r/BeAmazed • u/Sirsilentbob423 • Feb 04 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Derrick Byrd, 20, sustained second- and third-degree burns on his face, arms, and back after rushing back into a burning home to save his 8-year-old niece.

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More info: https://people.com/human-interest/uncle-saves-niece-running-into-burning-house-severe-burns-no-regrets/

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u/UntilYouWerent Feb 05 '25

You can't seriously call it a society anymore

We're the only country that deals with never ending annual school shootings, society crumbled already

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u/GetCommitted13 Feb 05 '25

Yep. We are the best example of a shithole country you will find. It is one thing for people to die without resources and abject poverty, but when the wealthiest nation the planet has ever seen accepts regular and predictable slaughter of its children as the price of "freedom", it is an abysmal failure.

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u/UntilYouWerent Feb 05 '25

Hey now, some countries have almost three a year! The US isn't the only one /s

(Last number I had for the US was 288 annually)