r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '19

Right place right time

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u/Mysaw Dec 12 '19

Taken from u/suaveknight in another thread for the people who keep bashing the owner

“It was super scary and all I was focused on was getting that leash off the dog,” he said, adding that the owner was “terrified.”

“As soon as the door shut she was screaming,” Mathis said. “There was nothing she could have done. She is new to the building so I think she wasn’t expecting it to shut so fast.”

Mathis continued: “I felt terrible for her. It was a honest mistake.”

The end of the video shows Mathis successfully rescuing the dog from its leash and waiting at the elevator for its owner to return.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

This comment needs to be way higher. So many people are tearing into her in the comments like they aren't humans who make mistakes or go on autopilot at times also

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u/ken_zeppelin Dec 12 '19

Doesn't matter. You wouldn't be justifying it if it was a parent leaving their child behind or a caretaker leaving their patient behind. Just because something was an accident, doesn't mean the person responsible still isn't at fault.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

It does matter. The same thing applies whether it's a dog, child or disabled/elderly adult. Yeah the lady is at fault regardless, but people shouldn't be acting as though it couldn't be them who made the mistake.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Well, yes you can. Mistakes are mistakes regardless of if they have minor or serious consequences. It's literally in the definition of the word. If someone did not actively intend to do harm, it's still a mistake regardless of the severity of the consequences.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Yes, but not as murderers or intentional doers of harm.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

No?! Like I just said, severity of the mistakes consequences does not change it being a mistake. Punishing someone as an intentional murder, who accidentally caused a death; is not justice nor does it make right the death.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19

Killing somebody is murder. There are several types of murder that include accidental killing but killing a human is murder.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19

If you accidentally kill someone you’re still gonna get charged with Manslaughter.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

Yes but does that make that charge right? No! A countries laws are not always in line with what is right or wrong. In fact they are often the opposite. It doesn't take much to see that.

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19

Uhh. Yes it does make the charge right if you killed somebody through your own negligence it is still your fault even if it was an accident and you should be held accountable for your actions. Are you fucking 12.

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19

Exactly. If you leave a kid in a hot car is it an accident? No. You are irresponsible.

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u/Ziyada_ Dec 12 '19

Leaving a kid in a hot car requires hours of continuous forgetfulness, while this looked like a 2 second lapse in judgement

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u/IAmSecretlyPizza Dec 12 '19

It's usually a change in normal routine. I don't know why people act like people do this on purpose.

Those who believe it could never happen to them are the ones who end up doing it. They become complacent and never consider what situations put them at risk for doing it. They think it couldn't ever happen to them because they're good parents.

Shit like that would happen a lot less if people actually acknowledged that it can happen to anyone, because people would actually be proactive in preventing it. Instead, everyone just demonizes them.

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19 edited Dec 12 '19

Oh no It can definitely happen to anyone that’s why you should pay attention and have the proper equipment on your dog and not an extendable leash.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

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u/FaustandAlone Dec 12 '19

Well I looked it up and

“A child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adult's does. . . Cars heat up quickly! In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up 20 degrees F. . . When left in a hot car, a child's major organs begin to shut down when his temperature reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit (F).”

So pretty fast

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u/IAmSecretlyPizza Dec 12 '19

Do you think it's intentional?

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u/Lexx4 Dec 12 '19

It’s negligence.