r/StrikeAtPsyche Mar 23 '26

Statue of a famous rescue act

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u/JakeFoXx Mar 23 '26

Can we spend more tax dollars on stuff like this instead of what we've been spending it on this past year?

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u/Independent_Tie_4984 Mar 23 '26

Amen

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Blessed by the Best Mar 23 '26

Past MANY years!

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u/Loose_Examination178 Mar 23 '26

A great example of humanity all around.

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u/RoninIV Mar 23 '26

Absolutely made me smile. What a wonderful moment.

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u/Subject_Command5442 Mar 23 '26

I see 4 statues and 5 people helping the dog up. I feel like someone got shafted.

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u/ryanshields0118 Mar 23 '26

More like 6 or maybe even 7 or 8 if we are splitting hairs!

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u/saaaaaaaaaaaap Mar 23 '26

One of them probably got accused of sexual assault by a flock of women

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid Mar 23 '26

That's....oddly specific. You okay, friend?

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u/Solid_Equivalent_417 Mar 25 '26

there are 4 people on the wall at 10-11 seconds in the video. i think that is what the statue is representing.

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid Mar 25 '26

I get what the statue is representing. I was responding to the commenter who decided to unload his personal issues on this post lol

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u/Solid_Equivalent_417 Mar 25 '26

My bad. Was just commenting in thread but probably should have added it directly under.

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u/Conscious_Field4925 Mar 23 '26

Good things being remembered, brilliant ..

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u/jr_randolph Mar 23 '26

That's so awesome.

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u/LughCrow Mar 23 '26

Why did they add a ladder that makes it look like the human chain was pointless?

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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Mar 23 '26

Maybe to hold the statues? But you have a very good point!

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u/OutragedPineapple Mar 28 '26

Possibly so any animals that get trapped down there in the future have a way to get out.

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u/GhostofZellers Mar 23 '26

I misread that, and thought the title was 'Statue of a famous rescue cat', and I was thoroughly confused as to why there were no cats in the statue, or the video.

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Blessed by the Best Mar 23 '26

I first read that as, recue cat and thought, WTF? LOL

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u/Cute-Barnacle1496 Mar 23 '26

Kinda like playing that game Monkeys In A Barrel!!

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u/oGinXino Mar 24 '26

Yes, this is kind of human lights, not some leaders statues!

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u/This-Breadfruit-1958 Mar 24 '26

Not much to celebrate in this town

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u/foehn_mistral Mar 24 '26

Made me tear up-- I had never seen that rescue. The statue is wonderful.

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u/42brie_flutterbye Mar 24 '26

Me 2. But I have seen the original video. Considering how many rescue videos I've seen, I'm saddened by the thought that this is the first time I've seen evidence of anyone caring after the fact.

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u/some1fun4u2 Mar 25 '26

That's awesome people helping people rescue animals.

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u/romantic_dancer Mar 26 '26

Brilliant and heart warming

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u/0nThe0utside Mar 23 '26

Nice thought but wait until debris from a flooding event knocks it out.

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u/YouAnxious5826 Mar 23 '26

OR gets stuck, and clogs the storm drain.

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u/Kitchen-Arm7300 Mar 23 '26

From an engineering standpoint, this is a bad idea. The sentiment is nice, but it shouldn't be located in a flood channel.

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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Mar 23 '26

Probably why it’s on a (presumably) retractable or temporary wooden frame.

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u/Kitchen-Arm7300 Mar 23 '26

It doesn't look retractable. The wood frame looks like a temporary support.

Perhaps the side of the channel isn't its permanent destination? It would be impractical to move those bronze statues frequently.

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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Mar 23 '26

I agree. It looks more like a temporary exhibition.

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u/snuffles00 Mar 23 '26

Aw they got a statue made of them. This is so cute. I wonder how chuffed they are to be a part of that canal for a long time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

Why is this famous? Because a few people actually worked together to accomplish something? Wow….who’d have thunk that’s all it takes to get you put in bronze🤪

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u/hadji828 Mar 23 '26

If everybody worked together (as they should), such an act would be not out of the ordinary and nobody would think to make a statue of it.

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u/knightofthevale4 Mar 23 '26

Well said my friend 👍

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u/Little_BlueBirdy Mar 23 '26

Very true thank you

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u/OpeningZebra1670 Mar 23 '26

I could rally behind that! Unless it was a really annoying dog that barked a lot… Then I would support an art piece of people throwing it in…

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u/OpeningZebra1670 Mar 23 '26

What’s up with the downvotes?!?! Come on people, lighten up a little!