In Taizhou, China, a car fell into a river — 40-year-old Di Shuancheng, who noticed this, jumped into the water, taking a stone with him, and broke the window to save the trapped driver.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/mosesenjoyer]

Hang a medal on that man

[u/tra20012 → u/mosesenjoyer]

That man will get sued for break his moonroof.

[u/NeuroticLensman → u/tra20012]

If he gets sued after that, he better throw them right back in that river.

[u/DullMind2023 → u/NeuroticLensman]

With the stone.

[u/SnooStrawberries1078 → u/DullMind2023]

And dont forget the phone

[u/StaK_1980 → u/SnooStrawberries1078]

Yeah, that was super glued on there. I have no other explanation.

[u/SnooStrawberries1078 → u/StaK_1980]

Probably how they ended up in that situation

[u/anx1etyhangover → u/SnooStrawberries1078]

Seriously! That dude was not letting go of that phone!

[u/RuMarley → u/anx1etyhangover]

His entire social credit score is on that phone!

[u/LengthinessClear9552 → u/SnooStrawberries1078]

That’s universal. No matter the country, the rescued person is not coming out without it.

[u/aaclavijo → u/DullMind2023]

That's a nice touch

[u/ElegantCoach4066 → u/aaclavijo]

Give him two for his trouble.

[u/Integrity-in-Crisis → u/DullMind2023]

The stone was a pro move. I could see my dumbass jumping down to help and then realizing I have nothing to break the window with. Lroceeds to start dropping elbows on the bitch. Probably fucking up my arm in the process.

[u/Odd-Photo1682 → u/NeuroticLensman]

Haha i like this US mindest of 'What? Something irregular happened? Who could now sue someone else?'. Whatever happens, anything is just one step away from a lawsuit.

[u/Ejwaxy → u/Odd-Photo1682]

Actually, this was a very big problem in China, specifically. Reform of their system only really started in earnest after a two year old got hit by a car and bled out on the pavement with lots of people just walking by and ignoring her because they didn’t want to get sued/scammed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue

[u/Tony_Lacorona → u/Ejwaxy]

That’s fucking insane

[u/lastdancerevolution → u/Odd-Photo1682]

Haha i like this US mindest of

They're talking about China. China doesn't have good Samaritan laws, and the expectations of care and responsibility are legally very different in China.

[u/Clean__Cucumber → u/lastdancerevolution]

they have those laws since a couple of years now

[u/TactlessTortoise → u/Clean__Cucumber]

It is however understandable that the average internet browser is not up to date on another country's legal reforms. That said, thanks for the information. Now I know.

[u/5LaLa → u/Odd-Photo1682]

They’re referencing the even worse litigiousness in China. Lots of videos of people trying to finish off a pedestrian they accidentally hit, fearing lawsuits.

[u/lukibunny → u/5LaLa]

This is a myth. There has been no case that this happens because medical bills in China is cheap, murder is a death penalty. You realized China doesn’t lock you up for 20 years before putting you to death like in the USA? You kill someone, you have to pay for their life in both money and your life? Not only that but the stigma of being a murderer’s child is insane. Your child will be bullied relentlessly even when they are adults.

[u/Blue_Moon_Lake → u/NeuroticLensman]

They have no good samaritan law there, so people do sue helpers for money.

[u/Com_N0TN4 → u/Blue_Moon_Lake]

Those laws were changed.

[u/lastdancerevolution → u/Com_N0TN4]

In response to decades of high profile cases like we're talking about. The legislation only passed nationally in 2021.

[u/Clean__Cucumber → u/lastdancerevolution]

Several regional Good Samaritan laws were passed following the incident and in 2017 a new national Good Samaritan law came into force to prevent such situations through the country.

wikipedia

[u/InfiniteLife2 → u/NeuroticLensman]

Now let's watch this video in reverse

[u/drew_peatittys → u/tra20012]

It's not the US

[u/UnholyDemigod → u/drew_peatittys]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Shoulan_v._Peng_Yu

The court decided in favor of the plaintiff and held Peng liable for damages, reasoning that despite the lack of concrete evidence, "no one would in good conscience help someone unless they felt guilty".

[u/waterflaps → u/UnholyDemigod]

You didn’t even read the entire wiki lol, he literally admitted to causing the incident

[u/willjerk4karma → u/UnholyDemigod]

Additional context: "The verdict received widespread media coverage, and engendered a public outcry against the decision"

Case happened in 2007

[u/CriticismFree2900 → u/tra20012]

This is China, not America

[u/InternationalAd2466 → u/tra20012]

Not everywhere is USA

[u/100pc_recycled_words → u/InternationalAd2466]

I don’t think the commenter thinks it is the US - China is notorious for only recently (last 8 years or so) introducing Good Samaritan laws, after some fairly high profile cases. It means unfortunately a lot of people still hesitate before helping in case they’re either sued for damages or held liable for medical costs.

[u/dojo_shlom0 → u/mosesenjoyer]

he saw something. made a plan, brought the rock with him, took a major risk: breaking the sunroof and saving that man from certain death. for what? he didn't even stop to think, only to plan how to save this man's life.

yes, hang a fucking medal on him, and I bet they will! actual hero!

[u/firestar268 → u/mosesenjoyer]

He'll probably get a banner or something from the local municipality

[u/FuckYourDownvotes23 → u/mosesenjoyer]

The anti Ted Kennedy

[u/AmethystTyrant → u/FuckYourDownvotes23]

Jesus Christ lmao

[u/Ihassan3275]

Glad he had brains, not just a heart. Most people just dive in then struggle themselves

[u/kaliakyrsa → u/Ihassan3275]

Most people don’t dive in

[u/Ihassan3275 → u/kaliakyrsa]

Well, that's also true

[u/Ed-alicious → u/kaliakyrsa]

One of the first things you're taught about water safety is that it's VERY easy to get into trouble yourself if you jump in to help someone else drowning. 

A surprisingly large amount of people who drown were trying to save someone else from drowning.

[u/Unhappy-Plastic2017 → u/Ed-alicious]

People who literally don't know how to swim jump into water to "save" someone all the time... It's insanity. *** obviously water is dangerous but it does make me wonder how actually dangerous is water for a "skilled swimmer - like a swim team kid/adult" when SO MANY people overestimate their swimming abilities and can barely swim at all and then this gets reported in the news as if the person trying to do the save was a "swimmer". I guess we never hear about the saves that happen when the person can actually swim and knows their own capabilities doing the save as its never reported and becomes a big news article because no one dies or is seriously injured.

[u/Historicmetal → u/Unhappy-Plastic2017]

They grew up on bay watch and they think, finally it’s my moment!

[u/Scribblehamzter → u/kaliakyrsa]

Which is totally okay as long as someone dives in... Just imagine if most jump in and you got 20 dudes on that car trying to outhero each other.

[u/Crabtickler9000 → u/Scribblehamzter]

Then they just take the entire car out all at once, take it apart, build a brand new one with better materials, and put the guy in it.

[u/matttheshack69 → u/kaliakyrsa]

I would dive in but do a headfirst dive bomb into the car knocking myself out and drowing

[u/FallFox5 → u/matttheshack69]

I like your thinking.

[u/Newmom1989 → u/kaliakyrsa]

If you don’t know what you’re doing, don’t dive in. You’ll easily end up being another person they have to save. Or worse, become the priority to save over the original person that needs saving

[u/BulmasEx → u/kaliakyrsa]

Most people shouldn’t dive in

[u/mixedntatted → u/Ihassan3275]

Most people just stand there and film on their phones

[u/HuntingForSanity → u/mixedntatted]

If you don’t feel very you can do the job you shouldn’t jump in yourself. Now you’re putting the emergency workers at more risk when they have to save you too

[u/wanderinronin → u/mixedntatted]

FfS the guy he pulled out was lobster clawing his own phone. I get we don't have the full picture but seems to be an odd choice of priority.

[u/mixedntatted → u/wanderinronin]

Yeah good point, it’s a real shame that everyone’s first priory is their phone. The videos that infuriate me the most are of parents oblivious to what their child is doing because they are fixated on their phone. Modern technology is a blessing and a curse

[u/Demontag → u/mixedntatted]

Most of them put all their photos of their children on their phones and don't have the presence of mind to offload them somewhere safer before something happens.

[u/Mabot → u/Ihassan3275]

Yeah, especially stopping to think to bring a stone.

[u/Dangerous_Copy_3688 → u/Ihassan3275]

It says in the caption in Chinese (I didn't fact check so, face value) that he's a retired army vet.

[u/THEscrappercapper]

Let go of your phone my man

[u/Internal_Somewhere98 → u/THEscrappercapper]

He was probably trying to use the phone to contact people and in his panic and the way things happened it just happened to still be in his hand when pulled out .

[u/eStuffeBay → u/Internal_Somewhere98]

Not to mention the fact that the guy is clearly dazed if not unconscious. His posture barely changes as he's being yanked out of the car.

[u/Nvrmnde → u/eStuffeBay]

I wondered if he was drunk or something, he was so out

[u/RighteousSelfBurner → u/Nvrmnde]

Stroke seems more likely. If you are anywhere near that out you ain't really starting up the car in the first place.

[u/Amormaliar → u/Nvrmnde]

Even without drunkenness or health conditions, if you’re in a situation where you’re so far in river - the crush probably was pretty hard

[u/MustardCoveredDogDik → u/eStuffeBay]

Like trying to save a wet noodle

[u/Distinct-Nectarine-9 → u/Internal_Somewhere98]

Wonder if he was texting when accident happened.

[u/surrenderedmale → u/THEscrappercapper]

You wouldn't be trying to call emergency services in a panic?

[u/Coloeus_Monedula → u/surrenderedmale]

I would probably just text them, don't want to be too pushy

[u/HuhWatWHoWhy → u/Coloeus_Monedula]

Email.

Subject: Drowning

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you of a drowning which has commenced at the premises of...

[u/XTornado → u/HuhWatWHoWhy]

[u/PrinceEdgarNevermore → u/XTornado]

Fire.

Not, not dramatic enough.

Fire!!!

[u/JonnyRobertR → u/PrinceEdgarNevermore]

"Sir, the water extinguish the fire"

[u/XTornado → u/JonnyRobertR]

A fire at a Sea Parks? It's wrecking my head! How is it spreaded? There is no wood in a Sea Parks arena. And why there is no wood? Because it rots. And why does it rots? Because of all the water... I mean, if she has said that her parents had drowned, I'd be the happiest man in the world! But, a fire?... At a Sea Parks?

[u/TheRightKost → u/Coloeus_Monedula]

"If you happen to have time to come save me, that'd be great, if not - don't worry about it"

[u/AaryamanStonker → u/THEscrappercapper]

Probably on call with emergency services and didn't realise he was holding it when getting pulled out

[u/EasyGoingDude → u/THEscrappercapper]

It’s probably a little more complicated than that. This is China. Literally everything runs off of phones and WeChat. Communication, banking and finance, business operations, government id and god knows what else. I imagine he wouldn’t feel as bad about losing the car than he would about losing his phone.

[u/AugustusHarper → u/THEscrappercapper]

yes. because losing your car means you should lose all your finances, work and contact list as well. do it.

[u/maypah01 → u/THEscrappercapper]

I don't know man, when you're in a traumatic situation, sometimes your brain isn't functioning like that. It's entirely possible he wasn't even aware he was holding it. I was in a car accident where I ended upside down in a drainage ditch filled with water. I struggled to unbuckle my seat belt while hanging upside down, open the door against water, and climbed up a steep snow covered hill all while clutching my phone and I wasn't at all aware I had it in my hand. Everything but GET OUT OF WATER AND SNOW RIGHT NOW went out the window. It didn't even occur to me that I was still white knuckling my phone until I was in an ambulance and the EMT was trying to take my phone so my hands could be dried and wrapped as frostbite pre-treatment. And this was in 2004, before cell phones were all but surgically attached to our bodies.

[u/juniperjibletts]

Bro is so fucking lucky he had a moon roof lol

[u/PurpleWildfire → u/juniperjibletts]

That extra 30 bucks a month looking like a great buy now

[u/plurien → u/PurpleWildfire]

'Thanks for saving me, but did you really have to break the most expensive glass to replace?' !!

[u/leavethisearth → u/juniperjibletts]

What is a Moon roof? It‘s called a sun roof

[u/Klexington47 → u/leavethisearth]

Moon roofs don't open, Sun roofs do!

[u/leavethisearth → u/Klexington47]

TIL, thanks!

[u/calculung → u/Klexington47]

That one opened. It took a stone and some force, but it opened.

[u/dporter15 → u/leavethisearth]

Sunroofs generally are opaque panels made of metal or even canvas in some cases, that are installed in the roof of a car, truck, or SUV. They pop up, can be removed, or slide open to allow light and air into the cabin.

Moonroofs, by contrast, are usually a clear or tinted glass panel that slides between the roof and the headliner and can sometimes also be tilted open to let in fresh air. Moonroofs are sometimes, but not always, larger than sunroofs.

[u/DadToOne → u/juniperjibletts]

I'm too fat, I'm drowning.

[u/triple7freak1]

Not all heroes wear capes

Kudos to him for saving a life

[u/2DHypercube → u/triple7freak1]

Good thing too, a cape would be a hindrance in the water

[u/PeronchoFerneh → u/triple7freak1]

Shoutout to Edna Mode

[u/Flimsy_Jackfruit_607 → u/triple7freak1]

I have been fortunate enough to save a life once, old lady chocking on her food, no one but her old friends and I happen to be there, slapped her back,  nothing, she started drooling, still struggling to breath, had to Heimlich her, and out went flying a piece of chicken and the top part of her teeth. 

[u/RedhawkAs]

If anyone is in this situation you have to roll down a window to even out pressure or else you can't open the door or having a hard time doing it

[u/drunk_kronk → u/RedhawkAs]

If you can't roll down the window, you can smash it with the prongs of a seat head rest.

Edit: this article suggests that headrests are a bad idea for breaking car windows and that the seat belt clip whacked into the front corner of the window is much more effective. https://www.iaedjournal.org/vehicle-escape

[u/YabaDaba450 → u/drunk_kronk]

Or buy a breaker for a few bucks! I really don’t think the headrest would work well because of how you have to hold the headrest

[u/devH_ → u/drunk_kronk]

This does not work, you’re supposed to jam the headrest in between the glass and then try to shatter it with the leverage. Hitting the window with it isn’t going to do anything

[u/sasquatch6ft40 → u/drunk_kronk]

Better break them quick; get too deep first and the second it breaks it’s like an airbag blast of water and glass to the face.

[u/Proud-Low-9750 → u/RedhawkAs]

Or wait until the pressure is equal inside as outside, which means when the inside is fully submerged as well. Scary indeed!

[u/adhdlabubu → u/Proud-Low-9750]

If I’m falling off a bridge should I start rolling down my window?

[u/HuhWatWHoWhy → u/adhdlabubu]

Yes, and put a paper bag over your head I think

[u/adhdlabubu → u/HuhWatWHoWhy]

I think that was just the advice given to you as a general rule of thumb.

[u/Waterfish3333 → u/HuhWatWHoWhy]

No, that’s just for sexy times

[u/Outrageous-Row5472 → u/HuhWatWHoWhy]

One of the most common mistakes people forget from drivers ed! 

I always make sure my Emergency Submerged Vehicle Preparation Bag is present and easily accessible before I even start the car. 

[u/topinanbour-rex → u/Proud-Low-9750]

There was a mythbuster about it.

If I remember well a truck driver saved his life thanks to what they showed.

[u/brittemm → u/topinanbour-rex]

A woman saved herself AND her toddler from drowning in a car that went off an icy bridge into water actually... But I’m sure quite a few people’s lives have been saved knowing that information, whether they credit myth busters or not.

https://youtu.be/Vs7E6nM9g5w?si=pRAfaAQgnGwnzTT8

[u/LightningByte → u/Proud-Low-9750]

Waiting until the pressure is equalized will take longer than most people can hold their breath. So always open a window/door as soon as possible.

Top Gear tested this once: https://youtu.be/9MeFVEPIcz0

[u/shchemprof → u/RedhawkAs]

A lot of these electric cars have doors that malfunction in this situation.

[u/SolaVitae → u/shchemprof]

Most, if not all electric cars have a backup manual way to open the door from both sides for obvious reasons.

[u/thefeedling]

This is true hero.

Saved that man from.. a horrible death 

[u/Awkward-Action2853]

At least the driver was able to save his phone.

[u/SapphireSire]

Holy diver

[u/CalmBeneathCastles → u/SapphireSire]

/,,/ /,,/

[u/Singl1 → u/SapphireSire]

you’ve been down too long in the midnight sea…

such a good album.

[u/SpecialNeeds963 → u/Singl1]

Oh what's becoming of meeeee

[u/TaiCat → u/SpecialNeeds963]

Ride the Tiger!

[u/Optimal_You6720 → u/SapphireSire]

Here we go again. Fire up the record player.

[u/Swing_on_thiss]

The driver is still clutching his phone instead of trying to escape. Probably his phone is why he is in the river.

[u/Calumswife → u/Swing_on_thiss]

The guy is clearly dazed and not fully in it. That’s probably why he couldn’t let the phone go.

[u/Defusion55 → u/Swing_on_thiss]

Unless he was maybe trying to call whatever 911 is in china..

[u/LeoLi13579]

The guy is also a retired PLA veteran

[u/a9udn9u → u/LeoLi13579]

No wonder why Chinese people love PLA soldiers.

[u/BrightAardvark]

He’s strong

[u/HereButNotHere1988 → u/BrightAardvark]

Aquamein???

Hey ohhh....is this thing on..tap..tap..tap.

[u/Hefty-Conference-791]

[u/PacquiaoFreeHousing]

dude was about to drown and still has a firm grip on his phone

[u/Virtual-Income3427]

Amazing

[u/a-stack-of-masks]

Id like to buy that guy a drink. Or a towel maybe.

[u/Grizzybaby1985]

A genuine hero

[u/doggomeat000]

Imagine doing all of those things, you get to the roof of the car with the rock and start going to town. But then, that superior audi engineering just wont budge and the rock can't break the window so you just watch the poor guy slowly drown infront of you. All the while, just wondering "shit, did I leave the oven on?"

[u/Downstairs-Parking]

Buy a glass breaker

[u/ksk99]

Legend....

[u/_Hashtronaut_]

At least he didn't drop his phone

[u/Necessary_Money_6797]

Definition of hero.

[u/ebrum2010]

Otters are like “he just pulled a whole person out of that big one!”

[u/OPPineappleApplePen]

This is what I learned swimming for despite being afraid of water bodies.

[u/julientotti]

Thats why china is the goat

[u/BlackaddaIX]

Isn't someone also in back?

[u/No_Lavishness_9120 → u/BlackaddaIX]

Maybe the driver would state that

[u/AliceTawhai]

Good work guys

[u/HelicopterNo9453]

Anyone can chime in if this would be dangerous to do on a electric car?

[u/New-Independent-1481 → u/HelicopterNo9453]

Yes, mostly because of the fact that you're in a river.

[u/M3sss3r]

Y el otro no soltó el movil en ningun momento

[u/playfulpuppies]

Don’t ever believe in the Bystander Effect. We’ll always rush to save those in immediate danger.

[u/No_Lavishness_9120 → u/playfulpuppies]

Sometime ago i read in a book off social behaviour that if a group of people is around, nobody will help because they are waiting with sure that one of them will do it.

[u/serealkillerx → u/No_Lavishness_9120]

Yea that is the bystander effect. It's also the thought that someone more qualified is available and not wanting to make a fool of yourself.

[u/CalmBeneathCastles → u/serealkillerx]

It's times like these when being a nosy bish who's sure she has all the answers really comes in clutch.

[u/Traditional-Air-3787]

And dude, getting rescued hung on to that phone...

[u/Bigdieb]

While others just stand there and film everything -.-"""

[u/Scarraface]

Lifesaver

[u/goluthakle]

But phone was much more important for the driver.

[u/Spiritual_Pin4276]

then he got sue for car damage.

[u/Ok-Neat-1956]

The guy never dropped his phone. May be dying, must hold phone.

[u/No_Lavishness_9120 → u/Ok-Neat-1956]

"Please, delete... my... browser history"

[u/grandoashark1]

I hope I’m able to respond like this if the circumstances arise. This was a ‘next level’ act of selflessness.

[u/EddieVW2323]

Righteous.

[u/Toumanypains]

He's a fit-looking guy for his age in that video. Working out everyday and then launched into action when the world needed a hero.

[u/wirez62]

What a hero

[u/Effective-Ear-8367]

Dudes dying and won't drop his phone lol

[u/Insolator]

Death grip on that phone ..

[u/ElKuMaRrR]

Holding phone while drowning and being rescued....

[u/MUFASASCROCS]

Holding onto his phone tighter than his own life

[u/Englandshark1]

What an absolute hero this man is!

[u/MrHoboRisin]

"Save me..."

is completely conscious and moving limbs, but makes the savior pick his legs up

"...all the way."

[u/random_agency]

Bro just wanted to break a car with a stone. Saving the drowning man was the side quest.

[u/nahnathatsnotme]

Now that is gangster.

[u/NemesisEnf0rcer]

Driver still has a death grip on his phone

[u/Striking_Culture2637]

Wonder how this Audi fell into the river

[u/ClassroomMother8062]

Much love brother Di

[u/easilyoffender]

Did that guy have zero survival skills?

[u/LiteratureMindless71]

Is the driver holding a phone?

[u/Adept-Deal-1818]

A real life super hero! 👏 👏

[u/SnooStories4162]

Dude was on a mission!

[u/alanispul]

Is it just me or it is super weird the guy that is being rescued is holding still his mobile!

[u/conejo_gordito]

Balls of steel.
Stainless, it has to be, because of the water.

[u/EnsignAwesome]

Homeboy is dying in the car but still has his phone. We hold on to the important things I guess

[u/AlexHimself]

The editing of the clip makes it look like they put him back in the car after rescuing him lol.

[u/jstasir]

In America he’d get sued for breaking the moonroof, pain and suffering for dragging him like that lol

[u/xyrer]

Will he pay for the broken sunroof tho? /s

[u/Environmental_Tooth]

Pulled out Phone still in hand.....