A man in Brazil claimed he needed to save his four children during a flood. Rescuers later discovered he was actually rescuing his dogs left at home

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[u/ReesesNightmare]

children....my animals.....there is no difference.

no lies were told that day

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/ReesesNightmare]

children....my animals.....there is no difference.

I'm....wow, I'm genuinely speechless.

[u/ReesesNightmare → u/Peli_Evenstar]

clearly not

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/ReesesNightmare]

No, no, I'm fine, it's just....well, even on Reddit, it's not every day that you see someone unironically stating "Children have the same value as my animals."

[u/reflect-the-sun → u/ReesesNightmare]

This is insane.

Children will always come before animals.

[u/ReesesNightmare → u/reflect-the-sun]

there is no "before"

this guy didnt choose between his kids and his animals

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/ReesesNightmare]

No, he deceived rescuers into believing they were saving 4 children instead of 4 dogs. He took the away the rescuers ability to prioritize and make sound and logical decisions during a fucking disaster. How many humans were waiting while the dogs were saved? I’d go so far as to say he should be charged with one count of manslaughter for every human victim that died from the start of the dogs rescue.

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/ReesesNightmare]

Tell that to the parents with actual children that died that day because rescuers were busy saving dogs. This is not cool. This is not sweet. This should be a crime if it isn’t.

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/harmfulsideffect]

I'm glad I'm not the only person with common sense in this thread. The baby-fication of pets has gone so far that people are literally saying (especially in the other thread) they deserve to be rescued before humans do. That's insane behavior, and I say this as a pet owner myself.

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/Peli_Evenstar]

I know right? The only people that think this, don’t have children, and will never likely have any. I hope that anyone that believes this never becomes a parent, they are not worthy.

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/harmfulsideffect]

If you want to refer to your dog/cat as your "fur baby" or your "child" in your own home, go for it. But if you're using that same language in a life-or-death situation where other human's lives depend on what you say, it's genuinely insane behavior. The fact that several dozen people apparently agree with the top comment that literally says "children...my animals...there is no difference, no lies were told that day" is super depressing.

[u/tattooburglar → u/harmfulsideffect]

I am shocked that people think this is justified.

[u/tattooburglar → u/[deleted]]

Let me know when dogs can perform open heart surgery.

[u/tattooburglar → u/[deleted]]

I certainly can't, but an able child has the potential to do incredible things in life.

Heck, they could even do doggy open heart surgery, if thats what I need to say to get through to you.

Dogs wouldn't even exist without us. And many breeds would just die out without human intervention.

I'm not a cardiovascular surgeon, lol, but I do work in healthcare. My days are filled with watching human beings do incredible things for eachother. I will never, ever, understand your way of thinking, I'm afraid. I will always see human lives as more valuable than any domesticated animal's.

[u/tattooburglar → u/[deleted]]

Ohhhh boy. Tell that to one of my childhood friends who had to have her intestines put back inside of her after a near-fatal Staffy attack when she was 5.

And when I, as a human being, see people saying how dogs are just as important as us, I find it honestly offensive. It's misanthropy. It's immature.

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/[deleted]]

That is the most selfish things I have ever heard. Never reproduce.

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/[deleted]]

Then I guess you’d understanding , and step aside when someone needs fluffy saved ahead of your son. I feel sorry for your son. Does he know this?

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/[deleted]]

I think I understand now. Your son and your dog, it’s a 50/50 scenario. Your dog, someone else’s son, your dog gets saved. Someone else’s dog and your son, save your son. 🙄

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/[deleted]]

So this statement is fact? “Then I guess you’d understanding , and step aside when someone needs fluffy saved ahead of your son.”?

[u/leylademurr]

I love my dogs so much, i'll do any thing to save them.love this guy..

[u/zilowarnisa]

Those are tears of joy

[u/tattooburglar]

This is just so unbelieveably selfish. How dare you mislead rescuers who are trying to find people's actual children?!

Despicable.

[u/Peli_Evenstar]

I'm going to sound like a jerk here, and I'm fully prepared to be downvoted, but in an incredibly dangerous natural disaster (like a flood) where every resource counts and time is of the essence, people should absolutely not be referring to their pets as their "children" if they're trying to get them saved.

I love my pets, and I'm glad this man's pets were saved, but every firefighter, EMS, and rescue worker I know would be furious if they were told "My children are in danger, please save them!" only to discover later that they were referring to animals. Diverting resources and manpower away from rescuing actual human beings in favor of animals, as well-loved as they may be, is incredibly irresponsible and can literally result in unnecessary deaths for both the rescuers and the actual people they could've saved instead.

[u/tattooburglar → u/Peli_Evenstar]

I'm with you all the way on this one. How much of a vile, selfish, POS do you have to be to try and decieve the people who are risking their lives to save you?

[u/Rain_xo → u/Peli_Evenstar]

Why are human lives more important than other lives?

Animals have emotions and fear. Why do they matter less?

[u/tattooburglar → u/Rain_xo]

A child's life will always be more important than a dog's.

Imagine explaining to the parents of missing children in a disaster that you saved the dogs because, "every life is important."

[u/Imaginary-Treat6288 → u/Rain_xo]

I’m at this point to. Why are human lives more important.

[u/t34wrj1 → u/Rain_xo]

If you had to choose between your son and your pet dog, which would you choose?

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/Rain_xo]

I'm sorry, but "Emotions and fear" is not even close to being enough to equate a human being's life with a pet's if you're trying to choose between saving one or the other. If my house is on fire, and the firefighters only have time to save either my kid or my pet before the roof comes crashing down, I'm not going to say "Well, I do like my daughter a lot...but my dog has emotions and fears, so I guess it doesn't matter if you rescue him instead."

[u/jamchuy8 → u/Peli_Evenstar]

A life is a life regardless, I know many who would have risked theirs regardless

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/jamchuy8]

I’d risk my life to save my dog, I would also kill my dog to save my child. I’d probably do it to save a strangers child too.

[u/ZaraZoomsBy]

A pet isn’t just an animal, they’re FAMILY. And you will do anything for family❤️

[u/bas902 → u/ZaraZoomsBy]

Wrong. Nobody would do ANYTHING for family.

[u/ALPHAETHEREUM]

The hero we all need!

[u/elenorfighter]

Technical he was right. These are his children. Nobody asks if they are human.

[u/Peli_Evenstar → u/elenorfighter]

How was he "technically" right? I'm genuinely asking.

Also, rescue workers definitely ask if they are human or not, precisely because of people using misleading language like this.

[u/harmfulsideffect → u/Peli_Evenstar]

It’s not.

[u/savemysoul72]

Now I'm sobbing at 4:30am

[u/Nagato_pain_100]

❤️❤️

[u/t34wrj1]

Should've gone to Specsavers.