• qarbone@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I believe it’s more the fear of looking informal or unprofessional. Without more formal clothes, he was afraid of looking like a random chancer copping a feel instead of someone trying to save a life. Pretty silly in retrospect but definitely a possible fear in the moment.

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        9 months ago

        I don’t know why but my brain went the direction of “it’s harder to hide a random boner in shorts” but don’t ask me why my brain is fucked that way.

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          9 months ago

          It’s not you. Saying ‘wearing shorts’ is why you didn’t give CPR is fucking stupid.

          • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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            9 months ago

            He said he could have been jailed or beaten for touching her. The shorts probably just made the situation worse.