• To-be dad sacrifices himself to save his pregnant wife.
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what if it turns out the baby wasnt his
something tells me facepunch cares a lot more for this because it had to do with video games but still, i salute this guy
[QUOTE=Dridje;24667088]It's a shame he's gone now, to be honest if I were in that very situation the thought my of sacrificing myself probably would not cross my mind. Wherever he is now I'm sure he's in the company of heros.[/QUOTE] Nice one. Anyway, this guy is a hero. I mean he gave us CoH and he sacrificed his life for his family :saddowns:
[img]http://images.totalgamingnetwork.com/images/wood.jpg[/img] might want to add to OP of you wish.
[QUOTE=Acesarge;24665903]This has already been posted but under a different name and source. [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=997500[/url] The man who sacrificed himself was the lead developer for the Company of Heroes game series.[/QUOTE] Oh what a great series, he will be deeply missed.
God damn potheads ruined a family.
From Relic online website [quote]We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Brian Wood who was killed in a tragic traffic accident last Friday. Both Brian and his wife Erin were struck by a car on Whidbey Island in Washington State. Erin, who is six-months pregnant, survived the crash and has since been released from the hospital to be with her family. Brian was the Senior Designer on the Company of Heroes franchise and a key member of the Relic family. Everyone here has a tremendous amount of respect for Brian and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Brian’s family during this difficult time.[/quote]
It is not really selflessness as he probably would have died anyway, but it is very touching, and taking off her sweater while driving and asking her friend to steer :wtc:
God I just had this urge to tear up when I read that but I just held it back. :saddowns:
she should name him Kirk
[QUOTE=Veoto;24697677]Vindictive assholes everywhere. (Guess what, hoping the other drivers rot in jail for eternity accomplishes nothing.) Also, anyone who wouldn't have done everything in their power to save their child's life would be an idiot.[/QUOTE] So basically we should all wish for people who cause deaths to be given a slap on the wrist and set free? I think they need to be punished and hopefully have some sense knocked into them as they're responsible for a man's death. I don't see why hoping for legal justice is vindictive.
How did the car get launched into the air? [editline]05:01PM[/editline] [QUOTE=JerryK;24700999]she should name him Kirk[/QUOTE] Just not Tiberius
Its like something out of a movie. What a brave selfless badass.
What a kind man.
This is so sad. As for the people in the Blazer, nice one dick-holes. I hope they get put in prison for this.
[QUOTE=xXDictatorXx;24708713]So basically we should all wish for people who cause deaths to be given a slap on the wrist and set free? I think they need to be punished and hopefully have some sense knocked into them as they're responsible for a man's death. I don't see why hoping for legal justice is vindictive.[/QUOTE] You should wish to help those who are in a position that led them to commit an act that harmed another. Throwing them in a jail with all the other "failures" of society only breeds more failure. Especially in an american context(I haven't lived elsewhere). Humans live, and grow, off of interaction. When their daily lives are filled with interaction with others who have committed atrocities it only serves to solidify their view that the world is at fault, and, furthermore, doesn't care about their wellbeing. It becomes normal, and acceptable, that they are at odds with society. If jail were a place where inmates were surrounded with a positive experience, taught how to operate an ordinary life and shown that in and of itself that can be fulfilling, then jail could be a moral response to criminal action. As it is, its all the vindictive pleasure of killing someone (who has harmed you, or society) without the moral repercussions (Yay! for protecting society, do you feel good now?). Which is ironic. Because not only does it make you as bad as the perpetrator( because you, in effect, have robbed them of their lives), in the long run it breeds more of the same behavior(which is a detriment to the society you sought to protect). A criminal who has been in jail for twenty years isn't going to get out and be able to take an active role in society when his last twenty years of experience have been learning how to better be a criminal. And, even if he managed to avoid that pitfall, he has no real world experience to draw upon. He won't know what it is he's working for, other than its "not jail". And that alone oft isn't enough of a motivator. Once someone spends a considerable amount of time somewhere, anywhere, it becomes a part of them whether they like it or not. There will almost always be some form of comfort in returning to a place you've spent a considerable amount of your life. There are exceptions, but at the very least you will know how to conduct your affairs and will sink back into routine at a quicker pace, with less emotional resistance. So, in effect, the threat of jail becomes less of a threat after the first incarceration, while simultaneously feeding the concept that society is callous and unworthy of the respect it requires. TL:DR It's a sick system laden with double talk to satisfy humanities sadistic nature without addressing the problems it set out to correct.
Meanwhile, on 4chan's video game board... [IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/2yy4ac6.jpg[/IMG]
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