BATKID!

[FAH-Q]

I'm surprised nobody has posted about this.... but I figured this place needs some positivity...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/batkid-moments-give-warm-fuzzies/story?id=20905838

 

Miles Scott, a 5-year-old leukemia patient, got the surprise of a lifetime today when San Francisco transformed into Gotham City to fulfill his wish to be Batman for a day.

 

Batkid's jam-packed day of fighting crime made him the hero of Gotham City and melted hearts around the world.

From rescuing a damsel in distress to getting praise from President Obama, click through to see the seven moments from the superhero's day that restored our faith in humanity.

Way to go, Batkid!

Such an awesome story, I wish every news story was like this...

Edited November 16, 2013 by CallTheCoroner

[UtricularEwe001]

It's amazing that 12000 people volunteered to make a small boy's dream come true.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24964100

 

http://www.cnn.com/video/standard.html?/video/us/2013/11/15/dnt-simon-batkid-dream-gotham-city-rescue.cnn&hpt=hp_inthenews&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

 

Dem feels.

 

It's such a shame that no one is talking about this in this forum yet whenever someone posts a useless thread, it gets to 5 pages.

[Dale Nixon]

It's amazing that 12000 people volunteered to make a small boy's dream come true.

To be fair, some of them were paedophiles.

Edited November 16, 2013 by Dale Nixon

[WinterEdit]

"He's the kid Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So, we'll help him, because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a young guardian, a watchful toddler. A dark child."

 

Anyways, that was a nice event. I saw it on news in here around a week ago. Probably and hopefully it was a fun day for the kid.

[F63]

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

[tokyocean]

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

I think people actually care about this story because I don't think an entire city ever transformed into Gotham City just to make a kid happy before. Unlike Veteran's Day and September 11, which happen every single year, this is something that doesn't take place annually. Of course, when something only happens once instead of annually, people are going to care about it more because it's out of the norm.

 

Contrary to popular belief, some people actually care about the happenings in this world.

Edited November 16, 2013 by tokyocean

[lil weasel]

Ok. So Less than 4000 kids have leukemia in all of the forms. The money spent on this ONE kid could have helped all of them if given to a research facility. But, then again, this Advertising might result in more people thinking to donate more money.

Again, it comes down to which will keep more people employed finding a 'cure' or not?

Everybody makes money without a 'cure' and only the Pharmaceutical companies make it if they do...

[Finn 7 five 11]

Who cares if the money was spent right, at least the kid had fun.

Plot twist: He gets stabbed by a drug dealer while making an arrest.

[TheGodDamnMaster]

A very heartwarming story, I loved it. Nice to see some positivism in the news for once.

[Gnocchi Flip Flops]

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

Ban this troll already. Its clear he's been taking the piss, stating negative opinions to get negative attention to himself for his own amusement.

[GunWrath]

That's an awesome story man.. especially an entire city or great number of people to chime in and help as well.

[DJ Arrt]

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

 

INB4 Some negative cynical post....oh wait.

 

So what if they didn't really care? They still made this little boy's dream come true and he'll remember it for the rest of his life. -_-

 

I wish I could have made it to this. It would have been so awesome

[RoadRunner71]

Now other ill kids will feel inferiority.

[F63]

 

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

Ban this troll already. Its clear he's been taking the piss, stating negative opinions to get negative attention to himself for his own amusement.

 

Actually, the ones looking for attention are the ones who simply pretend to care. I find it extremely disrespectful that people actually have the audacity to simply pretend they care. If they really cared, they'd do what they could to encourage people to eat healthy, exercise, and stop the government from providing subsidies to corporations like Monsanto, which all would lead to a decrease in cancers and many other illnesses.

[Vercetti42]

 

 

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

Ban this troll already. Its clear he's been taking the piss, stating negative opinions to get negative attention to himself for his own amusement.

 

Actually, the ones looking for attention are the ones who simply pretend to care. I find it extremely disrespectful that people actually have the audacity to simply pretend they care. If they really cared, they'd do what they could to encourage people to eat healthy, exercise, and stop the government from providing subsidies to corporations like Monsanto, which all would lead to a decrease in cancers and many other illnesses.

 

And how do you know all of this?

[I<3GTAV]

Must... regain... manliness...

 

OH SCREW IT I CAN'T THAT STORY WAS SO EMOTIONAL.

[F63]

 

 

 

I think that people only pretend to care for attention and so that people think of them highly. In a week, everyone will forget about him, just like with most things that people only pretend to care about, like Veteran's Day, 9/11, and breast cancer.

 

Obviously, there ARE people that care about those, but let's not act like the majority of people honestly, truly care about those things 365 days of the year.

Ban this troll already. Its clear he's been taking the piss, stating negative opinions to get negative attention to himself for his own amusement.

 

Actually, the ones looking for attention are the ones who simply pretend to care. I find it extremely disrespectful that people actually have the audacity to simply pretend they care. If they really cared, they'd do what they could to encourage people to eat healthy, exercise, and stop the government from providing subsidies to corporations like Monsanto, which all would lead to a decrease in cancers and many other illnesses.

 

And how do you know all of this?

 

Common sense. Proper nutrition and exercise dramatically reduce the risk of disease. Not having poison in your food would also lower that risk dramatically.

[Max]

This kids has Leukemia...I'm not sure you automatically get that from not eating your 5-a-day greens F63...

[F63]

This kids has Leukemia...I'm not sure you automatically get that from not eating your 5-a-day greens F63...

Well, obviously some of these things are genetic and/or not diet-related, but I'm willing to bet that a large majority of illnesses and diseases are the direct result of poor nutrition.