Teacher Describes How He Subdued School Shooter

[MPSecare]

the fuck is wrong with these nutbags who open fire on kids....

[LittleMissMacky]

@borpee2 I think you have serious issues. Dr benke is such a genuinely good person. He always knows what to say and is smiling all the time and making everybody laugh. He's my math teacher, and probably my favorite teacher ever. The world needs more people like him, and less people like you.

[judopathoftruth]

thats pretty brave taking on a gunman.

[borpee2]

Benke should have been shot.

[MilesOCP002]

@borpee2

If anyone dares to try, they'll have to get past me, my Mosin-Nagant '91/30 and my Colt 1911. Your comment is of the most offensive nature. No innocent person, especially that man should have harm come to them.

[az61999]

@borpee2 wow your a fucking retard i hope you get fucking shot you waste of fucking space and breath fuck you and have fun in hell

[cwlaxer23]

@borpee2 fuck you.. he was my math teacher, and probably on of the best people for me to talk to after we got shot at... i was 13 years old... you probably havent even seen a gun before... i was standing next the him when he shot the first round.... do you know how scary that is? go to hell and bring alll gunmen with you.

[MPSecare]

@borpee2 that is like the most dick comment on Youtube ever.

[pkjmuas]

I wanna send my children to his school. I like him. Very humble.

[guth95]

Well done, Dave. Still working on that Antelope Freeway exit. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16...when will it end!

[instyle9611]

This guy is Batman Action Hero

[Dogmeat1950]

Heard this Guy was a U.S Marine!

Semper Fi!

[CliftonPhotographer]

Go to the site wishuponahero org and you will find a wish asking to send him thank-you cards. Search for "I WISH for cards for a real hero" and you can find it.

David Benke you may not think you are a hero but Sir you are indeed a hero!

Thank You.

[airrick]

its so dumb that this isnt all over youtube / the news, if he didnt stop the gunman it would be but because he did , no one cares. dumb

[77georgia]

Humility and courage, true christian there.

[Stizou777]

Aint NOTHING about being a Christian. Gosh people and religion piss me off.

[MPSecare]

@Stizou777 Agreed! I might as well go around saying for example "Oh that guy molested an altar boy, true Catholic there"

[DiggiBig]

DR.BENKE WAS MY 7TH GRADE MATH TEACHER

[mrfourtysevenman]

holy shit

tell him a random guy on the internet says hi.

[MilesOCP002]

We should take a leaf from Dr. Benke's book. He knew what had to be done, and did it. Lives were on the line.

Actions save lives. Talking gives the shooter more time to reload.

[mrfourtysevenman]

yes.

in these situations people think "how am i going to get out of this?"

and thats how most hostage situations (though this wasnt one of those) end.

one guy had a shotgun barrel duct taped to the back of his kneck and as he was counting down to his own death he JERKED to the side and grabbed the gun from the man. this happens a lot because NOBODY FUCKS WITH AMERICA

[Stizou777]

This is American's attacking American's. What about the "incident" that occured just 11 years previous to this shooting, just 3 miles north of where it actually occured? Opppsies

[fuckcomments]

@MilesOCP002 Talking to an active shooter will mean your death.

[fuckcomments]

@MilesOCP002 it's not the 80s anymore, there's a new active shooter agenda.

[wondercutey3538]

My teacha to the rescue!!

[Madman007]

I never worry about action, but only about inaction - Winston Churchill

Today, sir, people are alive because of your action.

[Stizou777]

Or someone else had jumped the shooter and seen as a hero.

[TymesRhymes]

David Benke stand at 6'5"

[mjlayolacola9482]

Dr. Benke is my math teacher. i was behind the shooter that day :( scariest day of my life.

[louie000007]

a man doing what should do when a situation like this happens. if not him....who?

[ElemixHero]

Holy shit Adam West.

[beefsupreme420]

This gives me chills. David Benke is the SHIT! The world needs more like him, such a brave guy. Thanks to him those kids are still alive... God bless that soul.

[race1717]

He did't literally tackle, did he?

[fartsandgiggles1]

he's a hero.

[TheWrx2002]

I keep thinking had he not stepped in, it could have been a massacre. I'd say he is a Hero in my book.

[IanLoewen]

Wow. That man saved so many lives right there.

[tanjayr]

Bravo! Wish there were more people around like him!

[FatTarget]

That's how you close to engage! Bravo, Dr Banke!

[PonsXAsinorum]

Anyone else think it was irresponsible for the news to post the man's family pics for the world to see?

[Stizou777]

Agree, as if he is part of a super duper breed

[muttville1]

This guy should never have to buy a drink the rest of his life, CHEERS!!

[airaoft4life]

HERO!

[andimdirty]

he is a hero. anyone who puts their life on the line is a hero.

[Stizou777]

Anyone who is stupid enough to risk their own life for someone who is not close to them is retarded though, they were his students, but I'd never risk my life saving someone I don't know.

[andimdirty]

because you are a fking coward

[Stizou777]

Not really, I'm just smart enough to save my own ass.

[Coltftm5]

great to see a humble badass like this. way to go dude.

[OrcWyvern]

this dude is gonna get so much ass lol.

[melovetorun]

@OrcWyvern The sexy blonde school librarian,lol

[ButterfliesR2Cool]

Scary for us parents who do everything we can to protect our children, and one random act by an idiot changes everything and shows us how truly vunerable we really are. God Bless Mr. Benke and others like him.

[PonsXAsinorum]

Well of course we're vulnerable; we always will be. But we will only be completely vulnerable by sitting by and doing nothing and I don't mean absurd security measures but rather, our own action.

[Stizou777]

You're right, we need more people Like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to make people realize how weak and helpless they are.

[andimdirty]

you are a bitch

[Stizou777]

You're a bastard.

[andimdirty]

this is a guy throwing a 3 year old's temper tantrum. grow up. did mommy get the wrong cereal or something? you are a moron.

[Stizou777]

Yes :( please pat me on the shoulder

keep selecting your worthless heroes. More shootings will happen and there's nothing you can do about it...

[andimdirty]

you're still here?

[andimdirty]

i looked "hardcore" up in the dictionary and your name was there. put a gun at your face and you'll cry like the little pussy you are.

[Stizou777]

where was your hero when columbine happened?

[andimdirty]

having sex with your mother

[Stizou777]

Arh cool!

while your dad was shooting up this school

[andimdirty]

i know you are, but what am i!?!?

[clumsywesley18]

@Stizou777 I would like to know how you would define "hero". I wonder because I feel that you think a hero would be able to stop all wrongs from occurring but, that's not always true. There were heroes at Columbine, and there are people who stand up for themselves. Loss of life is inevitable when there are evils in the world. It's how you act in moments like this that can make a difference. For some that is what a hero is.

[Stizou777]

Sorry, I actually regret what I've said some days ago. I was being a jerk.

I was just annoyed by the fact that america is obsessed with heroes and that heroes come out of every situation. This teacher did however save life, and that was a good thing. Nothing in the world allows one person to take away the life of another. It inflicts too much pain...I had a dream about something like this tonight.

Sorry

[wondercutey3538]

Yea YOU GO DR>BENKE MY TECHA

[wondercutey3538]

OMG MY teacha to the rescue!!

[Mikevdog]

"Nobody asks to be a hero, it just sometimes works out that way."

Sgt Eversmann (Blackhawk Down)

[Mikevdog]

Many people run away from trouble. This man made a split second decision to run toward it. It could have been much worse had he decided to do otherwise.

I read there was a second school employee involved in the take down.

Truly heroic.

[exposing31]

My personal opinion is the courts are to lenient on criminals . they set behind bars for a little bit of time or they give the easy lethal injection where you just go to sleep . . ask your self this if school shootings were punishable by hanging or electric chair do you think they would stop ? the answer is yes . we need to let the punishment fit the crime . if we did these types of crimes would stop very quickly

[JohnnyBoyCali]

David Benke = HERO

[PopCulture20]

what I wanna know is how come every time a white person goes on a rampage and opens fire somewhere, no one complains about that but when a black or mexican does it, they get these insane stereotypes applied to them where they're always trigger-happy??????????????

[matman125]

Minorities are uneducated and go by natural instincts. When a white person does it it's because they had a long day.

[PonsXAsinorum]

Being of mexican descent myself I'll tell you that if the man had tattoos then HE WAS TRIGGER HAPPY. Stereotypes apply when they fit the role you idiot; don't like it well then the community should NOT keep doing the same crap (LA shooters).

[PopCulture20]

I understand that you are one sheltered Mexican who has NEVER seen the harsh realities of life, but don't you dare tell me ''stereotypes apply when they a role'' when there are fucking CIVILIZED Mexicans to ELIMINATE those stereotypes!!!! YOU'RE JUST TOO BIAS to even see that dammit!!!! it's assholes like YOU that insist on REINFORCING STEREOTYPES!!!!!!

[PonsXAsinorum]

So it's not the 'welferos' in LA that reinforce that stereotype? I know not all mexicans are the stereotype; as you said: I'm a sheltered mexican who hasn't seen the realities of life.Y? Because we actually had the initiative to GTFO of the cesspool most of the community is. Now, this is not to be confused with most immigrants who actually wanted better lifes for their children and work hard but rather, most 'pochos' who LED TO THE CREATION OF STEREOTYPES: when comm changes then they'll cease.

[MPSecare]

@PopCulture20 nice comment!

[hoanho8406]

All of us need to learn from Mr David Benke and thanks the Hero to save the students, the people ....I respect all the Hero.

[tradernorton05]

Much respect!

[mutexnet]

Good man.

[CofCGuy]

Thank you so much for posting this story. Truly amazing.

[mvb1985]

respect for this teacher

[Renizantsman]

Shooting at kids coming home from school? What a Scumbag!! The only people worse than this knob. Are those who would suggest ,that all the kids should have been carrying guns. To defend themselves of course...Gun Control,huhh who needs that? Oh please dont take away our rights! Our country is fuctioning just fine on its own right now. And sir,you were indeed a hero. Dont doubt that for one second..

[skywize]

ok, love the fact that this guy's instinct was to rush the psychotic gunman. This amazes me. My only pause is how much he knew about that particular fire arm.....lol

[MediaJunkie92]

Question, did the last round hit anyone?

[Mikevdog]

I read that it did. It hit a kid in the chest, but who knows?

[cazyblood3]

A hero thinks of others before they think of themselves

A hero will die to protect

A hero can be of any age, any colour

A hero can be man, woman or child

[matman125]

guess now children can be heroes AND murderers.

[cazyblood3]

My Hero is Many,

My Hero is One.

My Hero Proudly Holds a Gun.

My Hero Fights,

[dsgrntld04]

MY Hero Prouly Disarms Others and Needs No Gun.

[cazyblood3]

thats all you see is people killing people

[DlomasterFTW]

Lol? bolt action? obvously never played modern warfare XD

[pelicanfarmerQUACK]

jeez if it weren't for that last round fired that guy would have been smilling

[oilhammer04]

Good move! We need more bold men like this. Also, it would be prudent to have armed school employees that could make life more miserable for murderers.

[jonnysleaze]

I agree, he brought the wrong kind of gun.

[matman125]

"Unfortunately, he got another round off before I could grab him"

"I knew he couldn't get another round in before I got to him"

OBJECTION!

[PonsXAsinorum]

What that implies is that given the rifle was bolt action if he (benke) could come up close to him in melee the shooter would not be able to cock his gun; had it been semi or full auto it'd have been a different story: no contradiction here.

[LoneRaven01]

He is a hero.

[pubtor]

wow

[iamaGod357]

lol

[russtteee]

who takes a bolt action rifle to a fight?

[Roonskii]

A fight? Middle school children you sick beyond all belief fuck!

[russtteee]

@Roonskii yea meaning he is retarded and everyone is thankful he is retarded for not bringing an automatic weapon. He probably took it from his dad's closest

[Roonskii]

Thank you Dr. Benke, you are a true HERO. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

Roonskii, Denver CO

[Roonskii]

liberalssuckdick supports the shooting of schoolchildren.

[TimmyHaag]

Good for him, he did the right thing at the right time.

Give that man a raise like yesterday.

[TheLiberalssuckdick]

it's a good thing this guy didn't refer to a Government Manual on what to do.

It's a good thing this guy was not advised on what to do by NYU lawyers.

[TimmyHaag]

@TheLiberalssuckdick

LSD, you should know that my doctor says you should get some tests as I my have passed something onto you/your face/ your left eyeball.

Please call me and I miss our cuddle time and LOST is not the same without you.

[TheLiberalssuckdick]

really whore? You been sleeping around and got a disease?

[matman125]

you're an asshole, but that made me laugh!

[paranorma1palace]

lucky he had time