool.|
Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
You speak knowledge but not wisdom. I don't understand your apparent imperative to deprive people of a benign good will.
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Whatever happened, dude saved lives. Mad props.
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According to his wife. |
Originally Posted by Manofmanychars
Also, it says that he specifically swerved so that he would take the brunt of the impact.
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"At the very last second (Brian) braked really hard and turned right so that he would be put in the path of the SUV and not me and the baby, and that is the only thing that saved us both."
Of course she's going to assign noble motivations to his actions so his death doesn't seem in vain.
Later in the article the accident has described this way.
"A Chevy Blazer, with four occupants, crossed the centre line when the driver tried to take her sweater off while driving, asking the other front passenger to take the wheel at the time.
When Wood braked and swerved slightly, the Blazer continued forward, its momentum driving it over top of the Subaru, the wheels crushing the roof of the smaller car killing Wood and causing his wife to suffer a non-life-threatening head injury as well." (emphasis mine)
To me it still sounds like he was simply trying to avoid the accident but simply ended up taking the brunt of the impact.
I guess what gets me is how easy people assign a noble motivation rather than a simple survival trait of trying to get out of the way of approaching danger, to his actions. I think it's more our psychological need lessen pain and sadness of an accident by assigning a noble intent. This way it doesn't seem like his death was meaningless.
People die all the time. People die in traffic accidents. Unless you've been in one you don't realize how little time you have to think and react to someone running a light at speed or crossing over into your lane. Time slows down at the moment of impact but not before. There is no time for noble choices, you simply react as best as you can.
Sadly most of us aren't wired to dodge successfully with a two ton car. And people die.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
According to his wife.
"At the very last second (Brian) braked really hard and turned right so that he would be put in the path of the SUV and not me and the baby, and that is the only thing that saved us both." Of course she's going to assign noble motivations to his actions so his death doesn't seem in vain. Later in the article the accident has described this way. "A Chevy Blazer, with four occupants, crossed the centre line when the driver tried to take her sweater off while driving, asking the other front passenger to take the wheel at the time. When Wood braked and swerved slightly, the Blazer continued forward, its momentum driving it over top of the Subaru, the wheels crushing the roof of the smaller car killing Wood and causing his wife to suffer a non-life-threatening head injury as well." (emphasis mine) To me it still sounds like he was simply trying to avoid the accident but simply ended up taking the brunt of the impact. I guess what gets me is how easy people assign a noble motivation rather than a simple survival trait of trying to get out of the way of approaching danger, to his actions. I think it's more our psychological need lessen pain and sadness of an accident by assigning a noble intent. This way it doesn't seem like his death was meaningless. People die all the time. People die in traffic accidents. Unless you've been in one you don't realize how little time you have to think and react to someone running a light at speed or crossing over into your lane. Time slows down at the moment of impact but not before. There is no time for noble choices, you simply react as best as you can. Sadly most of us aren't wired to dodge successfully with a two ton car. And people die. |
Sam Kinison used to joke that lies keep a relationship together. I go even further and say it is only deception that allows most of us to live each day without raging despair. Let people believe good things where it can do no harm.
total kick to the gut
This is like having Ra's Al Ghul show up at your birthday party.
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Besides the fact that it is all still opinion, since none of us know anything more other then the writing in the article.|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
While you may be right, why take away the most positive interpretation? What's the gain?
Sam Kinison used to joke that lies keep a relationship together. I go even further and say it is only deception that allows most of us to live each day without raging despair. Let people believe good things where it can do no harm. |
Also the notion that people have never made split decisions in life or death situations as they are happening is abused since we hear stories about that all the time.
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Which leaves you, blood stained and sword drawn, in a room with no foe but the question I previously asked: Why?
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
According to his wife.
"At the very last second (Brian) braked really hard and turned right so that he would be put in the path of the SUV and not me and the baby, and that is the only thing that saved us both." Of course she's going to assign noble motivations to his actions so his death doesn't seem in vain. Later in the article the accident has described this way. "A Chevy Blazer, with four occupants, crossed the centre line when the driver tried to take her sweater off while driving, asking the other front passenger to take the wheel at the time. When Wood braked and swerved slightly, the Blazer continued forward, its momentum driving it over top of the Subaru, the wheels crushing the roof of the smaller car killing Wood and causing his wife to suffer a non-life-threatening head injury as well." (emphasis mine) To me it still sounds like he was simply trying to avoid the accident but simply ended up taking the brunt of the impact. I guess what gets me is how easy people assign a noble motivation rather than a simple survival trait of trying to get out of the way of approaching danger, to his actions. I think it's more our psychological need lessen pain and sadness of an accident by assigning a noble intent. This way it doesn't seem like his death was meaningless. People die all the time. People die in traffic accidents. Unless you've been in one you don't realize how little time you have to think and react to someone running a light at speed or crossing over into your lane. Time slows down at the moment of impact but not before. There is no time for noble choices, you simply react as best as you can. Sadly most of us aren't wired to dodge successfully with a two ton car. And people die. |
Rather than let this devolve into a "was he heroic or not", can we simply agree to mourn the untimely passing of a young man, who has left behind a wife and unborn child, and who died because of someone else's drug use?
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It's just that sometimes the opposite is true. Sometimes people assign a negative motivation. If you were the driver and survived but your passengers didn't, their families will blame you. They will say you didn't do enough or worse say you protected yourself while putting their loved one in harms way. They say why couldn't it been you.|
Originally Posted by SwellGuy
While you may be right, why take away the most positive interpretation? What's the gain?
Sam Kinison used to joke that lies keep a relationship together. I go even further and say it is only deception that allows most of us to live each day without raging despair. Let people believe good things where it can do no harm. |
Like I said, people don't realize how little time you have to react. We are not all Hollywood stunt drivers who can deftly handle a car with the same agility as a football/soccer player dribbling down the field. And sometimes as a result, people die.
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All I'm saying is that that baby will grow up to be the next Hitler amirite.
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I see. Interesting theses.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
It's just that sometimes the opposite is true. Sometimes people assign a negative motivation. If you were the driver and survived but your passengers didn't, their families will blame you. They will say you didn't do enough or worse say you protected yourself while putting their loved one in harms way. They say why couldn't it been you.
Like I said, people don't realize how little time you have to react. We are not all Hollywood stunt drivers who can deftly handle a car with the same agility as a football/soccer player dribbling down the field. And sometimes as a result, people die. |
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I see. Compelling argument.
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Originally Posted by CaptainFoamerang
All I'm saying is that that baby will grow up to be the next Hitler amirite.
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>.> Sucks that people died. Whenever anyone dies I don't like it, but without knowing more of the details I'm not going to say the guys a hero or made the best decision or that he did it to save his family.
One can only hope that was what he did and remember someone in the best light, even when it's not exactly honest to do so.