Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real | Part 16
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@@jessicaciprioni8861 i didn’t expect to get pinned ahaha
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I like how the cops in the 2nd story were like “just let the kid have the books, Karen.”
That really surprised me, given the time.
Based cops
Yes, that was surprising.
I swear I thought this story was leading to a tragic racial situation
@@MrMyers-lz7zi It was, just not in the way we expected.
"What are you in for?"
"Saving my son's life."
"Woah, tough jury, man."
This is what Jury Nullification is all about. He shouldn't have spent any time in prison but I'm sure an even longer sentence wouldn't have deterred him rightfully so.
@Elias Boudinot No
@@Couplescience what's the difference between him pointing a gun at people to save his son, vs police pointing a gun at someone to save someone's life? He should have gotten an award, not a sentence
@@phuckodclown4389 I wonder why the family did not just wait for him. If they knew him at all and how he could react to something like this, they should have done something and not singed the documents agreeing to it. Seriously. Nuts. He had no right to threaten the doctors like that. Those doctors deal with this thing everyday and cases like them can lead to the doctors stressing themselves out, killing themselves, feeling guilty, and what not. All that to save a boy that your family already agreed to let go. I would be more angry with my family than the doctors.
I think the sentence was just. He put everyone in the hospital hallway in danger. Not only from himself but from how some gung-ho police/swat officers might have handled it. What if his son hadn't squeezed his hand? We'd be talking about a whole different story here.
A normal sentence for such a crime would have been much longer, so the judge and jury did give him mercy.
First story...damn. A true testimony to a fathers love.
They shouldn't have put him in jail. That was self defense, doctors wanted to desconect the son, clearly, before they should
@@esme765 im no medical professional but i got the feeling the doctors just really really wanted his organs. pretty fucked up if that's the case
2nd story. About a young kid who believed in nasa's lies....not knowing nasa in Hebrew literally means to deceive. Actonauts get their own star in Hollywierd
@@Ryan-qv9se guarantee he was o- aka universal blood type. Had the same problem
@@Ryan-qv9se That's what it sounds like.
You don't get much more heroic than Henry. God bless that man. He saved his whole crew and any future offspring of them, by sacrificing his own safety.
I agree, Henry did such a heroic, selfless act. Also Check out the story of Petty Officer Michael Monsoor
And the fact he was still able to have his own kids and keep his own bloodline going is baffling but fantastic
Men like Henry are a rarity these days 😢
*Prison Cellmate:* _"So, what are you in for?"_
*George's Dad:* _"For not giving up on my Son."_
👏👏👏👏
George’s dad could’ve also said:
To stop doctors from murdering my son to get his organs and save the hospital some money.
stealin steve murdering mike and daring dad
Cmon man I didn’t come to cry
Case should have been dismissed or he should have received only probation...what about the doctor's negligence? Kickbacks? 🤔
I just cried. That dad deserved a reward, not a prison sentence. I bet the judge had a very difficult time sentencing him. You have to be ice cold in the court room, you cannot abide by your humanity.
Hate to say it but it really seems like the doctors just wanted to harvest George’s organs. Glad his dad fought for him. George’s dad really does deserve the “#1 dad” mug.
True
He really does
But also feel bad for them people who needed the organ.. you know that as soon as they sign the contract.. the doctor will notify the people who in need of the organ right away.. they basically rush to the hospital for surgery..
I was thinking that too.
@@GraveSky. why is their life more important than the one the doctors want to harvest the organs from? The doctors didn’t seem to care about him.
I never heard Ronald's story thank you so much. He fought for what he loved, and he died doing what he loved. Pure gold. Please don't Rest In Peace - continue your eternal journey through the stars and frontiers unknown! ❤
I love that I’m not the only one who thought this :) even though I’m sure it was terrifying and awful, he died doing the thing he loved the most in the world and while very tragic- it’s a sort of beautiful end to his story in a way (again not minimizing the tragedy of the challenger disaster)
I know they wouldn’t stop talking about the white teachers story which is sad and all but there other interesting ppl who died as well never get to know their stories thanks mrballen
I love that story about Ronald playing saxophone on the space shuttle. Wow he was on the challenger? Life is crazy as hell
Imagine sending someone to prison for saving their child's life.
He did put several other people's lives in danger in the process, but it was the right thing to do apparently.
I thought that, too.
Yeah what the heck, how is it not self defense when Doctors are insisting on harvesting organs, and you are saying “no”.
I appreciate science and doctors and all that, but once they see you are a donor, you’re chances of survival go down, and they become very impatient to “unplug” you.
(BTW, in case you didn’t know, “self” defense extends to other people around you who are unable to defend themselves. And the proof is all around him. His son did wake up, the doctors were going to kill his son, he asked them to give him more time and they refused).
That's the kind of world we live in . Sometimes people should get a pass!
@@therealab4 the doctors were definitely going to end a life, but I guess the "possibility" of other's lives being harmed was more important.
George when the swat team comes in: OK OK i'll stop being brain dead sheesh 🙄
BAHAHAHA
Kinda sad tho the hospital don't care about saving life's they rather sell ur organs smh
He wasn’t even Brain Dead or in a Coma. He was just playing a prank on the doctors and nurses for a long time 😊
Dude really didnt wanna get outta bed huh
@@xxblazerxx9051 ._.
Good Lord I cried so hard through ALL of these stories. All of these gentlemen were outright heroes!
Denise will you be my friend?
@@Unimportant_egg jeez dude
@@michaelstephenvargas8821 I blocked him. I’m over these scam artists.
This shows that a father will do everything in his power to make sure his child will stay alive. This is a truly creepy yet heartwarming story.
George's father is an absolute king. 10 months in prison was too much.
Any time in prison was too much
I looked up the real story and it was not the same as in the video. It turns out the father was an alcoholic and got drunk and got a gun after getting mad at his x-wife for signing the organ donation papers. They where going to take the kid off life support but really slowly because he showed signs they might come back and most likely would have survived. It was nice the the father cared of his kid but it was an overreaction on his part and a dysfunctional family.
Agreed
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 link please
do not ever take someone off life support the doctors all said my daughter was brain dead and she came back
I'd like to believe George's dad had a good stay in prison.
Prisoners: "What you in for?"
George's dad: "I held a entire hospital at gun point until my son woke up from a brain dead coma"
Prisoners: "Damn homie, can you be my dad?"
Can yo be my daddy
There's two kinds of people that no one should dare to touch in prison. The first kind is the big mean and crazy kind of guy that can snap your neck with his mind while locked 200 meters away from you
The other is George's dad. If you touch George's dad you're gonna cause a full blown prison riot and the guards are gonna team up with the prisoners just to beat you up
I hope he got all the hot cheese crunchies and the bomb ramen 🥲
❤🥰
This comment actually made me tear up! God bless you George x
The first story has actually really wholesome. Going to jail but being the reason why your son survived. Truly a sacrifice
Seriously, probably the best 10 months in jail, anybody's ever had. He got to celebrate saving his son's life, best reason to go to jail, I've ever heard of
I’m surprised there aren’t more comments praising Henry! I literally exclaimed “wow…” after hearing what he did; it’s not something most people can or would be in the right mind to even think of doing. Truly amazing.
I'd respect him more if he weren't operating and had full intentions to bomb a country, as I have no respect for anyone who does such, but I agree
@@X3N0_M0RPH Everyone with those intentions usually have a reason to do so, like for the benefit of their own country. Most people in service most likely don’t enjoy “bombing” other countries and it’s definitely respectable that they put aside their own feelings for something that they believe is for a greater good.
@xenoxeno I talked with a psychologist who treated survivors of Pearl Harbor and those poor men suffered mental torment because Japan decided to bomb them thereby starting war with the US. Are you ok with someone bombing you? Should have they allowed free reign to the Japanese to continue? 15:31 Henry's mission was to bomb a factory making chemicals.
War isn't nice but the Japanese started it. You wouldn't want to be the victim. Self defense is a moral right.
@@X3N0_M0RPH😂 You snowflakes amuse me. You have benefitted from the results of warfare but continue to insist that war is immoral. If you truly believe that war is immoral, then you need to give everything you own, including your lifestyle, to the victims on the losing side of the last war your country participated in. 😂
@@FRLN500you're just as bad as she is, y'all should hook up and have unpatriotic children
George’s father is a hero. There’s too many cases of people being declared ‘brain-dead’ but then later waking up
There’s enough brain dead people online and walking the streets already may as well give others a bit longer
@@Goodywloss2010 💀💀💀
@@Goodywloss2010 😂🤣
Is that story what the movie John Q is based on?
@@willbedford8381 good shout, I know it’s based on a real life story, great film, denzil is amazing in tgat
My brother was in a coma for a week and the neurologist told us he was brain dead. He was blinking and squeezing our hand, we refused to believe he was brain dead. My brother was/is VERY loved, and the hospital staff was so surprised that he had 20-30 people in the ICU waiting room every day for the whole week he was in there. After we got the news he was brain dead, my mom (who never cries) was breaking down and saying no he’s not. I know my son and I know those aren’t just reflexes. He’s literally squeezing our hands when we ask him to! (Very light squeeze, but definitely in response to us talking to him). I decided to read this board that had pictures of him with all his friends and family that we all signed for him. I was reading all the messages on it to him and he began to CRY! The doctors tried to tell us this wasn’t real too just reflexes again but that night he opened his eyes!! And a day later he was transferred out of ICU. I don’t know why the doctors were so insistent that he was brain dead but thankfully he had an army of loved ones that never left his side. He still loses his balance from time to time but other than that he made a full recovery 🥰
Damn
Fuck the doctor man they’re seeing very real signs he’s not brain dead and they’re just ignoring it because they think you’re just emotional and imagining things
Glad your brother survived
@Samantha Hall that's incredible. I'm so happy for you 💜
Thank you all. I’m very glad we didn’t let the doctors bully us into removing him from the ventilator too early. I think there should be a mandatory time that doctors have to let them stay on the ventilator regardless of what they believe may be “brain dead”. Because clearly there are cases in which their judgements were 100% wrong.
I shudder at the thought of how many people that were presumed dead and on life support, may have had the same outcome as George's son. I'm sure it's happened before, but we'll never know for sure because they're dead now.
get off organ donation. the system needs to know and feel the hit about this stuff. they need to know their previous harvesting has ruined the pool now.
you only get my organs now if we make a deal while im conscious.
The story about Ronald McNair at the library and how he got his masters in physics, became an astronaut, and then died in the Challenger shuttle accident gave me chills all over my body. What an incredible story!
George's fathers mugshot is the happiest most satisfying mugshot ever. Well done sir. Well done indeed.
If that was my husband I'd print the biggest mugshot and hang it right on the entrance of my home! 😌 He's everything a father should be.
4:18 Mugshot is shown.
@@spiritmatter1553 thanks, i only drive and listen
👏👏👏
He sacrificed his time for his son, and the Lord listened.
I'm so happy the police weren't ignorant with Ronald. That little boy wanted a better life and took positive steps to reach his goals. RIP Ronald.
He is still Alive, the supposed twin brother is actually him. No one died that day on the space shuttle.
I think today I woke up extra sensitive these first 2 stories have me bawling 😭💜
What a badass right? He kept going in spite of terrible people. So freakin inspiring.
@@mikegibbons2889 Yep! NASA is a big fat lie
A great American !!!!
What an uplifting, wonderful stories. No character to be scare of...only to admire.
I loved all three. Thanks.
To be on life-support - at the mercy of medical staff - seems pretty scary...
I was really surprised that the cops were on Ronald side!
Why? Not everyone who was white or non-black agreed with segregation. *rolls eyes*
@@horrorcide13because police
@@horrorcide13 because its the job of police to uphold laws, no matter how unjust, and they did it then just like they do now.
@@horrorcide13Are you joking? Most police definitely were. Your eye rolling is so dismissive and rude to the horrors of that time period. Even most white people at the time did not support Martin Luther King. Do some research before you roll your eyes.
Especially since they were Americans too, we still have warnings in my country for people traveling to the United states
Ronald, at his young age showed more intelligence, politeness and decency than the library staff could in their lifetimes. His mom did an amazing job, teaching him good values.
Ronald had a twin brother at least that's what NASA says.
@@andrewbecker9062 it was a nice surprise!
@@808Villain that's the exception to the rule. Especially in the racist segregation America this story comes from. No black people would then and now would use that one incident as a example of what cops mean to them.
Bit racist to imply you know what all black people think.
His mom probably WASN'T a big fan of blm race baiting and bet he was smart enough to have a ID to vote not like dems think that minorities don't have the capacity to get ID'🤔 S.WELL DONE MOM.
They did a really good job on Henry's face, many burn victims just aren't as fortunate with their final visage. I'm glad the doctors were able to save most of his features, he was a very brave man.
Bro ur pfp creeped me out
Ikr, thank god he didn't end up lookin like freddy krueger (no joke, some people unfortunately end like that)
@@tjrex9458- Burn victims who just end up looking like Freddy Krueger are lucky. Run an image search on Zaid Garcia, but don't do it if you're easily upset.
I thought the exact same! ESP for the times!
@@racookster I am forever scarred
The Ronald McNair story really bit and brought tears. I never knew just HOW terribly sad his story was.
Rest peacefully Ron ❤
Ronald, Henry, and George's dad were all heroes in their own rights. Such heartwarming and sad stories on this one. 💕
Imagine calling the cops on a child who is trying to learn…makes me sick.
Right?? That librarian was a POS, 100%. There is NEVER an excuse to obstruct a child who's trying to learn!
@@mwokozi facts aren't jokes
You should pick up a few books speaking on just 50 years ago.
@@GOldenPROdigy115 if all white people are racist then why didnt the cops stop the kid from taking the books?
@@doggoheaven1328 They didn't arrest the librarian
The moment I heard "73 seconds after takeoff"... I immediately knew he was on the Challenger and my heart just completely sank. It's so heartwarming that the library renamed themselves in memory of him, as crushing as it is to learn that he was on that flight.
Everyone knows his name now:)
Somehow I suspected this from the begining of the story but then I heard of his first mission and said...oh OK he'll get to live... but no
Once I heard him say "In 1986" I knew it was the Challenger as I recently in school just read the speech that President Ronald Reagan gave after the incident. So sad.
I remember watching the Challenger lift off here in Scotland at the age of 14. 😔 I had no idea of Ronald's back story, thank you for sharing this important piece of history.
Same 🥺
A Father's Love is one of the bbessstt stories I have truly heard you tell Mr. Ballen. Gladly would've served those 10 months. Had me thinking about my own mother R.I.P love.
Story #2 is really moving and inspirational... Ronald wouldn't give up despite all of the disadvantages of being a young black kid in that time period living in South Carolina (One of the southern states where segregation was unfortunately still widely practiced) He successfully proved to everyone that he was just as intelligent and qualified to fulfill his dream of being an astronaut one day and he DID IT!!!... His death was tragic along with his fellow astronauts on the space shuttle Challenger... But hearing the ending about the library they tried to throw him out because of his skin color being changed to honor his name (The Ronald McNair Life History Center) means his legacy will live forever... Absolutely amazing story... R.I.P. Ronald 😔...
“I only carried it 13ft, but 13ft feels like 13 miles when you’re on fire.” What a badass.
Absolutely!
That was some serious beast mode level shit
I would go search for some tissues cuz my nose is sensitive XD
Yeah-- I probably would have been running around yelling "I'M ON FIRE!!!"
MrBallen’s kids: “Dad can you tell us a bedtime story before you leave?”
MrBallen: “If you’re a fan of the strange dark & mysterious told in story format-”
😂😂😂
Mr Ballen kids: We’re not
Mr Ballen: I got nothing- goodnight 😂
Funny. Cute
Haha well played
"b..but dad"
"Shuush"
All 3 of these stories are among the best I’ve heard, anywhere. All were incredible and at times hard to listen to but with heartwarming endings. 🥰🥰🥰
Henry's story brought tears, very touching ❤
Idc what anyone says man, men like Henry are just built different. An absolute credit to the human race imo.
He's literally the main character, he's not Just built different, he has that one lucky charm by his side telling him "You ain't dying today mf"
That’s what u call a hero a hero is a term used way to often for the wrong thing
@@judgejimbobrowntown7600 real heroes arent known
Henry. The guy named Doug who killed the intruder in his home. Teddy Roosevelt. Andrew Jackson. All built different. Did things normal people just can't do.
Imagine being the kind of person who would call the police on a literal CHILD for nothing more than being black and wanting to read books. Talk about having an evil heart. Disgusting. Glad those cops didn’t take her seriously. RIP Ronald.
Ronald was exactly where he should have been. Thanks to the cops for understanding that. Inferiority complex librarian...SMH...
That was a different time when that mindframe was beat into people. I'm glad that the cops said forget this bs and let it happen. Rip Ronald that was an accident that will never be forgotten
I wonder what would've happened if he didn't get those books though. Like, I get how petty it is to deny a child something for no other reason than their skin color, but it really makes you think.
If he didn't get those books he probably wouldn't've become an astronaut, and died in the challenger disaster. Hell, if he just decided to go to a different library to get the books the outcome may have been that he became an astronaut at a different time in his life, not getting to fly on the doomed shuttle at all.
@@hypatch8014 Or if he had gone to a different Library then he would have been hit by a truck while crossing the road in that area while he was still young..the outcomes are endless🤷♀🤷♀
@Tata-bd9nx it wouldn’t have been a matter of just going to another library. The library he went to was designated for White people by law. Black people were legally prohibited from that library. The librarian was following the rules of the state. It wasn’t just that she was mean. It was the majority opinion among White people in that state. The majority voted for it and fought hard for it. That is what makes the police officers’ actions surprising - especially if you remember that this was 1959, just five years after the federal case outlawing segregation in education (Brown v. Board of Education, 1954) was decided by the Supreme Court. This decision caused such outrage in the South (and in other places in the US) that the President of the United States had to call out the National Guard to protect the Black children who went to the former White schools after the decision was made (we’re talking 6 year-olds). Remember, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968. Do some research and teach yourself what happened regarding segregation and White supremacy between 1954 and 1968. The police officers were the anomaly, not the librarian.
Every school my county is SC was watching our fellow South Carilinian in 1986....what we saw that day changed us all. . Ronald McNair is a SC hero. Thank you for telling his story...
I have a similar story to George's...minus the assault part. My mother suffered three cardiac arrests and a stroke. After the final one they told me the same, she had no brain activity and there was nothing left to do. I watched the EEG reading the entire time, and saw with my own eyes there truly was no activity. This was during the heart of COVID, so I had been the only one allowed in her ICU room. Since she was not expected to survive, they allowed me to have family come in to say goodbye. It took a few days to get everyone there, but eventually, it was the night before we were going to take her off of support, and it was just myself and my fiance in the room. I talked to my mom like I had been the whole time, just saying things like "How are you doing?" and "Are you ok, mom?" Suddenly this woman opened her eyes and started shaking her head "yes". I asked her if she knew where she was and she again shook her head "yes". Thinking I was just insane at this point, I said told her if she was still ready to keep fighting to squeeze my hand. When she squeezed my hand, I almost fell on the ground. The nurses thought I was crazy when I told them what was happening, but then she started following commands from them as well. Needless to say they were all as in as much shock as I was. When they extubated my mom, she responded well, and became less and less confused as time went on. Unfortunately, once she was discharged to a nursing home to do physical and occupational therapy, she contracted COVID and passed away from it.
This father SAVED HIS SON'S LIFE. One minute in jail was too much
More importantly: I highly recommend you balance out this channels theme with the video-series 'Random Acts of Kindness' from the Channel 'Interesting Facts'.
Absolutely I was so mad to hear that the father gotta had to go to jail.
@@nunyabunya8636 once they threw it in his face that keeping George on life support was just delaying the process for people who need his organs that right there showed they were organ hungry nothing else mattered
@@nunyabunya8636 that “belligerent drunkard” turned out to be right though and saved his child’s life.
Proudest mugshot I’ve ever seen, hard to condemn him for his actions tbh.
I feel like those doctors needed some mug shots after that!
It is pretty sad he was arrested tho I get why cause he did bring a gun in and threaten people but still he knew his son was alive
I doubt he had any ill intention, just pure emotion and love for his son. I have spent a lot of time in hospitals over the last 7 years, all sorts have happened to me, but one thing always stood out.. a fair few of the doctors and paramedics are sick in the head and say absolutely horrendous things as well as do horrible things and if you complain they try to make out you are wrong. I had to lay in ED on a stretcher for a while once and a nurse and paramedic next to me were making fun of a baby on the news who had died from coronavirus. Another time I had to lay in a bed stained with my own blood for 4 days.
@@Faxy95 messed up
@@stevenjohnson243 ?
Henry is worthy of every medal, commendation and citation for his selfless, heroic act. That is amazing beyond words.
Now , that's a father! George's dad did whatever it took to protect his child. And ended up saving his life. ❤
Wow, three beautiful stories about heroes: one who fought for his dreams, another who fought for his child, and another who fought for his comrades. I’m going to bed thinking our species is not so bad after all. Thanks... ❤️
Such a great way to think about it!
Perfectly said! 👏💜😊
That father sitting in prison was highly respected by his fellow inmates I have feeling
Most of humanity is actually good. Thats why the bad stick out so much🤔
Uploads getting fewer, and fewer......and fewer........
Henry! Just wow. This guy literally was an absolute Hero. He didn't just act without thought. He literally processed exactly how the scenario would end up if he didn't use his own body as a fire wall to save everyone else. He survived for a reason.
I could not agree more with everything you just said!
My mouth was wide open that entire story! I just cannot believe he did that while on fire. Literally the worst pain ever I imagine.
@@princesslola1234 for a a couple dozen seconds until the nerves malfunction. Then the real pain comes from the future skin grafts.
Why don’t you just marry him then
@@MauSavaiinaea kknmokmnio
I believe that a very real external and spiritual force was telling George to do anything necessary to make them wait that day. One of the best true ones I have ever heard!👍
it’s crazy how the father in the first story got 10 months for trying to save his sons life and then some murderers and rapists don’t even see bars. what a world.
Imagine the guilt the family felt after they decided to take him off life support and he woke back up. George, you are an amazing father.
That must have been an awkward conversation lol.
I hoped they felt major guilt for the rest of their lives.
They decided almost immediately just because a "medical professional" urged them to. Even went the extra mile of trying to guilt trip the poor father by telling him he was putting others at jeopardy.
I would have come in on the defense too. Good father. He shouldn't have left during the decision time, but I understand he likely didn't expect his so called family to just let the kid die so easily.
Pretty pathetic as a mother to just hop on the chance of pulling the plug. I would give it a month, longer if it were a coma. Sometimes people wake up. Their organs will be fucking fine on life support. If someone needs an organ, they can get it from the people they would have gotten from had nothing happened to my kid.
It isn't selfish to love your family more than strangers. It's unfortunate because they do have families too. But I'm right there with the dad on this one.
Well now the world knows many of these medical professionals are like - mercenary sociopaths.
A lot of side eyes at the dinner table.
@@solhamer3502 dont be cringe, they've dealt with thousands of cases like this. in reality they are unbelievably understaffed and suffer a lack of resources every day. they have to make sure that shit runs smoothly 24/7 365. you don't get to criticise them from the convenience of your keyboard.
Henry, an absolute badass. What a man. He had a great crew too.
"Son, how are you not dead yet?"
"Sorry, sir-they never taught me how."
Class all around.
@@Insertein I shouldn’t be laughing this hard 🙂
@@hfelder_03 Thou'rt welcome! Unless you have a condition where you literally shouldn't be laughing, in which case, oh God I'm so sorry-
@@Insertein Reminds me on Full Metal Jacket. ''Marines are not allowed to die without permission.''
That last one got me bruh. I'm crying because this man did what was needed and his buddies wanted to show that his efforts meant something to them that they couldn't wait for that metal to get there. To form such a bond with others means the world and then some when others want to honor you. Even while you're still such a humble person and still asking how they are while almost literally dying yourself. Love stories like this always.
George’s dad is amazing, literally saved his son’s life even though he knew he would be arrested. He just knew that his son wasnt gone.
what a gamble by the father. he didn’t want to hurt anyone he just couldn’t accept the fact of losing his son.
I cried, that's some movie level stuff
Can you blame him?
@@dakotabruce7773 i burst into tears man I just couldn't help it. I'd do anything for the ones I love and I'd hope they'd do the same for me
I wonder how many doctors push that on families prematurely to get good organs...
How could his family make that decision without his father present? That is just.. the betrayal of that is unmatched by anything I've ever heard.
I was thinking the same thing, that's his child too! They didn't even consider a compromise of waiting until the end of the day or anything
@@charlibelle2854 right? I keep trying to rationalize it and it seems to just make it worse. Lol
His son was 27 at the time. I imagine all they needed was one adult to make the decision.
@@Schulz1362 yeah I think they were legally covered. I just meant it felt morally wrong for the family to make that decision and take him off life support when his dad wasn't be there to even say goodbye. Not to mention it was against his wishes. But I don't know the family dynamics. I do know that he survived which is.. amazing but kind of scary to think about.
i think it’s fine, especially if he wasn’t specifically the next of kin or power of attorney. when i become 18 my family will have nothing to do with my end of life care because i can’t trust them to take my wishes into consideration. while in this specific case he was fine from the stroke and wasn’t brain dead, this next to never happens except for on medical shows. once you have no activity on an eeg there is no hope for recovery
I'm glad the police stood by Ronald! He seemed like a good kid back in his youth; raised by a good mother too!
I loved the first story.. I'm in tears 😢
I'm glad the son is OK and total respect for his father for saving him 😊❤
George's dad is a legend he literally saved his son no matter the consequences he probably would have taken 10 years knowing he saved his son
I believe they actually made a movie about that story. I can't remember the name of it but it was a Denzel Washington movie
John Q
Let me taste
Something for you and I
Left it in the rain
"Ronald was chosen again to go into outer space."
Me: Aaww, that's so nice. He got to fulfill his dreams
"Tragically, the space shuttle he was in, the Challenger, exploded"
Me: W H A T
NOWID
PLEASE
Great ending 👍🏻
@@ProTuner06 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Suprised pikachu
Henry was probably the most selfless person ever.. I mean, I can’t even imagine what it’d be like to be hit in the face with something that immediately broke bones and blinded me, let alone be set ablaze. And that man was still thinking about saving others while experiencing such an excruciating thing and chalking it up as “I only moved 13 feet”?! Man definitely deserved that metal. 100%
Henry is the strongest, bravest, and also luckiest guy I’ve ever heard of. I’m so happy that he lived and was able to have love and children.
Me too
@@Garebanaan dď
@@Garebanaan I thought there might be cool twist...whose M.O.H. was it? It was under glass in a museum!!
Him asking his crew mates if they were okay made my heart crack. What an amazing person!
@@TheSpokenSpatter It was a replica display of the medal, it didn’t belong to anyone.
Love the Ronald story how he stood up for himself.just shows knowledge is free.
Hate the story of the FBI and the judge that probably would’ve preferred the kid to die because they really needed the organs. That father is a hero that shouldn’t have served 10 months in jail. He’s probably seen as a bad dude when you know he went to prison but you didn’t know what he did to save his sons life.
True 👍 some people don't know how to defend them selfs or how to stand up to bullies
Yeah, sure okay.
Knowledge is also power , probs why they didn’t want to share it
@Julian D mmm maybe
It seems that there are no words to describe Henry that can convey just how wonderful he was. but I offer ouut to his..Spirit, Immense Respect, Gratitude And Awe , With A Heartfelt Salute To A Very Brave Man. Thank You Sir !
These stories are so amazing that my heart is bursting from the strength of some human beings! God bless them
Imagine George’s father talking to people in prison and they ask him why he’s in there and he tells the “I’m in here for saving my son from being taken off of life support”
they should have charged the doctors with negligence
They respect him uess they a booty bandit
Thankfully he didn't have to go to jail for long, and more than likely got out early. I'd hope so anyway.
bro that would probably get you instant respect in prison... depending on what prison he went to lol
@@xenaani isn't it amazing prisoners have more ethics seeing right from wrong than people on the outside.
As a father I'm so impressed with George's Dad. That man lived up to his SACRED duty.... of FATHERHOOD.
He goes to prison while dead beat dads walk the streets.
So true! Dad’s should only be getting into trouble for protecting their kids not hurting them or being so selfish that they dont care their actions cause the kids to grow up without a decent parent!
I love story number one for SO many reasons! I’m a Texan, and I carry everyday. I would’ve done the same exact thing to save my son. There are so many stories of very evil dealings with organ “donation” many people are unethically coerced into “pulling the plug” too early. It’s MAJOR money. That Dad is an absolute hero! And he should’ve been celebrated, not imprisoned.
And story #2!? LOL!!! That. Is. Awesome! I’m sad he died in that horrible way, but how great is that comuppence for that small town library?
That last story, wow. I cried.
Mr.Ballen, you’re doing great work. I especially love stories like this instead of the murderer stories. My favorite videos of yours are the mysterious X-Files ones, and this kind. I can’t stand psycho killers. Thank you for another great video!
Henry was an amazing, amazing man. He saved all of those soldiers lives. Talk about a tough guy.
Damn, Henry seemed like a true badass, on fire blind and still did everything in his power to save the rest of his crew by getting that smoke bomb out
He’s very much the sort that would say, “I’m no hero, I was just doing my job.”
Asking his buddies if they were okay… what a man. Like my sister after getting rear-ended, showered in safety glass cubes from her back windshield, easily the most hurt… and asking if everyone else is alright. And if someone could call Mom before the bus passed the scene
Yep, did it by grabbing a fireball while his face was burning.
Proud of my younger Son ; he's an E.M.T. with Stl. Fire Department !!
They don't call them the greatest generation for nothing.
Henry was da bomb!
"You really should just let him take the books."- some dope LEO
Ronald was just out there living his best life. It's HIS library now.
That 1st story got my heart. True love
Henry is amazing! 😱❤️❤️ asking everyone if they were ok while so hurt! What a badass and a sweetheart combined! 🥰❤️
It breaks my heart to think of young Ronald just wanting to check out those books. Just having a thirst for knowledge. What a legend. Proud to have him be apart of history forever.
RIP Ronald
Well the situation at the time probably was part of making him an astronaut, dont be so sad about that it went well. I would be more sad about the story with the father and son, someone should sue that hospital to death, they are probably still running.
I wanna thank that librarian. If she hadn't done that we wouldn't even know he existed.
Shut up!
Segregation is straight-up primal and whack as heck
The second story is so heartwarming. I'm so glad he got to live out his dream of being an astronaut
So absolutely heartbreaking though ...but I agree with you
He was awesome from the start. I wish I had his drive and focus. He had ton against him and did great things. I just had a small group of A hole, but I believed them.
@@Darken_dreams whoever they were, they were wrong. You can do whatever it is you want ❤️
@@nobodyme349 Thanks, but it's too late for me. 😂
Did you know you are one of the only channels my 13 year old is allowed to watch? I know you have worldly content, but you provide it in a clean manner that is acceptable to many parents.
My 11 year's watching it too
Glad to see there's still some real parents out there, doing some actual parenting.... Good for you guys!!
He’s got worldly content because what he talks about takes place in the real world and not a made up fairy tale land with big magic man in the sky 😮
@@RetroRestor3D Really man? Grow up a little bit.
wow not content for children, and only because he uses nice words? 🤦🏻♀
The medal of honor recipient is unbelievable. The father saving his son, incredible. Stories of brave men doing great things.
Ronald was such a class act, I can't imagine getting mad that a kid wants to read books! Glad those cops saw the librarian for the nut she was
This still happens today.
Karen's are a timeless phenomenon..
@@Annapurna818 ....no it does-fucking-not!
Where exactly is there legal segregation where black children cannot use public libraries?
It's actually a little surprising(but great) that the Cops didn't arrest the child. It WAS the segregationist South in the 50s.
I mean...there was a couple hundred years of History where black children were not allowed...literally not ALLOWED to learn to read and then not allowed to interact or mingle with white people.
Ugly, horrific part of our History that...is not taught very well.
It does NOT still happen today though.
@@scourge8097 dude wake up and conquer reality, let me tell you a secret RACISTS STILL EXIST. But don’t tell anyone..
I raised my glass to all of these fantastic men, they triumphed in vastly different ways, but they all deserve love and respect.
Hear, hear!!!
The story of Ronald McNair gives me such a warm and happy feeling. Perseverance overran racism and a bold young man not only lived his dream, he became acknowledged in a way few people in history ever have.
Just wow for henry, i cried from seeing his picture as an older burn victim.
"What are you in for"
"Saving my sons life by not allowing doctors to take my son off life support."
They really want those organs.
Nobody thinks of the poor organ receivers who also died because they didn’t get their organs 😪
@@therealab4 it’s not that nobody cares for them but it just clearly wasn’t this dudes time and his dad did what he needed to do.
@@therealab4 That's unfortunate, but it's not his fault the hospital wanted to sacrifice him for others.
Dude was Brain dead plus he threatened doctors with a gun. Deserves some jailtime
Nothing hits me harder than stories about military heroes, the selflessness, guts and the sacrifices they make in a split second.. It never gets old hearing about one of ours being Brave beyond normal thinking.
Ikr I’d have jumped out of the plane after the bomb if I’d been through what he went through.
@Lieutenant General Talias indeed very sad 😪
I think mr.ballen himself was in Afghanistan (I might be wrong) which is probably why they appear so much in his stuff but for real everyone I’ve seen in military stories like that need way more recognition
@@redwhines2858 John could be behind your La-Z-Boy n you'd have no idea. N thats not seal training he learned that from growing up in Quincy MA. It's hard core "S" out there.
@@blacksonne19 does that have anything to do with what I said I can’t tell
henry is a true hero and deserved that medal
I am a Ronald McNair Scholar. I am so glad more people know about him. His brother is also a wonderful man and I got to meet him at one of our research conferences.
That is awesome
Whoa cool
That must have been a wonderful experience.
@@surrealistgirlx it was.
McNair scholar here too, they were indispensible in getting me into grad school. I'm so grateful!
As a Librarian myself, that librarian was doing something that was uncalled for. I understand that back then things were different. Kids wanting to learn and read is the reason for us librarians.
This was during the end of the Jim Crow era. She was doing what she was told to do. She had no respect for people of color. The entire point was to block them from any white person's privileges.
@@judilynn9569 I know and to tell you the truth, I am thankful that I didn't have to grow up like that. We played with everyone, it didn't matter what color you were or where you went to church, etc. We got along with everyone. I remember starting kindergarten and the teacher asked me to talk about my mom. I asked if she was talking about my white momma or chocolate momma, lol. I think I may have scared her. My mom had to explain it to her when she picked me up from school that afternoon, lol.
I have a feeling you aren't lying about being a librarian seeing that you joined 6 years ago
that librarian was probably a demon rat and a distant grandchild of a slave owner.
@@judilynn9569 white people and black people are both people of color
So George got sent to prison for saving his sons life, did the doctors get sent to prison for attempted murder? How is this right?
No because they had permission
What an absolutely amazing episode! 👏 John thank you for finding these heroes and sharing their stories with us. It is so much appreciated. Also, thank you for your own service!
As soon as I heard that black kid was called Ronald, and he was interested in NASA, I knew it was Ron McNair! Challenger was a tragedy for everyone involved, but at least they died doing what they loved, making a huge contribution to human advancement.
Same, but I took an extra minute. I was thinking, 'how do I know that name?' but once I saw the books were about space, I remembered who he was. That was so long ago, I think I was in 8th grade, and we were watching it in school because of Christa McAuliffe. How awful for her students to see that happen. I remember waiting, like everyone, in silence, watching, it was probably just a minute or 2, but seemed like forever, before they announced it exploded and everyone died. Then years later they say there is a decent chance some, if not all, of them, lived until the impact with the water. I hope not, I'd rather keep thinking that they had no idea.
And her backup became a pro astronaut.
@@donna8168 It was bad enough her students witnessing it live, but what got me was her parents....they had to watch as their daughter was killed right before their eyes, and with the world’s news media pointing cameras at them. How do you get over something like that?
@@terrypussypower oh yes, I forgot about that. The cameras were on them all that time as they saw their daughter blow up and while waiting for news, etc. So sad. Oops. Replied from wrong account.
Same here.
Same! As soon as I heard "Black...9 year old...space", I just knew who he would turn out to be.
Flat out, Henry is the most bad ass person I've ever heard of. Period.
Start reading Webtoons if you
like Badasses.
Man, you should see MrBallen's video about Clint Eastwood when he was young and in the military. Of course you don't know it's him until the very end of the story, but still. I have a whole new respect for Mr Eastwood now.
@@slevinchannel7589 I find webtoons boring tbh. Henry resembles this manga character known as "Sugimoto the Immortal" from Golden kamuy.
MSG Benavides look him up
Watch Ballen’s video about the natzis worst nightmare
All three stories truly are inspiring in their own ways. Henry was a such a hero. That story was so painful just to listen to. Remarkable. 👍🏽
John I appreciate you and all that you do here. I've told my friends about you for at least two years. Thank you bro. You are the best at this
"Well, 13 feet can seem like 13 miles . . . when you're on fire."
There is a special place in Heaven for this hero!
He will have a crown of gold to cast at the feet of the Lord. ☝️
I attempt to do kind acts everyday. Henry and people like Henry are my guidance.
And the Father that didn't give up on his son. This is why humans should be proud. Not because of celebrity or fame.
Just because
This whole narrative of segregation is disgusting.
I think we segregate the elite.
How many lives did they ruin to become rich
I think the division has cost us.
Whom shall we see as the next enemy.
Um aliens dont apply
I wish i was a navy seal
All of these men are real life heroes. George, his father, Ronald, and Henry are all amazing inspirations.
Thats what I thought, hero episode
I Agree 100% my friend!!
and Ronald's mother !
@@susanschmidt3782 what’d she do? I’m not trying to say she’s not a hero but all she did was say the librarian should give the kid the books
Props to the man on fire just to save his team/army family.
The fact the man went in and broke the case in the museum killed me 🤣.
People at museum um ser what are you doing you can't do that.
Sargent I will have your job this is for a dieing man who served his country with 200% of his soul.
Museum oh ok be on your way Sargent sorry my mistake 😅.
can’t believe the dad was actually charged and sentenced.
The doctors should of been charged instead
The last story is incredible, Henry is now my hero!
That dude saved his kids life by any means necessary. That's a man's man
By any means necessary.🥶
Fuck yeah he is👊🏻
Sure is.
Should have been acquitted from all charges
The Father should sue the hospital. All they wanted was his sons organs. They would have killed that man. He was not brain dead. Hospital's ARE a business.
That’s why the USA sucks
Agreed. He went to jail. Should have definitely sued for malpractice and the distress
I worked for years at a major Trauma Center where organ harvests were commonplace and then later at the Transplant Center.
I am NO longer an organ donor. Nor do I ever want to be a recepient.
Yes, I agree, hospitals are a business.
@@impalamama7302 I can only imagine the horror stories you have seen.
In the first story the dad should of sued the hospital and gotten a divorce because both the doctors and his wife almost killed his son. Having a dad like him is a complete blessing
You Sir are an insanely good story teller ! You bring us so much inside each story I got dirty in my eyes for each of the 3 stories here !
Keep up the amazing work !
I was with a friend at the hospital in ICU because his dad suffered a massive Heart attack and dr came in and told the family his body was shutting down hes brain dead and they should remove him from life support. They removed him but he didn't die. 2 days later he was sitting up in bed talking to the family.
Woowww
That's insane...freaking organ harvesting conspiracy? 🤔...I hear this is done involuntarily in China...could be real, could be propaganda.. wouldn't put it past them...
@@janedoe-hq9vn There is a massive organ shortage in the US due to not having enough donors. Those doctors could have been rushing the diagnosis in order to expedite harvesting his body. It just seems strange to misdiagnose brain death, as it’s clear to see whether or not electrical activity is going on. It’s not an easy thing to mistake.
Life support doesn’t immediately kill
Wow Tonya, that's amazing! Glad your friend's dad ended up being okay.