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We see so much of the bad in the world on a daily basis that sometimes we just need
a little pick-me-up.
A small reminder that we’re - maybe - there is hope in humanity after all!
Ya know, good things do happen in the world!
And we have video to prove it.
Which is what brings us to today's installment of the Top 10 real-life heroes caught on tape.
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10.
Faulty Wiring In this hard-to-watch clip, a man, holding
his toddler, walks into what seems to be a convenient store to purchase some refreshments.
It doesn't take long for this routine visit to the store to turn bad.
Not much information about the video can be found, but the video does most of the talking
anyway.
Somehow, there was a short circuit or faulty wiring that made the refrigerator - at least
its handle - live with electricity.
As soon as the man tries to open the door, he immediately tenses up, drops his child,
and, like a wood board, topples over to the side.
Luckily, an old man, who saw what was happening, came to his rescue in mere seconds, kicking
the door off of its hinges to remove the man from the grip of being electrocuted.
At the end of the video, he seems to be walking off what just happened, so we can only hope
this story had a happy ending.
9.
Racecar Driver Rescued Famous F1 driver Ayrton Senna really showed
the heart of honest competition when competing in the qualifying Belgian Grand Prix against
Eric Comas.
Comas was mistakenly waved out of the pits too early and got into an accident, and while
other drivers drove past doing their best to avoid the crash, Senna stopped and ran
to his aid instead, possibly saving his life, while dodging other cars in the process.
He turned off the engine and helped steady Comas.
Despite not having won, they both came out feeling as if they’d taken home the biggest
prize, life itself.
8.
Domestic Hero When responding to a domestic dispute call,
cops must be thinking it’s either going to be a tame but unnecessary pain that involves
people under the influence or that it could get really ugly.
In this case, it was the latter.
A woman was shot by her partner in the leg during a domestic altercation and the police
got involved.
In fact, they heard gunshots from outside and ran inside into the line of fire to stop
the violence from further affecting the women and her children, going back to find them
fleeing through the back door.
It was such a brave action because at any point during the dispute, either of the officers
could have been fatally shot, but they were overriding their instincts, working entirely
to save the family in front of them.
7.
Unconscious Woman Saved From Burning Car That title alone is enough to give you anxiety.
If you’ve made it through a car accident and are still alive there are a couple of
things you don’t want to happen.
One, is being in a sinking car, and the other one is probably burning.
Police found a woman unconscious and trapped in her car after an accident.
Seeing as the car was about to burst into flames, time was of the essence.
The imminent threat didn’t faze the pair, they worked even harder to pull the woman
out and save her before the flames took over.
6.
Seattle Pacific Shooting Hero The footage from the Seattle Pacific University
shooting in 2014 is absolutely terrifying.
I never want to imagine someone walking into where I am with a gun in hand threatening
to shoot.
This specific shooting left one student dead and two others injured.
It would have been many more were it not for this courageous student.
After we see him engage with several others, he’s caught off guard by a student who pepper
sprays him, tackles him, and wrestles away the weapon.
If it weren’t for him, well, let’s not even think about what could have happened.
5.
Hugh Jackman When you see a celebrity out in the open you’re
never expecting them to act like their movie selves.
In fact, you’re expecting them to avoid being seen doing anything at all, exhausted
after being approached repeatedly.
Jackman, however, proved a while back that he’s just as heroic as we thought.
His son, Oscar, was caught in a riptide at a beach in Australia and Jackson rescued him
from the waves.
He also helped other people to avoid the same fate by beckoning them out.
4.
Saved From A Sinking Car Ah, just what I mentioned earlier, the other
absolutely frightening thing that could happen to you in a car.
This deputy officer catches two women trapped in a quickly sinking car and can’t stand
around watching much longer.
After realizing that the pair is not going to be able to make it out alone, he starts
wading into the water, set on saving the day.
He used a tool to break a window and pulled the two women out.
Thanks to him, what could have been the last day of their lives, turned out to be a story
they’ll tell their grandkids; the story of that time they survived a sinking car with
only minor injuries.
Talk about your lucky day.
3.
Westgate Mall Rescue This particular officer saved a whole small
family using his body as a human shield during a terrorist attack.
In 2013, four masked gunmen took over the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
Everyone inside immediately got on the ground, some were shot to death while others were
playing dead to avoid severe wounds from clearly disturbed men.
This woman and her children were among those waiting for the attack to hopefully pass.
The man convinced them to follow him out and saved them from becoming one of the 71 dead
and roughly 200 injured as a result of the attack and the fire that ensued, causing part
of the building to collapse.
Without his contagious bravery, those people may never have gotten out alive.
2.
Kids Are Heroes, Too.
This video is every parent’s nightmare, but the way it ends really gives me hope about
our future.
Kids are often underrated, thought of as helpless, sometimes even dumb.
There’s nothing dumb about these kids, though.
They were all on the bus to school when their driver had a heart attack.
His foot, stuck on the gas, kept the bus moving forward despite his lack of consciousness
and as soon as one of the kids realized the trouble they were in, he jumped into action,
turning off the vehicle and taking the keys out of the ignition.
Other kids dialed emergency services and as a result, even though the driver, unfortunately,
passed away, all of the children survived.
1.
A Hostage Situation Our last hero didn’t make it out of the
situation.
He stumbled upon a domestic dispute turned hostage situation in Brazil.
This man is threatening to kill a woman at a church, right on the steps.
The police have gotten involved but the situation is dicey.
So a brave homeless man steps in before the woman is hurt.
He rushes the armed guy and disarms him, but not without getting shot in the process.
Unfortunately, it turned fatal, but he didn't die without cause.
The woman walked away safely, but she knows forever that it was all thanks
to him.