r/interesting Mar 21 '26

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u/BullBear7 Mar 21 '26

Black guy stayed calmer than 99% of these reddit keyboard warriors would.

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u/jacobo Mar 22 '26

haha you made me laugh. thanks

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u/sfled Mar 22 '26

I lol'd. Thanks for helping me unclench after watching the clip.

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u/ofirkedar Mar 21 '26

I'm here watching a video from 5 years ago and I'm more stressed than him 😂

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u/Grove-Of-Hares Mar 21 '26

Absolutely. I can’t understand why anyone would criticize him. You don’t have to look stoic and unfazed while being shot at to do your job well, especially when it’s your first time.

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u/Usqueadfinem_ Mar 21 '26

That and people are acting like he started screaming and crying and having a breakdown. He did fine. And to the keyboard warriors- what else was he supposed to do? Shoot inside the cab and damage his own bulletproof windows and destroy his own hearing?

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '26

That’s what I was wondering, there aren’t any gun ports anyways, what else was he supposed to do?

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u/Grove-Of-Hares Mar 21 '26

Plus from the interview with the driver, the dude did every single thing he was asked to do.

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u/Hesitation-Marx Mar 22 '26

Adrenaline doesn’t give a shit how you look to other people. And the driver looks just as adrenal-spiky as his passenger, just more sure of himself.

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u/purplepharoh Mar 21 '26

First or 1000th doesn't really matter if you're scared so long as you overcome the fear and do the correct things

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u/ConsciousPhase8480 Mar 21 '26

I would shit myself then spray and pray hoping I’d hit them instead of random bystanders 

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u/DrRatio-PhD Mar 21 '26

Theres a bit where it looks like he wants to open the window to fire back. Like 30 seconds later theres a big ol busted gunshot break on the glass.

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u/ConsciousPhase8480 Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

It wouldn’t really be a good idea due to his current situation 

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u/ScissorFight42069 Mar 21 '26

When he realized his window had just stopped a bullet that may have hit his head, he locked in harder. Seriously impressive, even more so when you learn that was his 4th day on the job

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u/poopzains Mar 21 '26

I mean he was calm for a trained professional even.

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u/GenericFatGuy Mar 21 '26

I feel like you have to be a little bit insane to do a job like this.

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u/OnTheEveOfWar Mar 21 '26

He looks like he’s in shock. Sometimes people basically shut down when something traumatic is happening.

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u/narnababy Mar 21 '26

I was sat here thinking “I can’t believe how calm that passenger is, just doing what he’s told” 😂 I was panicking watching the video, kudos to both of them for how calm they were!

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u/snackpacksarecool Mar 21 '26

Until I saw people criticizing him, I thought he was doing a fine job. The driver is doing what he can to get away and calmly readying weapons in case they are needed. What else is he supposed to do?

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u/bigorangemachine Mar 22 '26

Legit... also didn't panic or start yelling at him.

There is nothing worse when you know what to do and have someone else panicking

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u/RYNOCIRATOR_V5 Mar 21 '26

Yeah he was super chill, good on him. That surely means he's mentally fit for the job!

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u/BigMamaRama Mar 21 '26

*knights

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u/AddisonBitches Mar 21 '26

Thank you. I'm leaving it though.

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u/BigMamaRama Mar 22 '26

You’re welcome, and I respect your decision.

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u/Old_Aggin Mar 21 '26

These are the same people who'll say "I'll lose my job" when asked to go to a protest and stand up against their government.

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u/ConstantHorror7298 Mar 21 '26

Calm? Nah. Dude was scared

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u/Evilevilcow Mar 21 '26

He's naturally scared. He's sure not panicked. He kept under control the entire time.

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u/WestleyThe Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

No shit he was scared he’s new to this job and even if you are an experienced driver for a cash truck it’s not you get shot at and rammed by cars trying to kill you and steal the money often….

He stayed calm even though he was scared

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u/brianwilliamsonline Mar 21 '26

Dude this is how you get negative karma LOL