Cats may have nine lives but people do not. It can take years to build yourself up into an independent adult and mere moments to burn it all to the ground. Many of us are well aware that we aren't cats, or superheroes, but that doesn't always stop us from taking stupid risks, making dumb decisions or doing things that go against our better judgment.
Whether its partying a bit too hard, dabbling in substances, gambling all our money away or failing to wear a helmet, many a life has been completely wrecked in the blink of an eye. One bad choice, one angry remark, one terrible idea that seemed bright at the time is sometimes all it takes to unravel everything you've worked so hard to achieve. It's in these moments that a very clear "before" and "after" becomes evident, and there's no doubt that things will never be the same again.
Someone asked, "What's the fastest way you've seen someone [mess] up their life?" and Shakespeare couldn't have written the tragedies better. Bored Panda has put together a list of the most sobering ones. Among them: The successful guy who lost everything after driving drunk, the BMX trickster who chose not to wear a helmet and now has a serious brain injury, and the very sad story about a little girl who made one wrong move while out skiing with her family.
#41
I live in South Florida and know of at least three stories of people who dove into the ocean or intracoastal waterway Head first thinking the water was deeper. Seconds later their friends had to fish them out of the water because they had broken their necks.
This is particularly prevalent in places where people dock up boats near sand bars, and then party. They dock at high tide and a few hours later the tide is going out and they (drunk or half drunk) fail to account for that.
This happened to a friend of a friend just 2 months ago. Paralyzed from chest down.
This is particularly prevalent in places where people dock up boats near sand bars, and then party. They dock at high tide and a few hours later the tide is going out and they (drunk or half drunk) fail to account for that.
This happened to a friend of a friend just 2 months ago. Paralyzed from chest down.
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#42
Had a friend back in high school who was nice but kind of a pushover. We went to the same college but he started drinking too much and transferred to a smaller school back home.
One night he got blackout drunk and decided to drive home. He ran over 5 international students that were walking home on the side of the road, including his own roommate. K****d 3 of them instantly and hospitalized 2.
He was so drunk he didn’t even realize what he’d done. He woke up the next morning to the cops banging down his door.
Edit: Yikes this exploded. And I got the number of deaths wrong initially. Apparently 2 made it out the hospital. And yeah, he was able to mow down all 5 without stopping. He was one of those country boys driving a big-a*s pickup truck...
One night he got blackout drunk and decided to drive home. He ran over 5 international students that were walking home on the side of the road, including his own roommate. K****d 3 of them instantly and hospitalized 2.
He was so drunk he didn’t even realize what he’d done. He woke up the next morning to the cops banging down his door.
Edit: Yikes this exploded. And I got the number of deaths wrong initially. Apparently 2 made it out the hospital. And yeah, he was able to mow down all 5 without stopping. He was one of those country boys driving a big-a*s pickup truck...
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#43
Bride at my cousins wedding got caught by grooms father f*****g the best man.
She's homeless now. Reputation was destroyed and she got fired for something else.
She's homeless now. Reputation was destroyed and she got fired for something else.
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#44
Last year a kid in my school was caught chewing gum in class, but he denied it so the teacher checked him bag for gum.
The teacher found a s**t ton of weed and other d***s that he was selling to other students.
He got expelled and his parents have sent him to live with his grandparents in Africa for the rest of his life.
The teacher found a s**t ton of weed and other d***s that he was selling to other students.
He got expelled and his parents have sent him to live with his grandparents in Africa for the rest of his life.
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#45
I went to college with a girl who was poised to go to nursing school. Nursing was her whole life and everyone knew she'd make it right to the top. Then she was careless and suddenly became pregnant. Last I heard she's a cleaner with 3 kids on benefits.
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#46
My cousin who is lucky goes to the casino and hits like 10 jackpots that night. Has like 36,000 in his name. Since then he's gone broke and is currently in rehab for overdosing twice. I called it when I said he'd od this year. Worst part is he tried shooting up and hit a nerve so half his body is limp,might have to amputate his arm.
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#47
19 year old guy drunk 1 night during winter.
Gets wasted in a bar, thrown out by the bouncer, gets mad at the bouncer and starts calling him stuff. He argues he wants his jacket, doesnt get it, was told to come back when hes sober. Takes a p**s on the outside of bar, police sees it, he gets pissed at the police, shows them the middle finger, kicks one officer in the thigh.
Charged with violence towards a police officer, pissing in public, showing finger to police and drunken misorderly(?) conduct.
2000$ fine, 1 year jailtime, can never travel to i.e. USA, never study for lawyer, police, doctor, teacher etc, never join the military.
Gets wasted in a bar, thrown out by the bouncer, gets mad at the bouncer and starts calling him stuff. He argues he wants his jacket, doesnt get it, was told to come back when hes sober. Takes a p**s on the outside of bar, police sees it, he gets pissed at the police, shows them the middle finger, kicks one officer in the thigh.
Charged with violence towards a police officer, pissing in public, showing finger to police and drunken misorderly(?) conduct.
2000$ fine, 1 year jailtime, can never travel to i.e. USA, never study for lawyer, police, doctor, teacher etc, never join the military.
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#48
I worked in surveillance at a casino. Many staff were partying together for one guy's birthday, which is normal, but the next day, one of the bartenders was still partying hard and had to be asked to leave.
A moment later I get a call from the pit boss that said bartender was on the roof and I was to summon the police to have him removed [without relying too heavily on gravity]. While on the call, I received another call to make that an ambulance as the man had jumped from the 40' peak of the roof to the pavement below, shattering all bones around and below his waist.
Found after the fact that he'd been on a cocktail of recreational d***s and was on the roof to claim a $20 wager that he wouldn't jump. I saw him years later still wheelchair bound.
A moment later I get a call from the pit boss that said bartender was on the roof and I was to summon the police to have him removed [without relying too heavily on gravity]. While on the call, I received another call to make that an ambulance as the man had jumped from the 40' peak of the roof to the pavement below, shattering all bones around and below his waist.
Found after the fact that he'd been on a cocktail of recreational d***s and was on the roof to claim a $20 wager that he wouldn't jump. I saw him years later still wheelchair bound.
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#49
Before I get into this you gotta understand what our high school waivers are. Some people here aren't built for college, so we have career classes here (carpentry, electrical, engineering, graphic arts, culinary arts etc). If you take these classes you basically become an apprentice in those fields and you can choose to not take the language and art classes necessary for college. The newly found class period openings are replaced with your Career class, and you leave the waivers classes.
So in high school there was this 10/10 girl who was stunning and absolutely brilliant. She had a full ride to whatever school she wanted literally anywhere, and she chose to be a surgeon. She got into an argument in my Spanish class, threw a tantrum down to the guidance office and signed the waiver. In about 5 minutes she threw a way more money (like $300k) and future than anyone else had at the school in years.
So in high school there was this 10/10 girl who was stunning and absolutely brilliant. She had a full ride to whatever school she wanted literally anywhere, and she chose to be a surgeon. She got into an argument in my Spanish class, threw a tantrum down to the guidance office and signed the waiver. In about 5 minutes she threw a way more money (like $300k) and future than anyone else had at the school in years.
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#50
A little late to the thread, but I had a buddy who was the nicest guy in high school. He was the type of guy to give you his coat in the pouring rain and think nothing of it. He was an athlete in high school (cross country runner) and a marine after graduating.
A little while ago he was out drinking, got behind the wheel, and hit an old man crossing the street. The old man died and my buddy is serving a sentence for it. He had everything going for him and then he k****d a man. How to f**k up two lives with one dumb decision.
A little while ago he was out drinking, got behind the wheel, and hit an old man crossing the street. The old man died and my buddy is serving a sentence for it. He had everything going for him and then he k****d a man. How to f**k up two lives with one dumb decision.
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