Today, as I was driving to work, I witnessed a kid apparently getting jumped. Being a good citizen, I got out and started yelling at them. I ended up alongside the kid in the hospital. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saw a bad car wreck. I pulled over and ran to the car to find an unconscious man behind the wheel. Another car pulled up, and a guy got out. I was relieved to have help, until, to my horror, he started trying to hit on me. I was stuck with him until the ambulance arrived. FML
Today, as I was driving home, I saw a woman get hit by a car. I immediately parked on the side of the road to assist her. I called an ambulance and stayed with her until they came to get her, comforting her all the while. When I returned to my car, I found a parking ticket in my windshield. FML
Today, while driving home from basketball practice, I noticed an old lady struggling to get up from a fall. I stopped to help her up and make sure she was fine, and in the meantime, a teenager decided to hop into my car and crash it into a telephone pole and run away. FML
Today, after rolling my car on the highway, I witnessed several people stop and get out of their cars to take pictures. No one asked if I was okay, and I was the one who had to call 911 for myself. FML
Today, a punk-looking college kid was making fun of my mentally handicapped son. Out of anger, I punched him in the face. I got handcuffed and thrown into a police car. The kid stood there laughing and pointing at me. FML
Today, while picking my daughter up from school, I saw her being beaten by two boys while the teacher stood there doing nothing. I ran to help, but then she pushed one of the boys off her. The teacher then pulled her away, yelled at her and then yelled at me for "not raising my kid right." FML
Today, I was going into a store and saw a woman roughly handling a screaming toddler. I kept walking, until I heard the kid scream, "Help! You’re not my mommy!” I called 911 and stood behind the car to keep her from taking off. The cops arrived to see me fending off blows from a very pissed off grandma. FML
Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street. I managed to grab his arm just as he stepped off the sidewalk and yank him away from almost certain death. My reward was his mother, who was on her cell phone the whole time, screaming at me for touching her child. FML
Today, someone was getting beat up by 6 guys. When I tried to help, they had a swing at me as well. The cops came when I was enthusiastically defending myself. They got away, I got arrested. FML
Today, after volunteering all day at the homeless shelter, I was mugged on my way to my car. FML
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SCREAM4meeee 0
Aw thanks for trying though. It's good to see!
tfair85 2
You did the right thing, don't worry about it. Karma/fate/God/whatever you want to call it, will take care of the jumper.
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SCREAM4meeee 0
Aw thanks for trying though. It's good to see!
m0tl3ycru3 0
Assault charges ?
SCREAM4meeee 0
5- not if you don't know who beat you up...
m0tl3ycru3 0
True then your out of luck
urdirtyolduncle 15
Hospital buddies!!
Keyman1212 14
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That kid's parents are probably going to try and press charges on you or sue you, not for assaulting their child, but for trying to help them. The ****** up thing is, in America, there's a good chance that they'd win the case. Oh, and it's ****** up that parents would do that. But they do :/
urdirtyolduncle 15
^court buddies!!
crownlogic 25
27, I've heard of people pressing charges against other people trying to be good citizens in certain medical situations, but I don't really see how the parents can complain if the OP did in fact stop an assault in progress on their child (assuming the attackers turned their efforts towards the OP). Can you explain?
cameron194 9
two words 33 , medical bills.. nobody wants to pay for an injury that someone else caused to their kid.. so they try and stick the blame and cost on someone else , even if they were trying to do the right thing.. it's a ****** up world, I'm glad I live in Canada:D
crownlogic 25
35, But I mean legally, OP never laid a hand on the kid (assumption, maybe he tried to help him up, etc). I understand that the parents may not want to pay the bills, but what legal standing to they have to sue a person who physically did not harm their child. If anything, OP stopped further harm and therefore a greater medical bill...and now has to pay his/her own in addition.
superficialheart 11
I live in Australia, that country with Medicare, which means, NO BILLS. Except for an ambulance, that's ***** gay.
Keyman1212 14
Well look at it this way. In California a few years ago, a burglar was injured in a break in when he fell down some stairs. He sued the owner of the house, and won. -_-
crownlogic 25
I don't see how that would be legal either. If I were the owner of that house, I would have immediately appealed the decision. Unless there is some other evidence that is withheld, like the owner pushed the man down the stairs (and I don't know the laws against protecting yourself against home invasions in CA), then again, I don't see the legality of the situation. Just the stupidity of the court, and the people involved.
Keyman1212 14
Nope, the guy just tripped and fell down the stairs. The owners weren't even home. I think the reason the burglar won, is because he sued him for unsafe conditions or something totally stupid like that.
Shrike 24
^ care to give us a source, link to a reputable news story on it? otherwise I'm just gonna have to assume you've watched the movie Liar, Liar one too many times.
kylejpoppinga 3
Actually I have heard about that story on the news, I don't have a source but I know it's true
white16sox 19
There was an FML similar to this a while back. Guy fell through OP's skylight and sued the OP. And won. He was a burglar.
gojira666 7
Id've got him ten!
Manganimegrl 16
47- They have a song where it includes that incident. It's called I'll Sue Ya.
punchin 10
That's why I like living in AK. If someone breaks in, I can legally repaint my walls with grey matter. As long as I shoot to kill, not to maim. If you shoot to maim, it's jail time. OP, good for you! Trying to intervene, that is. Who knows, if you hadn't he might have ended up in the morgue instead.
elusivegamer23 0
Take kick boxing or judo that helped when I was jumped by 3 mexicans
Sports_guy3 28
Good job, OP. No (wo)man left behind.
tfair85 2
You did the right thing, don't worry about it. Karma/fate/God/whatever you want to call it, will take care of the jumper.
MagicallyFat 12
Yeah maybe you can help that poor kid get over this.
hamncheeseinit 6
I wanna joke about this but I can't think of anything to say
CommonSenseKarma 17
The FML implying you are an adult, I don't really feel bad for you. Exercise your Second Amendment rights. Or carry a damn knife. SOG. Spring-assist. Yes.
joefrazier 20
Should've whooped on them
cptmorgan6 8
Would be better if OP made whoopie on them.
kylejpoppinga 3
I'm pretty sure that's what he just said
NuTrees 9
81-Two completely different things.
Manganimegrl 16
Can someone explain this to me? I'm really confuzzled about whoop and whoopie...
every1luvsboners 11
That was a gang initiation. You're now a member of the Anal Asylum Gang. Bend over and spell R-U-N ten times for phase two.
NEEPLES 7
Buttsex. You know. The surprise sort.
THE_A_TEEN 28
Is this particular gang run by Buttsexpirate?
rawrkittyrawr 6
Only ended up In the hospital my initiation was * shudders * much worse.... Someone hold me
ohmandapants 17
Well apparently good deeds don't go unpunished. The world is a twisted place.
fthislyfe 22
At least you're a hero now
Sniper3000 0
What hero?! He ended up in the hospital!!
urdirtyolduncle 15
The kind that always gets beat up first? Like Batman Beyond.
brenton490 19
so you became "kick ass".
captainfalcon7 0
yeah.. You should have got others to help cause I'm guessing you were still out numbered, but nice going!
Cynical_in_SK 6
You did the right thing...you should be proud! If there were more people like you in this world it would be a much better place!
ljcarranza 16
good job for sticking up for them and just out of curiosity...how old were they?
JinxosGirl87 0
Does the harsh reality that you're not in fact a Ninja warrior hurt worse than the injuries?
Savra_fml 17
Does it hurt you that you are going bald?
elephantom12 9
I bet it does hurt her.
justanotherhuman 21
I had a similar notion minus the ninja thing; seldom do people truly understand what's involved when it comes to actual violence. Oh and 19...? 45...? It may have been a crass comment, but your responses are even worse: childish and uncalled for, not to mention completely off-topic. I sincerely hope all three of our comments are vaped/moderated for being off-topic.
Cappiej 18
#100. You, my friend, are being completely off-topic telling them they're off-topic. Besides, all 'dumb' comments have reactions that are. You mad, bro?
justanotherhuman 21
Nay. Just dumb x-d
someone235 0
does it hurt that u dont have friends because your mean?
justanotherhuman 21
...in America not really; being intelligent and good looking *really* compensates. However, outside the US... yes. Yes. Absolutely; it's soul-crushing.