I had lifeguard training in the Boy Scouts and oh, my goodness, did they pound that into you. Let them grab you and you are both dead.
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True story: I was once part of a team which built a defense in a murder case around a theory that the defendant, in trying to save both themselves and the alleged victim, had to subdue them from doing this and simply overshot the mark. Did not go well.
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Is this your origin story?
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i learned this from Camus' "The Fall". weird how few people have read this; this book instantly cures postmodernity
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that's its own explanation, isn't it? very dangerous to be cured of a disease everybody around you has
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Real talk: i learned rescue swimming a long time ago and the very first thing they taught us was “let go”. My instructor said that too often, rescue attempts resulted in two deaths, so if they fight you, you have let go and save yourself. Otherwise you both get to die.
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Same. I remember an instructor quiping something about pulling them by the hair rather then getting in front of them, IIRC
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You always hand the victim the bouy, at arms length. If you're going over the falls (wave crash) Cushion yourself with the victim. Lifeguard training 101: never become a victim yourself in your attempt to save another. The deepness of this just keeps being revealed...
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The same thing happens when you reach out to someone emotionally floundering as well.
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