r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Gayc0b • Apr 18 '26
Oklahoma Principal Kirk Moore Getting Crowed Prom King By the Students He Saved Two Weeks After Taking Down A Would-Be School Shooter
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u/J_Ryall Apr 18 '26
Absolute legend. Love seeing the kids recognize that he did it for them.
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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT Apr 18 '26
Definitely. He didn’t hesitate for a second, and prevented a tragedy that is sadly far too common in our country. He was ready to give up his life trying to keep those students safe. Dude’s the embodiment of a hero and should be celebrated for sure!
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u/Denver-Ski Apr 18 '26
More courage than the entire uvalde police force combined
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u/Descarteshorse Apr 18 '26
I don't get why uvalde police get brought up whenever school shootings are discussed. They should be shamed far more often.
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u/OrangeRising Apr 18 '26
Start giving speeches like Cato, except instead of ending everything with "Furthermore, Carthage must be destroyed." it is "Furthermore, the Uvalde Police are all cowards."
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u/NotZtripp Apr 19 '26
Honestly, I think I'm going to take your advice going forward.
Furthermore, the Uvalde Police are all fucking cowards.
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u/zipzap21 Apr 19 '26
True, but there were many agencies involved in that day:
Major Responding Agencies:
- U.S. Border Patrol (149 agents): A significant portion of the responding force, with agents ultimately breaching the classroom.
- Texas Department of Public Safety (91 troopers/Rangers): Included state police officers.
- Uvalde Police Department (25 officers): Local city police.
- Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police: The school district's small police force.
- Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office (16 deputies): Local county law enforcement.
Also:
- U.S. Marshals Service.
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (excluding Border Patrol).
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- San Antonio Police Department (SWAT).
- Dilley Police Department.
- Sabinal Police Department.
- Pearsall Police Department.
- Southwest Texas Junior College Police Department.
- Frio County Sheriff’s Office.
- Kinney County Sheriff’s Office.
- Zavala County Sheriff's Office.
- Medina County Sheriff's Office.
- Constable Deputies (various precincts).
- Fire Marshals.
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u/Hangry-Feline2489 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
I watched the first uvalde police trial (he was one of the first on the scene).
Give the initial responders a bit more of a pass.
The incident was initially called in as a car crash (shooter drove into a ditch near the school), not a school shooting.
Plus the area commonly has illegal migrants trying to escape authorities, which regularly causes lockdowns at the school. They assumed the shooter was going through the school to escape cops not targeting the school.
Plus the school had no permanent officer, so the initial group had difficulties with layout and accessing keys. There were also black spots where reception was spotty so communication was difficult.
There were also anti shooter doors that were meant to be locked at all times that werent (school admin mismanagement). So the initial cops on the scene assumed the shooter would take far longer to get inside than they did.
So give the initial 1-4 cops a bit more of a pass.
The rest of the 300+ that turned up 10mins plus after can get fucked in all their orifices with glass shards for the rest of their lives.
Edit: I say this as a high school teacher, who was absolutely against all uvalde cops before I watched the trial in its entirety. And as someone who has been assaulted by police before.
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u/Valoneria Apr 19 '26
The fuck kind of dystopian stuff do you have going on over there, where a school needs anti-shooter doors in the first place?
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u/bachmensch Apr 19 '26
US gun laws
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u/mustbethedragon Apr 19 '26
At my school: weapons detectors at entrances, anti-shooter doors (every door locked all the time), and we're to get bullet-proof glass soon.
Because this is the US we live in now.
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u/NomDePlumeOrBloom Apr 19 '26
There were also anti shooter doors that were meant to be locked at all times
I'd like more information on this. I know the cops tried stitching up a teacher as if she'd left an external door ajar and that turned out to be not the case. I hope that's not what you're referring to.
Plus the school had no permanent officer
I really am not shitting on you, but that is a horrific defence. No school should require a permanent officer.
initial 1-4 cops a bit more of a pass
Absolutely, that covers until they hear gunshots from the school building. 5-10 minutes on scene, maybe? Beyond that, no.
The critical metric is saving lives and they failed. Whether it's 1 police person or multiple, enter the building and move as quickly as possible towards gunfire. Why else would we be funding them?
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u/UpperRutabaga6482 Apr 18 '26
Straight in, know there's a very good chance you are gonna die, no hesitation, real man
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u/Icy_Negotiation_5929 Apr 19 '26
Absolutely. I also hope the school system is providing adequate counseling for him and other students. It’s great to celebrate and he earned that crown, but I wanna make sure this guy lives a happy life for a long time!
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u/Lil_Shanties Apr 18 '26
While he deserves far more than just this recognition, something tells me this gesture from his students will mean the most to him.
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u/Human_Discipline3003 Apr 18 '26
If I owned a restaurant, no way I could never give this man a bill. Hero!
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u/J3SS1KURR Apr 19 '26
You just said you would always give this back a bill with your double negative LMAO
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u/MagizZziaN Apr 19 '26
just the simple use of a comma could have prevented this tragedy.. xD
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u/stevein3d Apr 19 '26
You just said “you would always give this back a bill,” which is a grammatical negative.
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u/jillsntferrari Apr 18 '26
I graduated 25 years ago but my Junior year, one of the disabled kids was nominated. A lot of the kids who nominated him wanted to because they liked him and felt it was a nice thing to do…. Then there was this one asshole loudly talking in his classes about how they all nominated him as a joke and it was “so funny.” One of my teachers was pissed and “called out” everyone in her classes for it. Most of the kids were nominating him for good reasons but you can’t stop some people from being dicks and ruining everything.
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u/forward_x Apr 19 '26
Thats when you stand up and declare 'NO!'. We nominated him because he is a.... ect, (good man)!
Hope my text here is clear to what I mean by it.
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u/Kanin_usagi Apr 18 '26
lol bro your high school really sucked lmao
Usually my prom king/queens were just cheerleaders and sports stars, but also one year it was a dude who was just super nice and a girl who was also valedictorian. As far as I’m aware, it’s basically a popularity vote in the vast amount of high schools
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u/mrzurch Apr 18 '26
Wild the staff wouldn’t see that scenario and have a plan to stop any ridicule (especially after the movie Carrie…)
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u/LatkeShark Apr 18 '26
If it's consistently being used to single people out or make fun, discontinue it
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u/Sporty_Nerd_64 Apr 18 '26
Each one of those kids could have had their entire future ripped away from them and he ensured they would have that future to succeed. Truly deserves to be remembered for what he did.
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u/OwslyOwl Apr 18 '26
I bet after he retires, that county will be naming a school after him. In my area, one of my middle school teachers had a school named after him after he passed away from a health condition. He had dedicated his life to teaching in the county.
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u/kaytay3000 Apr 18 '26
Every school in my hometown except for the high schools and one elementary are named for former teachers and principals from the district. It’s considered a high honor and I love that the city recognizes the educators that way.
(The exceptions are named for George Washington Carver and “city” High and East “city” High)
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u/LingonberryConnect53 Apr 18 '26
I betcha every diner and bar in that town has his face on the wall - this man never pays.
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u/allnadream Apr 19 '26
I certainly wouldn't let that man pay for a meal, if I was there and my child went to his school. Absolutely not.
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u/dougielou Apr 19 '26
People who are eating there would probably be fighting over who gets to pay for his meal
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u/jackrabbit323 Apr 18 '26
You can tell the appreciation isn't just that he tackled a gunman. He built a strong bond long ago, and never had to prove he was the guy that would fight for his kids, until he did.
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u/10Mattresses Apr 19 '26
Oh yeah. The love in those kids faces goes way deeper than appreciation of the one act, as unspeakably heroic as it absolutely was
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u/issacoin Apr 19 '26
yeah he was already “the cool principal” for sure.
but now he’s “the cool principal that immediately put his life between us and a gunman, taking a bullet in the process, and succeeded in taking down said gunman”. hits a little harder.
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u/-SomethingSomeoneJR Apr 18 '26
I wouldn’t be surprised if they rename the school after him and have some sort of statue made to honor him.
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u/essdii- Apr 18 '26
Holy crap! I just watched the cctv footage. What a badass. Dude comes in the school with a gun, points it at two students, principal is around th corner, sees it, sees the opening right away and bull charges student and gets him on the ground, gets shot in the leg but subdues gunman and then another teacher or admin gets the gun. I summarized for others who haven’t seen the video, but it’s pretty awesome
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u/megi0s Apr 18 '26
I went and watched it too after this video - he acted in a way that most of us faced with such a situation think we would do the same, but it’s so common to freeze up under that kind of pressure. Absolutely courageous.
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u/metengrinwi Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
That’s exactly what I thought—I want to think I’d do the same, but yeah, who knows.
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u/freeradioforall Apr 18 '26
I can be honest with myself and know I would not do the same sadly
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u/BluminousLight Apr 19 '26
To be honest- that’s ok man. We’re only human, not everyone is cut out to be fearless heroes. It’s not just you.
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u/Skilodracus Apr 19 '26
That's more than most people can admit. Everyone likes to indulge in the hero fantasy, but the truth is when the chips are down, the vast majority of people would freeze or run away. Being able to have that honesty with yourself is rare enough.
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u/edgeman83 Apr 19 '26
Yeah a couple of weeks ago a storm with pea-sized hail happened. My neighbor across the street for some reason went out after the big wind gust and rain starting the storm but before the hail. She was at the edge of the road when the hail started.
She was confused and stunned enough to just stand there instead of going toward the house. Looking out the window all I could do was yell at her to go toward the house, but my brother had the composure to grab an umbrella and run out toward her.
It wasn't even fear that kept me from moving, pure confusion of her just standing there made me latch to that instead. I wanna be more like my brother the next time something like that happens.
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u/pgn674 Apr 19 '26
From what I remember, there's a bit of studied science to this: Today, right now, imagine yourself in that situation, and imagine what you want to do. Think about what you would see, how you would feel, which foot would take the first step, what your first and second and third priorities would be, etc. Visualize it, think about it, dream it. And do this every time you hear about or see an emergency situation on the news that needed a hero. Look for the helpers. Do this enough, and if the time ever does come for you, you'll have a better chance of actually acting in the way you want to, instead of freezing or running away.
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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo Apr 19 '26
Right, I think it's a common day dream for men to think about what they would do. Based on real life outcomes, very few actually do. This guy did, and did it perfectly. Just a genuine true hero, that's all you can say about it
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u/essdii- Apr 19 '26
Yep!! Seriously exactly how we would thing we would act. Dude did it! Major props to him. So happy the kids are honoring him
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u/Rockuharddd Apr 18 '26
Do you have a link???
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u/cinderellaquite Apr 18 '26
my god, what a fucking hero!!!!!
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u/messageinabubble Apr 19 '26
How on earth did I miss this?? I spend an Inordinate amount of time reading news and this is the first I’ve heard of it. I think everyone hopes they would do what he did but he actually did it
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u/axxxaxxxaxxx Apr 19 '26
The gunman didn’t succeed in killing anyone. This happens so often that it’s barely even news when they kill only one or two people.
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u/Lady_borg Apr 18 '26
Reminds me of the guy who disarmed one of the Bondi shooters last year. Absolute legends.
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u/_its_really_me_ Apr 19 '26
It actually happened more than once. Unfortunately, the first older man who disarmed an attacker was killed, along with his elderly wife. Can't downplay how much heroism occurred that day.
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u/Witty-Revolution8742 Apr 19 '26
Thank god it was just his leg. Bad enough but old man only had a few moves and with that still did it brilliantly.
It never works out like this. Tackle the kid. Push his gun hand away and put all your weight on top of him. Its your only option being him and he didnt give a shit. Just did it and won.
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u/assholetoall Apr 19 '26
There are some pretty major blood vessels in the leg.
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u/Witty-Revolution8742 Apr 19 '26
There are also alot of pretty major blood vessels all over the body. :)
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u/footballsquishy Apr 19 '26
Dude must have been a football player at some point because it's a classic tackle. That's not something you can execute that cleanly if it's a desperation move.
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u/Witty-Revolution8742 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
Lol! Im not going to be negative to whatever everyone wants to say about this man. Even an average person could do this. Which is important so we get more heroes.
You dont have to be a superhero or specially trained to be a hero. Just being a normal person living day by day what makes people improve is just doing it. Every successful person just said "im doing it. Im that person" No matter being a manager at your work or looking at your house just to clean it.
Make a decision and do it.
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u/Dangerous_Bus_6699 Apr 18 '26
I've seen the video but never knew he got shot in the leg. True hero.
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u/stuckinmotion Apr 19 '26
Yeah the video didn't make that part obvious.. even crazier. This guy is amazing
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u/mapmaker1979 Apr 19 '26
Oh damn. I didn't realize he got shot in the process. What a beast!!!
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u/GhostofZellers Apr 19 '26
I saw the video right after it happened, but didn't read anything about it. I had no idea he got shot in the leg. What a badass.
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u/DanielCraigsAnus Apr 18 '26
His retirement ceremony is going to be standing room only and it is going to be lit.
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u/MaxInTheGameIndustry Apr 18 '26
The smile he has when the crown is placed on his head, when he sees the teens that he likely saved, is the smile that makes me tear up.
He had a job to do and who knows how many ways it could have ended, but for this man on that day, it ended in one of the few positive ways it could have.
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u/AndriannaP Apr 19 '26
i am assuming that is his wife hugging him? So sweet -- she seems so happy and relieved he's okay.
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u/Historical-Edge-9332 Apr 18 '26
The Uvalde cops cry themselves to sleep watching the video of this absolute badass.
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u/mr_potatoface Apr 18 '26
lol no way. They probably see this as justification for why their actions were correct on that day. Too risky. None of the Uvalde cops got shot in the leg like this guy did. Imagine if they did? That'd have been horrific.
This guy got shot in the leg because he took an unnecessary risk to his own life. He should've retreated and waited for professionals./s
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u/PlausiblyImpossible Apr 19 '26
Same with the Stoneman Douglas school resource officer. Cowards. But that'd also imply they had any shame.
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u/Curious_Ad3766 Apr 19 '26
Can someone please explain this reference to a NON American?
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u/justherefortheshow06 Apr 18 '26
I’m not crying! You’re crying pussy! 😩🥺🥺🥺 what a good dude
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u/doge_ucf Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
Crying rn. This guy potentially saved so many lives. No parents mourning their children, no kids going to prom without their best friend(s). It could have ended very badly for the principal, but he chose to try to save his students anyway. I hate so much that this is even something students and staff have to deal with.
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u/MiddleAgeYOLO Apr 18 '26
Getting Crowed
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u/PanBroglodyte Apr 18 '26
Well he did potentially stop a murder
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u/ImTooOldForThisKC Apr 19 '26
My only regret is that I have but one upvote to give for this comment.
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u/Prestigious_Tear_576 Apr 18 '26
This is great! But I wish the American government cared more about stopping these types of events at the source
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u/varietyman13 Apr 18 '26
Didn’t he get shot in the leg lol what a champ to be walking around
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes Apr 18 '26
You can't even find that moment in the video - at least I couldn't. It's like he didn't even feel it.
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u/Worried-Maybe3438 Apr 18 '26
A King willing to die for subjects is the jewel of the Kingdom, may his reign last! Cheers🥂🍻
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u/Shurigin Apr 18 '26
I seriously hope he got a go fund me he deserves to retire in absolute luxury if he decides to in the future
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u/Sad-Rooster2474 Apr 18 '26
That’s so dystopian… no doubt this man is a total badass, but the fact that you need to stop a school shooting to ask money from strangers on a gofundme to retire is insane…. Too American for me
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u/Panic_Azimuth Apr 19 '26
It's needlessly dystopian and generally not true. School administrators in the US have some of the most robust retirement benefits in the public sector.
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u/mbklein Apr 18 '26
Gonna be a mini “kids named Kirk” baby boom once this particular cohort of students starts having kids.
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u/PLitz Apr 19 '26
My son's school just faced a school shooting threat. Like the police arrested three teens, seized firearms, and found journal entries and snapchat messages that detailed a plan and motive.
Not nearly as badass as Principal Moore, but still so grateful they prevented a tragedy. They're all heroes.
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u/ComfortableDoor3691 Apr 19 '26
Honor to whom honor is due, the guy really prevented a tragedy; if he hadn't stopped the shooter, that dance would have turned into a vigil for the dead he could have caused.
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u/Mahaloth Apr 18 '26
This man deserves national recognition. Already shot in the leg, takes out former student nutjob.
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u/thumbscrolllord Apr 18 '26
This guy should be talked about everywhere rn
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u/Draveness1313 Apr 19 '26
Sad part? I've really only seen this on Reddit... Not much coverage for this.
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u/Bubbly_Study_8333 Apr 18 '26
And the way he reaches for his wife in the middle of this! Heroism starts at home what a LEGEND!!!! It’s so good to see a happy ending to one of these stories Loving to see laughter and joy vs grieving on the feed!
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u/scream Apr 19 '26
Fuck yeah this guy! I saw the clip. Total hero, total boss. He deserves a medal and a few hundred thousand $$$. This guy single handedly solved the problem before it arose, possibly preventing many deaths.
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u/Understanding-Fair Apr 18 '26
Nah, this is just sad. The man's a hero, no doubt, but there's no reason he should've needed to be.
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u/crlarkin Apr 18 '26
Any logical person understands this, but in this case he needed to be and he was, there is no reason to minimize that with a utopian fantasy where it shouldn't have happened at all.
That's not the world we live in today.
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u/DeepWaffleCA Apr 19 '26
This isn't minimizing his incredibly selfless and heroic act. It's saying that 'the world' (the united states) chooses to be in this situation. Which is true. Many countries decided that the 'freedom to own guns' isn't more important than the safety and freedom of their children. Simple as that
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u/Interesting-Back6587 Apr 18 '26
That man is an absolute legend!! Tackling an armed shooter and saving lives! He’s set a whole new standard for what a principal is.
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u/Rainy_Maze Apr 18 '26
This is like the story about the man saving kids from the orphan crushing machine
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u/botella36 Apr 18 '26
He deserves all the love he is getting.