“Toddler in front of my old place was run down in a purposeful hit and run.
One half of them looked like they were sleeping.
The other half was caved in.”
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Updated 1 year ago,January 16, 2024
These users onAsk Reddithave seen some horrific things.
Things no one should ever have to experience.
This was also in the summer, the day before the 4th of July, so kids were everywhere.
The two kids being chased ran into the alley between their house and their neighbors house.
They stood behind their chainlink fence and teased the kid chasing them because they got away.
The kid chasing them was walking backward and swearing at them.
He was walking backward between the parked cars that were along the curb and moving toward the street.
He flew about 25 feet and was laying in the middle of the street squirming around.
The car was only about 10 feet away.
He shouted to the driver to go and they ran my friend over.
He died right there in front of all of us.
Its been almost 20 years and I still think about it.
aRTie02150
2.
I was not expecting to get out of that room unhurt, but we did.
QueenMargaery_
3.
We made eye contact while he was on his way down and he looked very frightened.
I somehow managed to swerve and miss him by inches.
Ill never forget his broken body and bloody face.
kynsanthecat
4.
My grandfather used a knife on me
My story is scary, horrifying, and sadly true.
Fair Warning: this is dark and you will regret reading it most likely.
In particular if youre bothered by tales of sexual abuse.
I knew she didnt like it and I had to protect her.
I found a pocket knife in the garage of their house one of those little red swiss army ones.
I pocketed it and decided I would do whats right.
His face filled with hate and venom.
He told me, You little shit.
If you ever do anything like that again, I will cut your penis off!
I have never been so completely frozen with fear in my entire life as I did at that point.
I was completely immobilized.
He then hit me and knocked me down.
I then had to watch as he raped my sister.
I have never seen a sadder expression in my life.
I feel guilty even typing this story into reddit.
That desire has lead me to hear, to/r/askreddit, to post my own horrifying tale I suppose.
Also, before anyone asks, yes Im in therapy.
Working on my issues.
Some weeks are better then others.
meditativebicycling
5.
One half of them looked like they were sleeping.
The other half was caved in.
Logical-Lizard
6.
A woman had thrown her 14 month old kid of the bridge it the water and he died.
Nach0Man_RandySavage
7.
Bustnuttington
8.
About ten minutes or so later, as Im drifting off, I hear a noise.
I carry on listening, completely terrified.
Then, I head my cupboard door open.
I lay there frozen and as I hear someone walk across my room towards my bed.
I am prepared to die.
Im too frightened to scream.
The intruder walks past my bed and opens my bedroom door.
Out walks my mum, completely silent.
So yeah that was the most terrifying moment of my life.
spicyrice97
9.
Her mothers scream will never leave my memory.
I filed the very next day while she was in custody.
Ironically (and sadly) enough, there were no problems in our marriage before that incident.
lidlord
10.
I was stuck in the middle of a shootout
Shootout.
You always say how tough you are until you are receiving bullets.
Each bullet is a way to die.
I dont know how I stayed so calm.
I went to my moms house and had a good cry hugging her.
Before that, I hadnt cried for over 8 years.
drugdealingcop
11.
We were in a side area of the main parking lot, with no cameras.
thishappymedium
12.
The boat ended up crushing her head against the dock, and knocking her unconscious.
She was found about 6-7 days later if I remember correctly.
frothyflaps
13.
A friend of ours attempted to shoot up the school
Aftermath of a school shooting.
I hear a rumor that somebody was shot.
Of course, were in a small town and I say no way.
DJ pulls us aside and says we should tell people to not leave.
Shortly after doing what he asks, I call my parents and tell them whats going on.
They obviously start to panic and tell family/other parents what happened.
I was the first person to call someone and say what happened.
Really was one of the scariest and saddest days of my life.
RusticRedwood
14.
My roommate choked me until I blacked out
My roommate decided he was in love with me.
This lead to a lot of awkward and uncomfortable things.
I asked him to move out, gave him a month or something.
A few days later he downed a bottle of vodka.
He attacked me on my bed, then decided to go brush his teeth.
He caught me trying to call 911, pulled the phone out of the wall and destroyed it.
I tried to escape and he choked me until I blacked out.
I thought I was dying.
I still have the scar where I hit my chin on the wall.
I eventually did escape and ran to a convenience store in my pajamas and called the police.
I still have flashbacks.
He ended up in psych unit.
My family helped me move all his stuff to his sisters house.
A few years later he died of pancreatic cancer.
Budgiejen
15.
Her response was Sometimes when youre upset you do irrational things.
Were going to run him down.
We never found him and she eventually calmed down enough that she drove home again but WTF.
iostefini
16.
There was a party at our house one Friday night.
We went to bed when things started to quiet down.
Around 4:30-5 a.m somebody screaming woke me up.
All four of us jump down from there and we run to the side of the house.
They drag all three of the guys remaining in the house and rush them to the hospital.
Darallo
17.
Neighborsended up in the hospital for chemical burns
My entire town was engulfed in a cloud of chlorine gas.
Probably the biggest oh shit moment in my life.
We covered our faces and got the hell out of there.
a-ninnymouse
18.
I fell off a cliff and waited for my death
I went off a cliff in an SUV.
I was a passenger and the driver was my stepfather.
We were up in the mountains on a dirt, washboard road and he was going too fast.
We fishtailed back and forth and finally the car came to a stop.
I thought for a second we made it.
But then a horrible creaking sound came from under the car.
My stepdad said, Aw shit, were gonna roll and we did.
All of the windows and the sunroof broke and sand filled the car.
My eyes and mouth were full of sand.
I hung on to the roof strap and the door.
I thought, Well, this is it and waited to die.
This all happened very fast, I didnt even realize what I was doing.
I think it was just instinct.
The car rolled a few times down into the canyon then hit a boulder and stopped, upright.
I jumped out of the car and tried to climb back up the mountain.
Some people came and pulled me up.
My hand was all cut up from protecting my head but otherwise I had just some neck pain.
All that night I dreamed I was tumbling.
The whole thing was so traumatic that I had PTSD.
I still talk to my stepdad but I have never let anyone drive me ever again.
That was seventeen years ago.
Thisiisi
19.
We were trying to get to Uluru, but were blown off course and got lost.
But there was a huge full moon and we couldnt see any kind of glow.
I was mentally saying goodbye to my two children, safe at home with their grandparents.
Finally the worst happened, the engine began to stutter and finally cut out.
Only the moon for light.
As we went down, I was wondering how painful my death was going to be.
I was trying to pray but couldnt string two words together.
We hit the ground, lots of noise.
The left wing dug into the ground, swinging us around and slowing the plane down.
I realised there was a good chance we were going to survive.
We came to a stop and all jumped out, all fine except for maybe a few bumps.
We all felt wed been given a second chance, and it was beautiful.
bluelinen
20.
I went around that without the harness/safety bar on my 13th birthday.
Then the ride started and I didnt get a chance to get out.
On the first part going up I hearclickand the harness swings up.
My mum went ballistic at the staff but cant remember what happened.
