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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:44:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: anesvick]
Came full circle last night, had to stop by the old digs for a picture on the way home from work today. This is where it all happened nearly six years ago.
 Attached FileFor those who have not heard the story, here's a link: https://americanhandgunner.com/our-experts/armed-citizen-rescues-woman-and-child/ I'll start off by saying that I've never questioned whether I did the right thing or not. He was going to kill her, possibly both of them. The only people the ever called my actions into question are too ignorant to know better, and stupid enough to enjoy being like that. I've heard every good thing over the years, but I never heard anything from the Parties involved.... the mother, Krista, the daughter, Aspen. They left months after everything happened, and I figured I would never hear from them. One you all on here had found some info about Krista, that she had taken her own life back in 2021. I was absolutely gutted when I found out, but at least she had the option to make that choice, instead of some drunk, high asshole making it for her. My wife and I had worried what had happened to Aspen since though. She was only 9 at the time. I was laying in bed at 9 last night, watching the recap from the F1 Miami race, and I get a text.... I never get texts, its either from Teams for work, or my wife sending me something in Messenger. I was floored......  Attached File Attached FileThen my wife proceeded to take over the phone and talked to her for a few hours. She's doing well, lives with her father now. She's 15. I'm so glad to hear shes alright... she's got heart. Willing to take on someone five times her size with just a T-Ball bat. I'm still floored..... Feeling a lot of things I haven't felt in a few years, because I walled that shit off in the cupboard in the corner where it needed to stay. I wish she still had her mom, but she's still here, and I'll pray for her every night like I do my own kids. Just figured I'd come post my thoughts on here. I owe GD a lot for helping me get through the whole thing, tons of well wishes, PMs, and all kinds of stuff over the years. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:51:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Nobody69s]
[#1]
Pretty heavy thread OP.
You're a good man. ETA: Just got done reading the article. That's gotta be really tough to deal with during and after. I'm glad you posted this for us who haven't read or heard about it. My original comment still stands. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:55:24 PM EDT
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The world needs more men like you.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:55:53 PM EDT
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I can’t imagine what a flood of emotion that brought up.
You did good. The wolf knocked on your door and you answered like a man. Nobody can change that. I hope the daughter turns out well. You made a difference in her life. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:56:39 PM EDT
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Thanks for sharing that. I remember you telling the story on here before. You did the right thing, glad she reached out to tell you how she is.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 6:59:11 PM EDT
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I remember your thread. You saved people and it was the right thing to do.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:03:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nobody69s: Pretty heavy thread OP. You're a good man. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:04:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nobody69s: Pretty heavy thread OP. You're a good man. Wow, no kidding. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:05:54 PM EDT
[#8]
I remember your story
Good shoot |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:05:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sixnine: The world needs more men like you. Indeed it does. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:08:06 PM EDT
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Thank you for your transparency and sharing. Now praying goodness
& mercy will follow you forever |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:08:13 PM EDT
[#11]
Thank you for doing the right thing sir.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:08:32 PM EDT
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You did what needed to be done. I remember your original thread.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:09:00 PM EDT
[#13]
I remember the original thread.
It's a nice Paul Harvey. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:09:58 PM EDT
[#14]
Thanks for sharing. I remember reading your story in the past. The update is touching.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:10:04 PM EDT
[#15]
Ost
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:10:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: zegermanznew]
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:18:39 PM EDT
[#17]
I remember the thread.
The fact that you still think of that girl today really says something about your character. Thanks for posting. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:27:10 PM EDT
[#18]
Sure is dusty in here.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:29:27 PM EDT
[#19]
 It sucked I am sure But you did the right thing op |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:30:09 PM EDT
[#20]
You're a great man OP.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:30:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Signal_Zero]
[#21]
I remember your original thread, OP. Thanks for posting this! God bless you, brother, and God bless her too!
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:37:50 PM EDT
[#22]
You are a good man, and God used you that day.
I pray He blesses you |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:40:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TAG_Match]
[#23]
I just recently read about your incident. This post made me cry. Glad no one can see me. You are a good man and did what needed to be done. I know you didn’t need the validation from Aspen, but you got the best validation you could ever get.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:49:00 PM EDT
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Never doubt you are a good person, and deserve everything good.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:50:49 PM EDT
[#25]
Dusty here too.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:51:35 PM EDT
[#26]
I remember your story. You are a hero.
What a brave girl. She's been through some shit. Making the effort to track you down and thank you says a lot about how she's come out of it. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:51:47 PM EDT
[#27]
Excellent update/post OP.
I remember that thread. Good on you sir. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 7:55:00 PM EDT
[#28]
The time chose you. Good to see something positive came of it.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:00:34 PM EDT
[#29]
God bless you and Aspen. She’s gonna grow up and do great things thanks to you.
Fucken allergies seem to be acting up. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:00:44 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Nobody69s: Pretty heavy thread OP. You're a good man. ETA: Just got done reading the article. That's gotta be really tough to deal with during and after. I'm glad you posted this for us who haven't read or heard about it. My original comment still stands. This x10 And I don’t mean to be snarky or edgy when I say good shoot. If you hadn’t it not only you but that woman and child could very well have died |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:03:02 PM EDT
[#31]
You’re a stand up guy, OP. Thank you for sharing the texts.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:09:56 PM EDT
[#32]
Your story and thread are the reason I joined this site. I remember not only being moved by your willingness to share and open up, but the sites eagerness to come around you in support.
You did the right thing, and I hope the validation you received from that little girl will only more firmly cement that fact in your heart. You’re a good man. And at the risk of sounding crass, good kill. Speaking of circles, you broke one of abuse and violence in that family that day. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:11:02 PM EDT
[#33]
Heavy thread, indeed.
It was cool she reached out to you, OP. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:17:39 PM EDT
[#34]
That's amazing. Good on you, OP.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:18:23 PM EDT
[#35]
I remember the thread. You’re a good man. Thanks for the update. Wish everyone the best.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:21:37 PM EDT
[#36]
I hope that if I am ever faced with a similar decision that I would have your guts, op, but, I won't be that flippant.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:27:27 PM EDT
[#37]
Glad she reached out and gave you some reassurance/closure or whatever you want to call it.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:31:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MallNinja531]
[#38]
I remember reading this when it first happened. Very intense. Well done OP, by the book and things went as well as one could realistically hope afterwards. No doubt, you were a hero that day.
ETA: that fact that after this extended length of time she went through the trouble of contacting you shows that day you changed a life for the better and maybe there is hope for the future. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:35:50 PM EDT
[#39]
Originally Posted By anesvick: Came full circle last night, had to stop by the old digs for a picture on the way home from work today. This is where it all happened nearly six years ago. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/249379/PXL_20240509_190526822_jpg-3209819.JPG For those who have not heard the story, here's a link: https://americanhandgunner.com/our-experts/armed-citizen-rescues-woman-and-child/ I'll start off by saying that I've never questioned whether I did the right thing or not. He was going to kill her, possibly both of them. The only people the ever called my actions into question are too ignorant to know better, and stupid enough to enjoy being like that. I've heard every good thing over the years, but I never heard anything from the Parties involved.... the mother, Krista, the daughter, Aspen. They left months after everything happened, and I figured I would never hear from them. One you all on here had found some info about Krista, that she had taken her own life back in 2021. I was absolutely gutted when I found out, but at least she had the option to make that choice, instead of some drunk, high asshole making it for her. My wife and I had worried what had happened to Aspen since though. She was only 9 at the time. I was laying in bed at 9 last night, watching the recap from the F1 Miami race, and I get a text.... I never get texts, its either from Teams for work, or my wife sending me something in Messenger. I was floored...... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/249379/Screenshot_20240509-181112_png-3209826.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/249379/Screenshot_20240509-181142_png-3209827.JPG Then my wife proceeded to take over the phone and talked to her for a few hours. She's doing well, lives with her father now. She's 15. I'm so glad to hear shes alright... she's got heart. Willing to take on someone five times her size with just a T-Ball bat. I'm still floored..... Feeling a lot of things I haven't felt in a few years, because I walled that shit off in the cupboard in the corner where it needed to stay. I wish she still had her mom, but she's still here, and I'll pray for her every night like I do my own kids. Just figured I'd come post my thoughts on here. I owe GD a lot for helping me get through the whole thing, tons of well wishes, PMs, and all kinds of stuff over the years. Make sure you keep taking care of yourself in whatever fashion that means. And thanks for your transparency. That's some good work. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:37:56 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TRRiverdude: Sure is dusty in here. Same here. Tonight was already an emotional (in a good way) night. I'm not going to hijack the thread, but let's just say it was a very good night that gives me cause for hope for the future. I was able to keep it together until just now. This thread tipped me over the edge. You're good people, OP. In the right place, at the right time, and you did the right thing when it was asked of you. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:42:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: cmw]
[#41]
Appreciate you passing on that update ~on top of the original thread and your frank reflections since then.
Wouldn't it be something to know all the good that will come from your changing the course of that terrible event. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:43:28 PM EDT
[#42]
Man, been 6 years already. Glad you're doing alright, and glad you got to hear from that little girl, and that shes doing alright.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:51:47 PM EDT
[#43]
I remember the original thread and thank you for sharing this update with us.
I'm glad that You,Your family and the young lady are doing well. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:56:56 PM EDT
[#44]
You're a good man OP.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 8:57:24 PM EDT
[#45]
Thanks for the update, OP. You are a true hero to that girl.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:04:11 PM EDT
[#46]
You did good, you were at the right place at the right time.
I’ve done research and you can find written accounts as far back of Knights with PTSD. Don’t be afraid to talk to a professional. God bless you sir. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:04:12 PM EDT
[#47]
You saved 2 lives that night. It really sucks you had to take one to do it, but sometimes shitty things need to be done for a good outcome.
I hope and pray that none of us have to ever go through that. But I also hope and pray that if it were to ever happen to any of us, we have the fortitude to do what is necessary to save a life. You're a good man, OP. And you've earned my respect, for what it's worth. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:05:19 PM EDT
[#48]
What a phenomenal end to a horrible situation. That article was tough - can’t imagine it happening in real time
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:15:11 PM EDT
[#49]
I feel like I just watched an intense movie with the best ending ever. A little dusty too.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:17:09 PM EDT
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That young lady needs a Christmas card every year from y’all.
Good job OP. When tough decisions had to be made, you did the right thing. |
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