NEWS: I Wouldn't Be Able to Forgive These Fuckers

CULTURE: I Wouldn't Be Able to Forgive These Fuckers

Happy day-after-xmas. Here's a heartwarming story about some asshole kids who knocked over an occupied port-a-potty a year and a half ago, paralyzing the guy inside from the chest down. More to the point, here's a story about the guy who was inside the port-a-potty, and how he's forgiven the little fuckers who fucked up his whole life.

His name is Pedro Toala, and I came across his story recently when I saw an article about how a number of strangers had renovated his house pro-bono, to make it handicapped-accessible. His horrific story, his decision to forgive the little fuckers, and his determination to move on with his life inspired Susan Simmons and Cher Przelomski of a special events firm called The Planning Factory to organize a renovation project.

Improvements included new furniture in every single room, a new master suite with French doors that led to a newly constructed patio, and of course, a wheelchair lift that will allow him to visit parts of the house he's been unable to reach since he was injured.

That's really freakin' cool, hugely generous, charitable and awesome, but it doesn't change the fact that some stupid, misguided, unattended little fuckwads caused him permanent physical damage, and all for a cheap laugh.

Some of the paramedics wouldn't even touch him when they arrived later, because the stench was so bad.

Meanwhile, the little bastards who did this to him got away.

He forgives them, which is hugely generous of him, and something I really don't think I'd be able to do.

That's a cool guy right there. I know I'd be permanently pissed off.

True story. Still, the number of volunteers makes me think that perhaps not all people are shit. Just the majority. Including the fuckwads who did this to him. I hope they are strapped naked to metal chairs that are then slowly heated up until their skin burns off.

But that is just me.

What's the alternative, really? A life full of bitterness and anger?

I'm not sure what I would do or how I'd react in his place.

I'd probably "Forgive" them...

At least until I found out who they are, then I'd be a felon.

Kids see that kind of stuff on Jackass and they think it'll be funny to do it themselves. I highly doubt they'd anticipate seriously injuring the guy. It's still a shitty thing to do (no pun), but kids follow examples on TV.

That said, I would never forgive those kids. Seriously.

Stronger man than me.

If I was him I'd spend the next few years turning my wheelchair into a super-armoured-little-bastard-fuckhead-killing-machine-wheelchair and track the little shits down.

That last statement made me lol, and I now love you. =P

Such acceptance; forgiveness is such an enduring virtue.

Wow. fucked up story. I wish I had more to add than that. I'm glad people are coming through for him.

Bingo.

I don't even think the guy should forgive these kids, but what are his other choices?

I remember reading an article a long time ago about various people who had forgiven those who had murdered a family member. The most exteme cases writing letters to them in prison, or assuring they get the mental health care they needed. Maybe they weren't right in the head or whatever, but who am I to say how they should be. Certainly it is a lot more productive than being angry and having no positive output for that anger.

jackass 2 caused this.

You know, I bet those kids are going to read this story and the guilt that will (hopefully) overcome them will be the most severe of punishments.

Really, I'd say the same as what he did in the last quotes about them coming foward. Just to lull them into a false sense of security before I feed them to the pigs like that guy in Hannibal tried to.

win.

I'd forgive them...only after I sprayed burrito fueled diarrehia in thier mouths and put it on YouTube.

Yep, we all know tipping over porta potties was never even thought of before jackass 2 came around.

That story was just fucked up. I'm glad people are coming together to help him out.

I blame Reno 911! Miami.

Ewwww....
I feel sick....

let them soak in their own waste for a couple days, then maybe, just maybe i'd forgive them. however, why spend the rest of his life angry? it takes a really big person to forgive them.

He's a better man than I am ... I'd love to be able to track their asses down and kill each and every one of them myself = "seriously wanted felon"; oh well.

I can't seriously imagine being THAT paralyzed. Those kids would pray to take that two minutes of laughter in their lives back ... even if it was the last thing I'd do.

Man, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I'd pulled such a stupid-ass prank as that. I did some dumb things when I was a kid but nothing this thoughtless...

I like how you think.

When I was a wee lad I was capable of such dick-headery as exploring abandoned buildings and stealing old pornography from the post office's trash bins. Nowadays, atleast in Philly, we have kids dropping baby carriages filled with bricks off of over-passes. I blame those damned vid-yo games and marijuana cigarrettes.

Not to go to a place that's horribly gross, but despite being a genuine and sad story, can you ever imagine trying to take a dump after this? Talk about a nervous pooper. I wouldn't be able to go again without someone acting as look out.

Though the stupid fuckhead kids have robbed him of almost any independence for the rest of his life, I guess.

I wish the kids would come forward, just so the poor guy would have someone to sue for the many years of wages he'll now lose because of this.