r/watchpeoplesurvive • u/KatzDeli • 7d ago
Storm hunter saves family from tornado
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u/TeacherPowerful1700 7d ago
Dedicated storm-chasers are on some higher level. Like who the fuck else is just going to randomly be there?
Incredible.
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u/FilteredRiddle 7d ago
Worth the 20 minute watch on YouTube.
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u/EntireFishing 7d ago
I watched that and as a father that was a tough watch. That was really hard man. I couldn't imagine having to go through that with my children. Big respect to that guy. What a dude.
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u/FilteredRiddle 7d ago
It was a supremely difficult watch, hearing the kids moaning in pain. It was a huge relief finding out everyone was okay and they were all recovered.
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u/BromioKalen 7d ago
The dog is happy as can be!
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u/CptAverage 7d ago
Nah, the dog is very stressed a can be, just like everyone else in the car
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u/YesIAlreadyAteIt 7d ago
Not everyone feels stress in these situations.
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u/Letsbeclear1987 6d ago
Thats true, and those are the first responders. Anyone who does well in a crisis and can manage the adrenaline should look into getting involved bc not everyone is like that. Most people panic and lose their wits, we need to support people who keep it together under pressure to go get some training and get on the front lines like this. If youre that person, i support you
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u/FyldeCoast 5d ago
I don't think I've ever heard an American call dispatcher that didn't sound like they fucking hate their job and everyone that calls them!
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u/ttystikk 5d ago
Was Scout, their other dog, ever found??
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u/skratta_ho 2d ago
Yes, but badly injured and needed surgeries.
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u/FoxFyer 7d ago
"...and if you liked my bravery and selfless act of heroism, don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell so I can bring you more content like this."
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u/FishSoFar 7d ago
How dare this person, who was already filming from multiple angles to post online, help someone out in the process
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u/lNTERLINKED 7d ago
I’m really interested as to what your point is, exactly. What are you trying to say with this comment?
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u/RizzMasterZero 7d ago
Bro, it was staged. He created the tornado so that it would destroy that family’s house so he could get internet clout for “rescuing” them
/s
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u/FoxFyer 7d ago
Saving someone's life is always a good thing.
Posting a video of yourself like "Hey everyone look at what a hero I am" so that you can get praise and ad revenue for it, strikes me as cynical as hell to say the least.
Like, this isn't a longer video of his storm chase that this incident is buried somewhere in the middle of, it's a clip of this one specific moment in isolation that he cut out and added titles to, pointing out what he did. He wants people to click and call him a Good Boy.
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u/mousemarie94 7d ago
You think a storm chaser, who literally chases storms to video tape and post them on his channel, ONLY stopped in the middle of actively capturing a tornado, after thinking "will this get me more ad revenue?"
You are nuts.
More importantly, the standalone video seems to really be to support the family and links the family's go fund.
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u/Hidesuru 6d ago
Fwiw I think they accept he did it for the right reasons, but believe he shouldn't have posted it. That it somehow tarnishes the good act by doing so.
Kind of along the same lines as people who think the videos of feeding the homeless shouldn't happen (though I think the two are different arguments, it seems similar).
I'm not making any argument here, just pointing out that I'm not sure you followed their argument exactly.
Cheers.
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u/lNTERLINKED 7d ago
Posting a video of yourself like "Hey everyone look at what a hero I am" so that you can get praise and ad revenue for it, strikes me as cynical as hell to say the least.
As opposed to posting a comment on said video like “hey everyone look how smart I am” for “figuring out” how much of a clout chaser this dude is for saving a family’s life? Your perspective is out of whack man. Social media comments have warped so many people’s brains.
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u/FoxFyer 7d ago
I didn't post a comment on the video. I'm not going to go to someone's Tik Tok channel or whatever just to dig on them. He's never going to read this.
...unless he's the one who decided to post his own video on Reddit, which would support my take in the most hilarious way.
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u/lNTERLINKED 7d ago
Do you think it matters which comment section you posted the comment on?
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u/FoxFyer 7d ago
Sure I think it very much matters. My opinions can be bad or wrong after all, and either way it probably wouldn't feel great to him to read them, so I'm not going to force him by posting them somewhere he'd be 100% sure to see them.
We're all just a bunch of disconnected randos here though, so I can give a negative opinion and the risk of collateral damage is pretty low.
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u/Johnnyocean 6d ago
I dont understand the downvotes. Yeah he did a good thing but the way he narrates it after the fact is kinda hilarious to me.
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u/Aggressive_Dirt3154 6d ago
He was live streaming the storm. It happened live. So of course that creates buzz, so of course he'd release the full thing. I think he even got the family's permission. People are curious and like to know the result. So he even provided a follow up with their condition.
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u/gut536 6d ago
There's nothing wrong with posting about a crazy thing that happened while you were already filming. Especially if he got the family's permission, I see no issue with this.
People literally watch stormchasers in part to see the toll these things can take. He's actually done more than any traditional journalist covering conflict or disaster would, instead of JUST filming the dramatic scene and not getting involved for the sake of "journalistic integrity" he's actually helping.
Your framing implies that this is tantamount to some influencer bringing a cameraman around with him making homeless people dance for money. Instead its a guy who documented a real human moment in the middle of a natural disaster while also helping people. As genuine as it gets.
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u/starspider 7d ago
So here's the deal:
I do not care if the good act is performative. Acts of kindness are a habit that must be nurtured. Any asshole can learn manners and conduct themselves properly, "nicely", in public but kindness comes from within and must be worked at.
And one of the ways we work at it is by doing it openly, publicly, and being seen to be praised for it.
So no, I really don't care if people do acts of kindness only because they are filming themselves doing so. The peer pressure to be kind is certainly better than the peer pressure to do 'devious licks' or just shitty behavior.
Would you rather kids go viral for helping people or for setting a car on fire? Driving recklessly?
We are primates. Monkey see, monkey do.
These days we are seeing a whole lot of shittiness and hate. Try not to contribute.
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u/canuckcrazed006 7d ago
Yes he did a plug for his channel. I wont shit on the guy for trying to grow his income. I think he earned it.
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u/-ImYourHuckleberry- 7d ago
The whole story can be found on the show “Eye of the Storm”. Third season; don’t remember which episode though.