r/TikTokCringe • u/Ashish_ank • 19h ago
Cool A young boy with autism wandered onto the unused Hershey Park monorail track. With no one else around, a stranger’s brother stepped in without hesitation and made sure the child was safe. Moments like this are a reminder that genuinely good people are still out there.
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u/BIayneRobinson 19h ago
"a stranger's brother"
So.. a stranger?
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u/Pork_Chompk Doug Dimmadome 18h ago
No, his brother.
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u/Undercover_Dave 18h ago
Everyone knew the guy who saved him, but they weren't familiar with his brother.
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u/InternalPiccolo7201 18h ago
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u/ZealousidealTry8853 16h ago
Mr. Show was hilarious. I used to have them all recorded on vhs and we watched them until they were too snowy to even see
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u/Loud-Firefighter-787 10h ago
Maybe the strangers strange brother. Aparantly according to this post good ppl exist sounding like its a rarity. Hence super strange individual right. Lol i think most ppl would step in if someone is in danger like this. Weird caption! Damn i want a pork chop so bad right now😩
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u/HeardPeeps 18h ago
“A stranger’s brother” is just AI-bot nonsense. There was no mysterious brother involved, and the claim that “no one else was around” is wrong too.
What actually happened: a young autistic boy became separated from his family at Hersheypark and made his way onto the closed monorail track. A crowd below spotted him and tried to guide him to safety. John Sampson, a veterinarian and father of three who was visiting the park, climbed onto a concession-stand roof, reached the elevated track, and carried the boy to safety.
The child was unharmed and reunited with his family about 23 minutes after being reported missing.25
u/Binky390 18h ago
What prompt does one type to get the AI to say stranger’s brother when this is the real story? So strange.
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u/Turbulent-Adagio-541 18h ago
Wasn’t this last year?
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u/ThrowawayColonyHouse 18h ago
yeah it was. this is probably a repost bot
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u/cocktails4 14h ago
This user has been spam crossposting to here from his sub for awhile now. It seems like the strategy works.
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u/ApathyMonk 19h ago
Maybe if one more person panics, runs around, and waves their hands he'll get down
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u/NomenclatureBreaker 18h ago
The number of people shouting out conflicting direction and absolutely panicking is insane.
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u/Charming_Garbage_161 18h ago
Honestly that part made me tear up. My son is autistic and I’m positive it would’ve confused and agitated him way worse if he was on that situation
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u/Peaches4U2 14h ago
Everyone just wanted to help, and I think they did a wonderful job considering the circumstances. They also didn't know either. Maybe the best choice in that situation is to pick one person to speak loudly to the boy from one point. Hindsight is lost on this. They did awesome.
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u/NomenclatureBreaker 7h ago
I mean I think it’s pretty obvious if 20 people are already shouting a bunch directions, shut my mouth rather than adding to the cacophany but maybe that’s just me.
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u/TwerkinAndCryinVol3 18h ago
I mean, that's a really scary situation. People were just trying to help, they had no idea he was autistic. People could have just ignored it and let him fall to his probable death.
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u/No_Wasabi1503 15h ago
Yeah I think all of us with autistic children in our lives would recognise that immediately but the greater public might not.
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u/executive313 17h ago
Honestly if I was there with my kids I would be like oh look over here at the donuts let's go that way so my kids don't have to watch a potential tragedy unfolding.
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u/29castles 18h ago
This story is multiple years old and this is cross posted from a subreddit that isn't nearly relevant. This is some ai karma farming
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u/cocktails4 14h ago
That guy has been spam crossposting here from his sub for awhile. Getting really tired of it.
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u/LYNX__uk 18h ago
It isnt a bot account tbf. I suspected it would be
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u/OutsideCheetah 19h ago
Poor thing was probably freaking out by the excitement below.
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u/wordpredict 18h ago
I don’t know he probably would have been fine. He didn’t really look all that in danger
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u/cupholdery 16h ago edited 5h ago
Oh, I get it. You're stupid.
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Oh I get it. you’re celibate and don’t have kids. This kid would have walked all the way down just fine. He started freaking out when a huge crowd of people started yelling at him and distracting him. His focus prior to that was walking and maintaining control. I am a huge believer in risk play. Certainly this is beyond the limits of that but this concept of bubble wrapping kids is a huge disservice to our future generations
You don't have to keep trying to convince us how stupid you are.
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u/wordpredict 5h ago
Oh I get it. you’re celibate and don’t have kids. This kid would have walked all the way down just fine. He started freaking out when a huge crowd of people started yelling at him and distracting him. His focus prior to that was walking and maintaining control. I am a huge believer in risk play. Certainly this is beyond the limits of that but this concept of bubble wrapping kids is a huge disservice to our future generations
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u/post_status_423 19h ago
Where the fuck were the parents? Or is this another "parent by proxy" scenario?
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u/99-dreams 18h ago
He might be an eloper, as in a kid that suddenly sprints off before you can stop them. Or in some cases, they managed break free of your grip. There have been a couple of cases of missing austic kids that began with them eloping.
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u/post_status_423 18h ago
Whatever you want to call it, it's dangerous. The kid needs more supervision than what he is currently getting. This could've ended up horribly.
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u/No_Wasabi1503 14h ago
It's sometimes not about supervision. Some autistic kids have a real compulsion to explore on their own at random times and there can be days/months or years without an episode so it can be truly erratic. You could be an able bodied and alert parent or caregiver and they can bolt and run and climb as fast or faster as any child you've ever known. Added to that if it's a child on a the milder end of the spectrum they can truly be quite ingenious at getting away too and manipulate a situation as well as any neurotypical kid. You really have to see it executed by a capable kid in real time to witness the true speed, determination and execution an elopement can have.
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u/CasanovaF 18h ago
"Stop, keep going!" 😂
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u/el_americano 14h ago
HE'S AUTISTICCCCCC!!!!!!!! HE'S AUTISTIIIIIIIIIIICCCC!!! HE'S AUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTIIIIIISSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC@@@!!!@@@!!!
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u/Curly-Pat 18h ago
Where are the parents? Caregivers?
It’s getting too much. If these kids are runners caregivers need to extra vigilant. That child could have died.
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u/mgquantitysquared 16h ago
Respectfully, you've never been in their shoes. When people have level 3 autism, they can often elope in the worst circumstances, despite your best efforts. I've had to barrel hold clients and try to not get headbutted while they continue to try to elope. The real solution is making caregivers accessible to these families, approving these kids for the hours of care they and their family need, training cops how to navigate situations with vulnerable people (especially when they're nonverbal), etc.
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u/Curly-Pat 16h ago
It’s odd that you would assume this and used respectfully, like I don’t understand. I do.
I’m ND and the parent of two ASD children.
One was a runner. Not all parents and care providers are the same.
In recent times I have seen this incident, one of a teenager throwing a 3 year old into an animal pit and one of a kid jumping into an enclosure with a stick to chase and beat animals with. It’s on the parents to look after their children in a secure way, or remove them from environments where they can harm themselves, others or animals. Thats my opinion.
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u/Emotional_Street_361 18h ago
As a parent with a level 3 autistic child, I will never judge another parent, autistic or neurotypical, for the crazy shit our kids get into. I’m so thankful this young child wasn’t hurt. What may seem obviously dangerous to most people is often a moot point in their eyes and they are often very determined to do the dangerous thing without hesitation or realization.
No parent or caregiver is 100% perfect 100% of the time. I prefer to show people grace because it could be my child.
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u/XxCarlxX 18h ago
what has autism got to do with the kid being on the track?
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u/mgquantitysquared 16h ago
People with level 3 autism often get themselves into dangerous situations without realizing the danger.
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u/ETHANKUNZ216 14h ago
He a hero and glad kid is ok and how did he even get up there ????? I hope parents were charged for child endangerment
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u/Standard-Sun6818 18h ago
I’m autistic. Yelling, even if it is out of genuine concern, is basically a guarantee that I’m going to be 100% focused on getting away from the you, not the danger.
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u/Educational_Cup_1701 18h ago
All those people and nobody with a rifle?
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