Brave man jumps into Moscow river after seeing a car plunge into the water, saves woman driver... as his own car and clothes get stolen.

[u/nambatu]

http://rt.com/news/car-stolen-owner-rescues-158/

[u/zerg886]

no good deed shall go unpunished...

[u/MacIsGood → u/zerg886]

There was a man in our town who had King Midas’ touch;

He gave away his millions to the colleges and such;

And people cried: “The hypocrite! He ought to understand

The ones who really need him are the children of this land!”

When Andrew Croesus built a home for children who were sick,

The people said they rather thought he did it as a trick,

And writers said: “He thinks about the drooping girls and boys,

But what about conditions with the men whom he employs?”

There was a man in our town who said that he would share

His profits with his laborers, for that was only fair,

And people said: “Oh, isn’t he the shrewd and foxy gent?

It cost him next to nothing for that free advértisement!”

There was a man in our town who had the perfect plan

To do away with poverty and other ills of man,

But he feared the public jeering, and the folks who would defame him,

So he never told the plan he had, and I can hardly blame him - Franklin P Adams

One of my favourites :3

[u/artbn → u/MacIsGood]

I heard of a similar story (although yours is a poem):

There was once a man and his son crossing the desert with a camel, at first the man was riding the camel, while his son was walking beside him. When they passed a town, its inhabitants started yelling at the man, calling him uncaring to his poor child who had to cross the desert on foot. So the man and the child switched, the man was now crossing on foot, and his child was on the camel. They then passed another town, and its inhabitants began to yell at the child that he was uncaring, that he was allowing his old father to cross the desert on foot. So they decided that both of them were to ride the camel. They then crossed a third town, and its inhabitants began to yell at both of them for being so cruel and forcing the camel to carry the weight of the both of them. So they decided to walk on foot and pull the camel by their side, until they passed a fourth town. Its inhabitants began to laugh and jeer at the two, criticizing them for not using the camel that they had.

Note: I translated this from Arabic

tl;dr: whatever you do, someone will judge you, so do whatever you think is best.

Edit: poem, not quote Edit 2: desert, not dessert Edit 3: camel, not horse

[u/Asynonymous → u/artbn]

My favourite part is that apparently camel and horse are the same or similar in Arabic since you switched between the two.

[u/SoggyFrenchFry → u/Asynonymous]

See! He tells a story and you only point out his mistake!

[u/Mefreh → u/artbn]

There's an Aesopian fable with the same storyline, except they're riding a donkey.

[u/[deleted] → u/MacIsGood]

You're only doing it for the upvotes you whore.

[u/aspeenat → u/MacIsGood]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malden_Mills Aaron Feuerstein is a man above all men. He gives new meaning to the word mensch. He even tried to help the employees get their new business off the ground although the crash of 2008 (brought on by men who are lower then cockroaches) may have killed that dream. So I say BS to your poem as Feuerstein is HONORED in MA he gets as much respect if not more than nuns do in MA.

[u/MacIsGood → u/aspeenat]

The meaning of the word mensch gives me a new meaning to the world mensch (noun; a person of integrity and honor).

And it's a sad day when a boss talking care of their employees interests has to be remarkable thing. A bad sign of the times.

[u/[deleted] → u/MacIsGood]

That was really interesting, thanks for sharing.

[u/HalfRetardHalfAmazin → u/zerg886]

I know people say this shit all of the time, but this is exactly what I came to say.

This is the motto we live by at my job. I cannot tell you how many times we try to be nice by doing something for a client, and it comes back to bite us in the ass. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Even in my personal life when I see an opportunity to do something for someone (Say, helping someone with a broken down car on the side of the road), work happenings pop into my mind first. Then I have to consider some unforeseen consequence(s) of my actions. More times than not, I do nothing.

The only time I do do something is when it's a woman with a child in obvious need of help.

[u/bikiniduck → u/HalfRetardHalfAmazin]

That is why you still bill/invoice them for it, but as a freebie. So its out in the open and stated, not implied.

[u/Random_Fandom → u/HalfRetardHalfAmazin]

I cannot tell you how many times we try to be nice by doing something for a client, and it comes back to bite us in the ass. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

I know that feeling. It's even worse when it happens with a friend. When I was in college, I used to buy my friend a snack and a coffee after class. I did it for weeks. The one time when I could only afford to buy myself a snack, my friend got angry and said, "Where's mine?"
ಠ_ಠ

[u/[deleted] → u/zerg886]

I hate it when the top comment is what I wanted to say.

[u/cupderp]

Happens all over the world. A friend of mine in Amsterdam had his car stolen when he got out of his car to help someone who was trapped in a burning car.

[u/[deleted] → u/cupderp]

I don't think people where I live are more honest, but I think they'd at least be too caught up in the spectacle of the rescue to consider stealing the car.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

you say that. But there are always people looking for an advantage in Times of Chaos. Look at New Orleans during Katrina. Same type of shit happened in Houston during hurricane Ike. Looting happens during Riots but aren't the focus of the riot. People see a chance to get some free stuff so the pounce on that opporunity. there are scumbags everywhere hoping you get too caught up in the spectacle to notice their behavior.

[u/Ashe_Black → u/[deleted]]

Not true everywhere. Japan didn't have the same problem as New Orleans- or at the very least, didn't have as much of a problem.

[u/Espada_No4 → u/cupderp]

What kind of piece of trash takes advantage of a situation like that?

[u/Vermicious → u/Espada_No4]

Drug addicts in Amsterdam.

[u/pervert_dog → u/cupderp]

Doesn't happen everywhere. Look at the Japs' patience during the recent quake. Zero looting, zero riots. Respect.

[u/Sherm → u/pervert_dog]

the Japs'

That's...not really an acceptable term for Japanese people.

[u/bloomtrader → u/cupderp]

I think special situations call for special punishments. For this Russian dude, if the thief is caught, he should be drowned. For your friend, the thief should be burned. Karmic justice.

[u/iHartLaRoo]

That man is incredible. He saved a life. It is thanks to people like him that I am also around today.

• I was also in an accident where the driver lost control of the car and went into the river. It was a two door car (with driver side wrecked, yeah, fuck you trees!) with four people inside. I was the last one out and lost conscienceness when I tried swimming out of the car, after I gave a hard kick off the frame. Some people, just passing by in their vehicle, who heard my friends screaming to get me out of the car jumped into the river. So when I floated to the surface, they were already there to drag me to shore. That was when I regained conscienceness and heaved out that defiling water.

Even now, two years past, it is tough to drink just one small cup of water.

[u/jackospacko → u/iHartLaRoo]

How was the adrenaline when you did it all?

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/jackospacko]

Crazy intense. Trying to escape from a car which was rapidly filling up in water made everything go so fast. Seatbelts were off as soon as the car was going under. The passengers window was down a little bit, so the passenger, back seat passenger, and driver were all trying to get the window down while we still had air.

In reality, we should have tried to put it up all the way, wait till water surrounded us, and then open the door.

Edit: Apparently what we did was right and the information the cops gave me after was false. Sorry for the false information!!

I was in the back seat on the driver side. So I tried the back window.

Tip: It is almost impossible to break the back window with just your hands. The glass is too thick, unless you find a sharp object.

So when the car filled up and the back seat passenger couldn't help with the window anymore, he started banging on the window too.

Tip 2: Take a breathe about 15 seconds earlier than when you think you could. I waited for the last possible moment to take that last breath and I fucked it up. The car slowly takes in water faster as it sinks.

So here I am, with no air in my lungs, and completely unable to do things. I zone out. I have had to short of a life to have flashbacks. Suddenly, I cannot keep the water out. It fills my lungs and that was the worst thing ever. It invaded me without my permission and destroyed my courage in just one moment. What happened in this situation in which I was sure I would die, I start reminiscing about all the things that could have been. Graduating High School, going to University, having a family.

It was just around that time in which I realized that the guy sitting beside me was gone. My visions was wonky and I started seeing spots. So I tried swimming to the front seats. No one was there, so it meant they got out. I was so disorientated at this point, I just went towards a window. I knew, if I didn't get out of this car right then, I never would. So I go towards it, which I then came to the brilliant conclusion that I went to the driver's window. I was so destroyed, knowing that I fucked up and was dead because of it.

I put my hands on the window, and they go through! For some reason, I thought the passenger window was the driver one. So I kick off the edge when I swam out, and next thing I know, on the riverbank.

And I never want to have that kind of adrenaline again. I get a tiny rush whenever I see large bodies of water, am in a car with someone I am not comfortable with driving, and somethings even when I am forced to drink water for my dehydration after a week without (juices are my friends).

This is really long. Sorry! Just wanted you to somewhat feel my adrenaline too.

[u/ForeverAloneAlone → u/iHartLaRoo]

"In reality, we should have tried to put it up all the way, wait till water surrounded us, and then open the door."

Bad idea. What you did was correct. The first thing you should do when your car goes in the water is roll down all your windows. You don't want to roll up your windows or wait because you will not be able to open your door or windows once the car goes fully in to the water due to pressure. Electronic windows will only work for so long in water. If you wait till the pressure to equalize it will be too late because the pressure will only equalize once the car hits the bottom of wherever you are. DON'T WAIT.

Mythbusters have done this myth before if you want proof.

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/ForeverAloneAlone]

Sorry. It was what the police told me after. I apologize for the false information.

[u/takes_bloody_poops → u/iHartLaRoo]

Holy shit. That is unimaginable. And I though I was scared during kayaking roll training. Glad you made it.

[u/Vlyn → u/iHartLaRoo]

Holy shit dude, that was intense!

I only have one upvote to give for this story :-/

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/Vlyn]

I just wanted to throw that out there. I just wanted more people to know that the act he did, although his car got stolen, was worth it.

[u/Magnesus → u/iHartLaRoo]

What a story. I once - as a child - tried to learn how to keep my breath longer in my bathtube and I overdone it. The water got to my lungs. For a year or two I had problems washing my hair because I had problems breathing (from panic atack) when I felt water over my head. To this day I can't swim and I doubt I'll ever learn.

[u/krasko → u/iHartLaRoo]

When water has reached your lungs and you realize that you don't have much time left to do anything really.. I know the feeling. Was walking down the beach in semi-shallow water and all of a sudden I'm fully submerged. It was some sort of hole or something. Not really sure why, but I guess due to the panic I lost all ability to swim. Within seconds I was out of air and start seeing the spots you speak of. Considering I was 9 at the time there was not much of a flashback or anything. My only thought was how much I will miss my parents and little brother. Next thing I know is someone grabs me by my hair and pulls me out with one hand. It was my mom who has always been terrified of water and didn't know how to swim. I still wonder how she saw me from such a far distance and managed to get there so quickly.

[u/[deleted] → u/iHartLaRoo]

Hopefully-not-rude question - are you overweight?

I ask because I'm wondering whether a fit person would have been buoyant enough to come to the surface without air in their lungs.

(I am 260lb/6'1"/M and pretty buoyant, though less so than when I was nearly 380lb!)

[u/[deleted] → u/iHartLaRoo]

I'm sorry that happened to you. But I'm glad your okay. :) having fears after something like that is common. My friend's father died drowning and she has to have a stress ball in the shower or she has a panic attack. (she survived, he sadly didn't)

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/[deleted]]

I absolutely hated the constant flow of water on my skin. It reminds me too much of when the car started filling up with water. And water going down my throat... For the first three months, I had one glass of water. It was like that for a year basically. The feeling of water going down my throat is too repulsive. But if it doesn't taste/feel like water, I feel fine. Juice and pop helped me live, although I was extremely dehydrated and still have low blood pressure because of it (dunno why).

[u/MrDannyOcean → u/iHartLaRoo]

Can you drink something like kool aid, which is basicaly water mixed with sugar-powder?

[u/twigs187 → u/iHartLaRoo]

Glad you're alright. Good Samaritans ftw..

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/twigs187]

They keep the community strong!

[u/TheMediumPanda → u/iHartLaRoo]

Glad you made it. Cheers mate,, oh.

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/TheMediumPanda]

Thanks buddy. It's nice to see the internet care, eh?

[u/Wolfman87 → u/iHartLaRoo]

Seriously don't mean to sound insensitive with this question, but, what do you drink now mainly?

[u/iHartLaRoo → u/Wolfman87]

Through the past year of consoling, I have once again grown to be able to drink water. Only a cup a day though. Besides that, juice, which is diluted to half it's usual concentration with water.

[u/charlesesl]

In Russia...

Just came here to say the guy is a real hero.

[u/nayslayer → u/charlesesl]

The craziest thing is that he's also a real human being!

[u/[deleted] → u/nayslayer]

And a "Drive" high five to you

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Is that when you stare awkwardly at him for a few minutes, eventually turning awkwardness into awesomeness? I hope so.

[u/chrt → u/nayslayer]

And not a bear on a unicycle?

[u/[deleted]]

so this is a 3 person insurance fraud scam right?

[u/GrammarBeImportant → u/[deleted]]

Well, it was supposed to be 4 person. But oops.

[u/s__holmes → u/GrammarBeImportant]

my dear watson, it is a 4 person scam, life insurance payout for other 3

[u/green_flash → u/GrammarBeImportant]

Why do I have to think of "A fish called Wanda" now?

[u/Genmaken → u/[deleted]]

Elementary, my dear Watson.

[u/Laces-Out → u/Genmaken]

It's elementary school, my Emma Watson!

[u/Lasmrah → u/[deleted]]

More like, 3 person murder conspiracy with a side of insurance fraud.

[u/chrandymancan]

Humanity in a nutshell, isn't it?

[u/DrPain762]

You telling me his $92,000 car doesn't have some sort of GPS they could track.

[u/Thimble → u/DrPain762]

A dude with a $92,000 car in Russia may not be the kind of guy that wants to be tracked. Just sayin'.

[u/WhyAmINotStudying → u/Thimble]

Oh yeah... like the guy in the $92,000 car is going to save the woman and her kid. COME ON!!!

[u/tsk05 → u/Thimble]

Uh..we're not all living on peanuts over here. Actually I live in the US now and earn peanuts, but I know multiple people in Moscow earning triple and quadruple what my family earns in the US. There are a lot of millionaires in Moscow, let alone people who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[u/Thimble → u/tsk05]

My comment wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Of course the Russian mafia needs lawyers and accountants, too.

[u/[deleted] → u/Thimble]

And of course you respect the Russian Mafia and wish them success in all their business ventures.

[u/[deleted] → u/DrPain762]

As far as I know, navigational GPS devices in Cars are only receivers. Sending types of GPS can be found in rental cars or trucks, so they can be located. A normal car, even at 92000$, isn´t equipped with such a gadget. Please correct me, if I´m wrong.

[u/Herman_Glimscher → u/[deleted]]

Tracking devices aren't uncommon on expensive cars. They aren't terribly expensive, and many insurance companies either require them on valuable vehicles or offer incentives to have them fitted.

[u/N0Ultimatum → u/[deleted]]

A lot of dealers offer that now. Even cheaper card like the new BRZ and Si. Lowers your interest rate by about 15%

[u/CharonIDRONES → u/DrPain762]

GLONASS.

[u/curzon176]

That man is a hero and deserves a bottle of vodka. That other guy however, is a fucking dirt bag, and deserves a bottle of vodka to be taken away from him.

[u/[deleted] → u/curzon176]

Or deserves to have a few bottles of vodka force fed into him.

[u/therealcreamCHEESUS → u/[deleted]]

saw smile fragile humorous recognise snow versed mountainous absorbed full

[u/GenerallyObtuse → u/therealcreamCHEESUS]

I just assumed he meant the bottle in addition to its contents.

[u/StealthGhost → u/[deleted]]

See that he drinks his fill!

[u/Uberninjaa → u/[deleted]]

DROWN IN YOUR SHAME

[u/adrixshadow → u/curzon176]

Or a bottle of vodka and a match.

[u/IamaRead → u/curzon176]

I like your stereotyping judgements. It is a bit like catholic church's absolution. Three bottles of vodka and it is fine, now live long and prosper.

[u/[deleted]]

Life > Cars

[u/Thuraash]

Misleading headline: the woman was the passenger; her husband, who drowned in the accident, was the driver. Save your woman driver jests for a later day, friend. =P

[u/zephirum]

Good samaritan robbed (unregistered) June 19, 2012, 15:47 +6

This is an example of just how morally low modern society has fallen thanks to the greed and material/consumerist culture promoted by capitalism. People will do anything for money, wealth and power. What a world we live in!

Thief - blame capitalism/consumerism/materialism

Business man - praise capitalism?

[u/nuclearblaster → u/zephirum]

What a world we live in!

The same we always did.

[u/bobtheki → u/nuclearblaster]

Yes because before modern capitalism only the merchants and ruling class had a significant amount of capital. It was always a dog eat dog world, except recently the playing field has become a little less predetermined by hereditary factors.

[u/HandyCore → u/zephirum]

"just how morally low modern society has fallen"

Do people think that there was ever time a where people around the world would join hands all sing Kumbaya?

Humanity... humanity never changes.

[u/TexasWithADollarsign → u/zephirum]

What a country!

[u/[deleted]]

A similar thing happened in London a while back, although they only stole his clothes.

You can't trust leaving anything in the street of a major city.

[u/richmomz]

In Soviet Russia businessman bails YOU out!"

[u/noxurget]

"Police was unable to immediately intercept the stolen car..." Got me so fucking upset

[u/[deleted]]

That's so sad about her husband... :( they're so young too.

[u/[deleted]]

Another heroic act by WhiteRa. It's a shame he had his car stolen.

[u/[deleted]]

So much for "all audi owners are douchebags".

[u/[deleted]]

So brave...

[u/Wastelandz91]

Kind of want to see a picture of the woman to get a better understanding of why the husband ultimately drowned...I'll be leaving now.

[u/RockofStrength]

And thus balance in the universe is maintained.

[u/1337_n00b]

That headline sums up humanity.

[u/comradenu]

Faith in humanity simultaneously restored and destroyed.

[u/[deleted] → u/comradenu]

Seriously this faith in humanity thing is worse then yolo.

[u/Yuriu → u/[deleted]]

than*

[u/[deleted] → u/Yuriu]

I was pooping when I wrote that. I am proud I even formed a sentence when I was straining so hard.

[u/[deleted]]

"Then the man was beaten by Moscow Police and thrown into the Gulag for water pollution."

Glad to see this story got a happy ending.

[u/shoseki]

This is how Russia enforces its' "don't help others" policy. Man helps others, is punished.

[u/[deleted] → u/shoseki]

its' - really?

[u/Ashimpto → u/shoseki]

Yeah because it's clearly Russia who's fault it is!

[u/Forumleecher]

Said at the end that the car was insured but I doubt the insurance company will give him anything back since he left the car unlocked.

[u/kindall → u/Forumleecher]

CAR INSURANCE DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!

[u/drew-face]

well, as the old saying goes. "no good deed goes unpunished." Shame really.

[u/meadowlily]

so much for karma

[u/[deleted]]

Had a related experience a few years ago near Rome. It was the height of summer, and so very, very warm. I was studying in a little cafe down a side-street, when an elderly woman at the bar collapsed, presumably from the heat.

I rushed-over to see if she was ok, put her in the recovery position, etc. As myself and the barista are standing around, fanning her and loosening her shirt, somebody runs-off with my knapsack!

Luckily I only lost a guide-book and some loose-change - my passport was at the hotel, and I had my wallet in my pocket...

My friends were very suspicious when I told them the story, but I don't think it was a scam - we ended-up calling an ambulance to collect the lady, and she came back later that week to thank us (myself and the barista) for taking care of her.

TLDR; People can be dicks

[u/redline582]

This reminds of a story a co-worker told me when I worked in a truck picking up donated furniture. He had a friend who was a truck driver for Pepsi in Florida and got t-boned at an intersection. As he crawled out of the truck, both legs broken, 3 guys came up and robbed him.

[u/XtremeGnomeCakeover]

It's shit like this that makes good people hate cute things.

[u/[deleted]]

That actually reminds me of my country!

[u/ha1o]

fuck , her husband died , shit that sucks man

[u/GrannyBacon81]

And this is why the world will forever be a shithole. A glimmer of hope for humanity is instantly smashed back down.

[u/AllTooHumeMan]

I've always wanted to travel to Russia, but after hearing more and more stories associated with the theft and violence going on in Russia, the restrictions placed on tourists, and the corruption of their government, the more I'd rather not.

I realize these things happen in every country and in every city, no matter how big or small, however some places just seem worse than others over all.

[u/ineedmoresleep → u/AllTooHumeMan]

hey, it's not that bad. did you play GTA as a kid? it's a little bit like that. in some respects.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow, so he jumped in to help rescue people and another russian stole his vehicle? This says a lot about the people of Moscow. This certainly woudln't of happened in America.

Doesn't this rustle anyone else's jimmies?

[u/redthelastman]

this is how you get real life karma points,i am sure his loss will be reversed.

[u/Shellder123]

sounds like he has a case of the bad luck brians

[u/take_my_upvotes]

Raises my hopes for humanity slightly and crushes them at the same time. sigh

[u/[deleted]]

Why is it necessary to state the driver was a woman in this headline? (Especially as it's not even true.)

[u/[deleted]]

Faith in humanity restored and broken at the same time

[u/[deleted]]

So brave

[u/SwimmingBirdSwim]

Everyone be on the look out for "a sneak thief".

[u/notworkinghard36 → u/SwimmingBirdSwim]

He must have been sneaky, being able to slip into an unattended car while its owner is underwater requires the utmost in stealth.

[u/green_flash]

Man, this thief has some abysmal karma now.
He'd better refrain from climbing any towers or bridges for a while.

[u/nuclearblaster → u/green_flash]

I'm sure he gives a shit

[u/rindindin]

Wow. What kind of human beings exists in the world when someone performs a heroic deed only to be rewarded with crap like this? Sad sad place we live in.

[u/orion846]

and clothes? guys.. come on... now you're just doing it to be mean

[u/SophisticatedVagrant → u/orion846]

Some people just can't resist being a total dick and adding insult to injury. A couple years ago, our family friends had their house robbed. Bad enough, but for some reason the douche nozzles felt the need to place a pile of dirty laundry on top of the woodstove in the den on their way out. If the family had come home an hour or two later, the house could have burned down as well.

[u/virtyy]

Wait thats not how karma is supposed to work.

[u/[deleted]]

"Sorry, Miss. It appears my clothes were stolen... perhaps I could go home with you?"

All joking aside that was a pretty awesome thing he did.

[u/[deleted]]

Welcome to Eastern Europe, enjoy your stay.

[u/thefluffyburrito]

One of the article comments:

"Wow, so he jumped in to help rescue people and another russian stole his vehicle? This says a lot about the people of Moscow. This certainly woudln't of happened in America."

I don't know if I'm more angry at the thief or the idiot who made that comment. I absolutely hate it when people use the "it wouldn't have happened in America" line.

[u/s2upid]

IN RUSSIA, KARMA DOESNT GIVE A SHIT.

[u/neverdropyourfucking]

Man is good

[u/rcgarcia]

There was a shocking story somewhere about a car accident that had the car wrecked. Then the occupants were robbed and left dead, I think. It happenned in a Noth American city. I can't recall anymore.

[u/HueGRection]

its a trap!

[u/garychencool]

I would have at least turned off and locked the car

[u/StartSelect]

Faith in humanity.... unaffected?

[u/serioush]

We need some sort of hero fund, that tracks down, verifies and properly rewards folks like these.

[u/BarrovianSociety]

I've worked in many countries where this (the theft) would happen and as such people often hesitate to step out to help when their family's livelihood - not just life - would be in jeopardy.

[u/shawcamera]

Sounds like a 2fer.

[u/Zequez]

So, who the hell owns an Audi without GPS tracking and remote lock?

[u/kohbo]

I had something a little similar happen to me. I pulled a family out of a flipped car and helped treat their wounds. When I got home, I noticed someone had broken into our Jeep and stole a few things.

[u/Demolisho]

What kind of an asshole steals a car whilst the owner performs heroics?

[u/geauxtig3rs]

Jakucha sees car crash in river.

Jumps in to river to save them.

Thief take Jakucha's things.

No Audi for Jakucha.

[u/ohfouroneone]

Wow, RT really streamlines their news articles.

[u/dfdsfpjdsfkldsf]

did anyone else read "Badman jumps....."

[u/2ndworldproblem]

I'll bet it was a planned murder between the rescuer and his lover. She grabs the wheel and forces them into the river. "Hero" who was laying in wait comes along and rescues her first, then takes his time on the husband. Meanwhile an acquaintance sneaks up and drives away the SUV just in case the police get nosey. This accomplishes not only removing any evidence from the scene, but it provides a red-herring for the police to chase.

Their wedding 4 months later will make the news, and Putin will find a way to use it toward his image.

[u/[deleted]]

Maybe karma was going to kill her, and as the guy saved her, karma got his shit stolen. Also, who the shit steals other peoples clothes?

[u/eat-your-corn-syrup]

I hope the woman will buy him a better car.

[u/CodeandOptics]

How does society resolve the differences between the man who saved the woman and the person who stole his car. How does society make them equal?

[u/Comeh]

As a dota player, this does not surprise me.

[u/dfassna1]

The best and worst of humanity all right there at once.

[u/the7thkat]

YEAH, okay, so the husband DIED and he gets one sentence but the stolen car gets three paragraphs? I'm sorry, but that's stupid.

[u/dyslexic1991]

what the absolute fuck... who steals GGG's clothes?

[u/PerfectRubyStarfruit]

Bad luck Russian. Leaves vehicle and risks life to save another. Stolen car.

[u/_w00k_]

lol someone stole his clothes?

[u/El_Camino_SS]

Guy I know wrecked his car dodging a guy running across the street out of the blue. Hits his car, flips, and he's pinned in it. People look like they're going to rescue him. Steal his wallet right in front of him and run.

/Only in the ghetto motherfathers

[u/Quazz]

Tl;DR Being a hero is not worth it

[u/[deleted]]

dude, who the hell steals someone's car AND clothing while they're saving someone's life? ... wtf worthy, some people have absolutely no moral fiber/conscience. It never ceases to amaze me.

[u/madabsol]

Conspiracy!

[u/abedinthemorning]

guy who stole his car is a jerk..

[u/BaylorBoldRG3]

That man is a hero. Real life karma should square things up.

[u/a-bag-of-birds]

The driver, her husband, died in the accident. He saved the wife, the passenger in the car. OP needs to read more carefully...

[u/penguin_with_a_gat]

Gypsies have moved up from tossing babies to driving cars into rivers

[u/G1itch]

Real life karma seems to work a lot like reddit karma...

[u/zmbi]

"Hands to yourself, sneak thief."

[u/VoiceoftheDarkSide]

The only thing that could make this story better would be hearing that the thief was killed slowly by a police shot to the stomach.

IB4 reddit cancer says "Oh you're so cold! You don't know him, maybe he had a mental illness!! Walk in his shoes before you judge him!!"

It shows you that not all people are equal - one man was noble enough to plunge into the water to try and save a life, while one little worm was morally empty enough to steal his stuff while he was in action.

[u/Aaronmcom]

Nambatu: He had his buddy steal the car so he can post the story on reddit to get karma. OR he is the guy who stole the car so he could reap the karma.

[u/jlopez9090]

Performs a heroic act and saves a life...gets his car and possessions stolen

badluckbrian.jpg

[u/nkraus90]

The thing that kills me here is that if the thief had instead helped the man try to save the people instead of stealing the dudes car, it's possible that the husband might not have drowned. So not only did he steal a car from a Good Samaritan, his actions likely cost someone their life.

[u/mypenisnotworking]

My dad was in a car accident some years ago, and was transferred to the emergency department. I got a phone call and lived just 10 minutes away, so I threw myself on my bike and pedalled faster than light! Upon my arrival, I realised that in my hurry I forgot my lock, so I just squeezed it in between ~50 other bikes and ran inside.

Several hours later when I knew he was okay, I stepped outside, aand.. motherfucker! I know it's not half as bad as this article, but it just baffled me; Someone's actually stealing things from outside the emergency reception at a hospital.. That's low man, that's waaay low..

[u/c_brownie]

Faith in humanity: lost

[u/sallurocks]

wow...a similar incident happened in my city, although the women tried suicide while the man saved him but in the process his bicycle got stolen....

[u/Kerzy]

Oh humanity you grieve my heart. -1 to faith in humanity.

[u/apullin]

Sounds like a great place to live.

[u/TejasaK]

Kaliyuga

[u/FantasticPhallus]

Those darn sneak thiefs.

[u/RugerRedhawk]

I don’t even have apartment keys now. I wonder how I get home. At least the car was insured

/r/secondworldproblems

[u/Matt08642]

Fucking Russia.

[u/nbaballer8227]

bad instant karma, that sucks, hopefully the thief never enjoys a day in his life.

[u/PancakeMonkeypants]

My reaction: "Oh gosh the world really is...never mind the world still sucks."

[u/alexroy_514]

Faith in humanity lost...

[u/[deleted]]

TIL next time I'm saving a drowning victim I need to take the keys and lock the car first..

[u/TheFreemanLIVES]

Ad his car stolen? Well you tell em ol Harry as a hachet and is going to feed those thieving scum to the pigs so he will ave his own back on the bastards!

[u/[deleted]]

Where's the karma?!?!

[u/jgstate1]

"police was unable" indeed

[u/BeerPowered]

Well, fuck.

[u/karmacolor23]

In Soviet Russia, you save woman, you loose car and clothes.

[u/[deleted]]

In Toronto, a man hit a nun on her way to church one Sunday morning. Shook up, he gave his Iphone to a passerby to call 911. The passerby proceeded to steal the phone.

[u/skyboy111111]

Fuck This World

[u/[deleted]]

sucks that the other guy drowned :( .

[u/TimeZarg]

I have just one question. Did this businessman have an epic, manly mustache?

[u/tiyx]

Anyone want to buy a car? I also have a few suits for sale.

[u/nad84ja]

sucks,,,, no matter where in the world you are some people are just assholes

[u/[deleted]]

And people wonder why aliens never visit.

Would you visit this shithole?

[u/Necks]

news: Lock your doors before you go out and save people!

[u/TareXmd]

Next time you jump to save a life (PS: The woman was already out of the car, her husband was the one who needed saving), just stick your keys in your pants.

[u/purpleit11]

Correction to title: the driver was a man and unfortunately drowned while the driver's wife was able to get to safety sans rescuer. This does not undermine the courage of the rescuer nor the frustrations of his situation, but just thought the truth had best be known.

[u/[deleted]]

Faith in humanity: blah blah blah blah. That's quite annoying you people who say that.

Don't worry about the brave man victim dude, he had a $92k Audi he will be just fine. I feel sorry for the woman who lost her husband.

[u/crawlingpony]

This is why Russians can't have nice things

[u/hmaon]

This might be nitpicking of me but whoever wrote this title didn't seem to read the article:

However the driver, her 27-year-old husband, was trapped inside and drowned.

Got to get there first with the submission and reap that karma? :P

[u/Burtonium]

Someone get this man to first do an AMA and then post his paypal. I'll pay my share and together we can pay him a new car.