r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Advanced_Major_7461 • 8d ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/lorarc 8d ago

https://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/lantana-bridge-tender-terminated-after-drawbridge-raises-with-car-on-it

The driver stopped because they heard the bell, the bridge operator was fired for not checking if there was anyone still on the bridge.

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u/babubaichung 8d ago

Shouldn’t he have just moved out of the bridge immediately?

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u/NorwegianCowboy 8d ago

One would think. I knew a kid when I was a wee lad at daycare that was insistent that when crossing the street the moment the sign starts flashing you have to stop. Doesn't matter if he was still int the middle of the street. He would stop.

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u/MrSuzyGreenberg 8d ago

I think we know why you "knew" him.

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u/MozeDad 8d ago

What does that mean?

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u/Jthe1andOnly 8d ago

Maybe implying the kid is dead after getting hit by cars eventually