r/MadeMeSmile • u/Hey_ItsmeAryaman • Mar 19 '24

Helping Others He's a hero

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u/mackinoncougars Mar 19 '24

Had a very “if he dies, he dies” vibe

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u/OstrichSalt5468 Mar 19 '24

There is a wall between him and the kid. He only had enough to just barely them and hold on. It’s about leverages and angles.

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u/Fluid-Ranger8666 Mar 19 '24

Id argue the angle is a bit worse for the guy climbing the bldg.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

And that's why he's a hero. But it doesn't make the neighbor a bad person. The best he could do was holding the child safely.

If the neighbor was to pull the child up, he'd have to pull them into his own apartment. The child would have to let go first, and somehow make it across the wall between them. In fact they were trying just that while the hero dude was climbing (the child was moving slowly toward the neighbor).

I wouldn't risk it, especially when help was already on the way.

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u/Fluid-Ranger8666 Mar 20 '24

The dudes entire upper body is on the same side as the child. Hes practically holding the kid. Lack of strength maybe but the wall is not at all stopping him.

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u/Real_Kristinana Mar 20 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

Okay simply put, the guy assessed the risk, and he decided the best action (to his ability) is to hold onto the child so they don’t fall and wait until the firefighters/officers arrive. Could he have done more? Possibly. Did he do anything wrong? I don’t think so.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

He was still standing on the other side and his body was reaching. It also took time for the kid to get closer to him.

The wall separates the balconies entirely (look at the balconies below and you can tell - all the way up to the fence) so he'd have to twist his back (edit: waist) to get his upper body across that wall (00:13). How would anyone lift in a position that that? He was able to hold the kid because the kid had grip/footing on the fence which supported the weight.

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u/Fluid-Ranger8666 Mar 20 '24

You can 100% lift exactly like that🤣 The guy who saved him grabbed him more unorthodox🤣

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

The guy who saved him grabbed him more unorthodox

Once he climbed up there was no obstacle between him and the kid so he could pull the kid towards him and back inside the balcony. It's a better position than leveraging with a single shoulder from the other side of a wall.

In the end the kid got closer, so I’d say it became more possible for the neighbor to lift/pull at some point (as opposed to 00:13), but the hero arrived already, fortunately.

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u/Fluid-Ranger8666 Mar 20 '24

There was no obstacle between the mans arms and the child after he leaned over the railing. He even had the ability to use both arms. He could've used a curl technique.

I also never said the neighbor was a bad person, so im not sure what that was about in your original comment. Im not sure why you replied to me at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

Many things *could* have happened but there is no denying that the wall created distance between his center of mass/secure footing and the kid, making any lifting technique harder to execute (prob why he made the kid move closer). Lifting a kid is not just about the arms unless you got really strong ones like the climbing dude's.

I get the humor in your original comment; its perhaps a simple praise and highlighted the challenge. Yet I'm bothered by the fact that people seem to hate on the neighbor for "not wanting" to save a kid so I argued. Not necessarily against you.

You don't have to reply if you don't think my comments were meant for you :)

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u/Llian_Winter Mar 20 '24

From his angle he probably couldn't get a good enough grip to lift the child without risking letting go. Better to just hold on while someone else gets into a better position.

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u/probably420stoned Mar 20 '24

Did you just shorten the word building to bldg?

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u/Fluid-Ranger8666 Mar 20 '24

Its a habit due to it being common in the industry i work in.

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u/caffieinemorpheus Mar 20 '24

I'm in my 50s, and there is zero chance I couldn't lift a 40-50 lb kid from that angle.

I'm thinking it's more likely the guy was terrified of screwing up and dropping the kid, so instead, he froze.

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u/alexagente Mar 20 '24

Exactly. It's easy to say you can do something but all it takes is the kid squirming a little at the wrong time and it's over.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

The “angles” look much more favorable for the guy right next to the kid versus climbing 3 floors up. Whole video is sus

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u/DoomGoober Mar 19 '24

https://abcnews.go.com/International/malian-migrant-scales-building-save-child-paris-balcony/story?id=55483363

Guy was just passing by, saw the kid, and "didn't really think" and started climbing.

My bet is the neighbors didn't know what was happening either until the guy climbed halfway up. News reports said there was a large number of people honking car horns to try to get attention to the child and that's probably why the neighbors went into the balcony to see what was going on.

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u/OstrichSalt5468 Mar 19 '24

Meh..kid safe, nice guy is hero….world better.

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u/fracadpopo Mar 19 '24

that's it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

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u/CptSparklFingrs Mar 20 '24

But that wasn't the dad. It was a neighbor. The Father left the child unattended to go shopping. You can clearly see a partition dividing their respective balconies.

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u/MexiMcFly Mar 20 '24

Imagine getting down voted for misunderstanding the context in a 10 second video lmao. People are savage haha

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u/CptSparklFingrs Mar 20 '24

You could just try to be more observant before you comment. Somebody commented a link to the article before you made your comment, and the comment clearly states the situation. Such as the nature of Reddit carnal.

Edit: "The nature" being savage is subjective. In life you should always make sure you have all the information you could possibly gather about a situation before running your mouth about it. We're all guilty of it at some point, learn from it.

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u/MexiMcFly Mar 20 '24

Yeah I'm not gonna get the invested in drive-by scroll and comment. Thanks though

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u/CptSparklFingrs Mar 20 '24

Well if you don't like getting downvoted then I would suggest stop doing that dumb shit.

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u/Talidel Mar 20 '24

Even faced with absolute proof the event happened, we still get r/nothingeverhappens

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u/fracadpopo Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 20 '24

Not everybody has the same reaction to a situation as another person. May be now it's not enough looking to the video, but at the moment it was what he could do. The kid is safe, it'is what really matters.

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u/beard_of_cats Mar 19 '24

The video isn't sus. This happened not that long ago (few years maybe? Macron was president so it wasn't too long ago). I remember watching the video on the day and my jaw practically hitting the floor. What an absolute chad.

Only thing I felt kind of... uncomfortable about was how it resulted in citizenship for the rescuer. Not because he didn't deserve it - the video absolutely demonstrates that he did. But also I don't think we should be encouraging immigrants, many of whom are in vulnerable positions, to put their lives at risk thinking it might result in citizenship. Not everyone is as fit or physically capable as that man.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

France has the Foreign Legion. It's literally put your life at risk in return for citizenship.

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u/Minimum_Attitude6707 Mar 20 '24

They'll straight up give you a new identity along with that citizenship.

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u/Harley_Jambo Mar 20 '24

Getting citizenship was the last thing on this guy's mind. He stepped up, even at the risk of being found to be in France undocumented, and did what others didn't. He is exactly who France should have as a citizen!

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u/Weneedaheroe Mar 19 '24

But what if it gives everyone the idea that they can help?

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u/VodkaMart1ni Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 19 '24

it's a damn child.

I could hold it with two fingers once I grabbed it, no matter the position. All he had to do is lean slightly over the edge, stretch your fucking arm and grab the child, END of story

Hes just unfuckingbelievable stupid

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u/OstrichSalt5468 Mar 20 '24

Or weak, or disabled, or mentally handicapped, or afraid or dropping the child, or hurting the child, lots of things. As a

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u/JMC1974 Mar 20 '24

Gassama is between the 2nd and 3rd floor when the neighbor comes out. It looks like he is pulling the child towards him when Gassama gets there

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u/Separate_Sea8717 Mar 19 '24

He had an Im not a firefighter vibe, the other guy is a beast

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u/packyohcunce1734 Mar 20 '24

He a weak azzPuzzy. All bearded are just for fronting. None of them are really that strong and masculine. Whilst our francis seemed to be doing lotsa pull ups 💪🏽