Yesterday, we shared a video of a train engineer putting his boot to Jared Michael’s head when Jared tried to take a selfie as the train passed. There’s been a lot of speculation as to why the engineer did what he did. Sure, the kid even admitted he was stupid to be standing so close to the train, but two wrongs don’t make a right… Did the engineer really need to kick Jared in the head?
Frame-by-frame evidence from the video seems to indicate that the train engineer had a very good reason for kicking Jared. Redditor karolisalive pointed out an object that appears to be protruding from the train right where Michael’s head was…
If that’s not enough evidence to convince you that the engineer is a hero, here’s the complete frame-by-frame evidence. If nothing else, Jared’s transition from careless selfie to a ruined day is comical to watch…
Jared’s having a good day…
His earbuds are putting down a good beat…
The train he’s been waiting for is coming… What could go wrong?
What’s that? A train’s right behind him? You’d never know with that cool, calm, collected look…
Does Jared hear that horn blaring? Probably not… Those earbuds are cranked up a little too loud…
Is that a boot? Jared can’t see it, because Jared is still taking a selfie…
Jared still doesn’t realize there’s a boot connecting with his face…
Now he’s beginning to grasp the situation, though he still has no idea he’s being saved from the metal object protruding from the train…
And there go the earbuds…
Yep, he definitely feels the boot now…
The engineer’s ability to kick Jared’s head out of the way with a work boot while operating a moving train is actually really impressive…
At least Jared got a chance to show off that flow on top of his head…
Those are some impressive gymnastics from the engineer…
And just as quickly, the train is gone…
It’s even more impressive that the engineer was able to save Jared without completely knocking him out with the boot. That engineer is a hero!