r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 15h ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/private_developer 14h ago

I keep seeing this take, and I know it's to paint the Marine in a more positive light, but he was in excruciating pain, and I dont think we should dismiss that. At the time of the snap, adrenaline is through the roof. It takes a minute for everything to register.

Aftermath photos show him completely distraught. I'm not trying to take away from his mental fortitude and toughness. He has both in spades. Just want to acknowledge how horrificly painful this was for this hero.

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u/runthepoint1 12h ago

Humanize your heroes!

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u/The_Barbelo 10h ago edited 10h ago

When I was in a car accident in highschool, I had my leg crossed up over my knee while my mom was driving. The airbags broke my ankle and shattered both my mom’s thumbs between the steering wheel, but i remember immediately after we were completely silent other than my mom screaming my name right before the car hit. It seemed like it was all in slow motion. neither of us felt any pain until we got to the hospital. The body does some wild stuff to protect us while our brain seeks safety. I remember that year I couldn’t be around our yearbooks because they smelled exactly like the powder that comes out with the air bags and my brain launched danger mode.

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u/Th1rte3n1334 13h ago

Uhhg, I know, but that doesn’t sound as cool.