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Unbelievably brave student - (Original Post)
DURHAM D
Feb 2018
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ffr
(22,671 posts)1. To his speedy recovery of this domestic terrorist attack.
american_ideals
(613 posts)11. NRA: domestic terrorist organization
dem4decades
(11,297 posts)2. How am I just hearing about this student?
His story should be more prominent.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)4. Maybe the family asked for privacy.
Actually, I have not seen much on the hospitalized students.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)3. He's a hero...
I hope for his full recovery.
hlthe2b
(102,298 posts)5. Oh, my...
That child will be in my thoughts every day.
May he survive to thrive and live the life he was meant to live.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)6. THAT is a true hero
sl8
(13,801 posts)7. ABC News story
Survivor of Florida school shooting used his body as human shield to protect classmates
By VICTOR OQUENDOBILL HUTCHINSON Feb 18, 2018, 3:00 PM ET
When he and his classmates came face-to-face with a gunman shooting up their Florida school, Anthony Borges put the lives of others before his own, a friend who survived thanks to the teenager and his father told ABC News.
A soccer player at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 15-year-old Anthony placed his body between alleged mass killer Nikolas Cruz and fellow students, Carlos Rodriguez, who said he survived because of Anthony's heroism, told ABC News.
"None of us knew what to do. So, he took the initiative to just save his other classmates," Carlos, Anthony's best friend, told ABC's "Good Morning America."
As gunfire erupted on Wednesday in the halls of Building 12 at the Parkland, Florida, school, Anthony and his classmates rushed to hide in a classroom as the gunman bore down on them, firing randomly and rapidly at students, Carlos said.
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More at link.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)9. Thanks for the article.
Glad to see that he is stable.
appalachiablue
(41,146 posts)8. Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice Anthony, recover well.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)10. Heres his gofundme page from the thread
https://www.gofundme.com/anthonyborges
Do I know if its REAL or not? No.
From the fundme page:
Anthony is a victim of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. During this unspeakable tragedy, Anthony was able to save about 20 other students as he attempted to close and lock the door to a classroom. He was shot multiple times (both legs were shot, left upper thigh bone shattered and one bullet went through his back). He has a long road of recovery ahead of him but he is alive and stable.
Oh that child looks so wasted, hed better be cruising on some top-notch Demerol goddamit
This is just UNH
Edit - yes, the fundme page is real, according to this report from a tv station:
Royer Borges' co-worker set up a GoFundMe page, which can be found here.
http://abc13.com/hero-student-shot-saving-20-classmates-in-florida-massacre/3096346/
Do I know if its REAL or not? No.
From the fundme page:
Anthony is a victim of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. During this unspeakable tragedy, Anthony was able to save about 20 other students as he attempted to close and lock the door to a classroom. He was shot multiple times (both legs were shot, left upper thigh bone shattered and one bullet went through his back). He has a long road of recovery ahead of him but he is alive and stable.
Oh that child looks so wasted, hed better be cruising on some top-notch Demerol goddamit
This is just UNH
Edit - yes, the fundme page is real, according to this report from a tv station:
Royer Borges' co-worker set up a GoFundMe page, which can be found here.
http://abc13.com/hero-student-shot-saving-20-classmates-in-florida-massacre/3096346/
hibbing
(10,098 posts)12. Hope he gets well soon
In this day and age and I fear for all the attacks even this student will get from the deplorables.
Peace
lunatica
(53,410 posts)13. This just made me cry
May he recover completely
Anthony Borges is amazing! True Bravery..
Mahalo Durham
Those in Congress who won't do anything because NRA are pure cowards.
Mahalo Durham
Those in Congress who won't do anything because NRA are pure cowards.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)15. Hope he recovers.
What a hero!
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)16. This child did what NONE of our Republican lawmakers would have done
had they been in that situation. We all know what cowards these men are when it comes to their own lives. That is why no guns are allowed in the halls of congress. May this gentle soul have a speedy and full recovery.