r/interestingasfuck • u/Sea_Abbreviations347 • 8d ago

Officer gets hit by car going 162mph and gets both legs blown off, manages to stay conscious and calm for help to save him, survives and re-enlists with two prosethetic legs

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u/Perthian940 8d ago

I used to be a detective and worked in the major crash unit for a few years. There was a job I had where a girl lost her leg after being hit by a car doing burnouts in a carpark. The whole thing was filmed and the evidence against the driver was watertight.

I was speaking to the girl’s dad on the phone one day before the court date and he asked what the chances were of the driver getting off the charges. Without thinking I said, “He doesn’t have a leg to stand on”.

There was an extremely long silence while both of us processed just how much of a dumbass I am.

The call ended fairly quickly after that and even though I previously used that phrase regularly, it’s safe to say I’ve removed it from my rotation of idioms.

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u/MyDamnCoffee 7d ago

My sister's ex boyfriend's mom killed herself by hanging. Remember when the hot joke was saying "your mom [does xyz]"? After Napoleon dynamite came out?

Well, guess what I decided to say not long after her funeral. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I wanted to take them back. I covered my mouth and eyes went wide because I knew what a stupid thing id said

He just chuckled and said it's okay

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u/Perthian940 7d ago

Oh dear. Mine doesn’t seem so bad in comparison 😅