19-year-old becomes honorary police officer

Zaid Garcia suffered burns to 80% of his body.

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[meghoughton]

I am ASTONISHED at how clearly he speaks. If I only heard him on the phone, I would have NO idea something so extreme had happened to him. He seems like such a wonderful soul with a heart of pure gold. I pray God bless every step of his earthly journey.

[serenitysfirefly]

His ability to speak so clearly is absolutely miraculous.

[belladamex]

My partner was burnt to 90% of his body and he came out very lucky.
He's had a lot of surgeries and is always optimistic and tries to be positive every day. I hope this kid can find the happiness we have. My man had a lot of struggles and a lot of issues with anger from being disformed and it took it a lot of time to be out in public without a mask even, but I think he's gorgeous and he inspires me every day. He thinks he's lucky to have me but in reality, we're lucky to have each other...

[amdg]

Human soul is really stronger than body. It's a precious lesson .

[mattgraver]

This kid is definitely stronger than me, I would've checked out ages ago.

[congruentcrib]

I will be honest, I thought I was seeing the thumbnail wrong, but I’m seeing it correctly. I mean that in the nicest way possible. This guy seriously suffered the worst injury I’ve ever seen, and the bravery to not only continue in life, but to be on public tv. That take courage.

[kimberlynkere]

His body was shattered, but not his soul. God bless this dude.

[LauraSusanJohnson]

Whenever I'm tempted to complain about anything, I need to watch this amazing young hero. Inspired. 😢

[mehedhyhaider]

He is mentally stronger than all of us tbh

[londonstrange]

This is the worst case of burn I've ever seen. Poor baby 😭😭😭... Glad he's ok and motivated

[Largo-y]

This guy has such a beautiful soul, no amount of damage can take that beauty away from him.

[colkusu]

I have never seen a disfiguration this bad with so much mobility & articulation. It is incredible how our bodies survive and adapt. This couldnt have been easy for him both mentally and physically. Looking at him I wouldnt expect to hear him speaking much less this clearly. Survivor stories always make me have hope for the future and survive my own hardships, big and small. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

[mikeyyoon]

80% burns to his body… Astonishing that he’s still alive! What a positive and inspiring individual. To have endured so much pain and suffering; yet still persevering his dreams. Simply amazing.

[lemagicbaguette]

Dude looks terrifying, I won’t lie, and yet he is just as (if not more) human than most of us. That young man is someone to look up to for many.

[Taskicore]

this guy is human, he's one of us, and he must be respected and taken seriously

[epsilonadept]

This is the person who needs body positivity. Not 300kg land cruisers with daddy issues.

[DizzMal]

I wish technology was too a point where we could help ppl like him. Truly an amazing soul

[djtundra]

I thought my eyes deceived me when I saw the thumbnail…damn it’s so sad that they didn’t. What a strong individual he is

[NomadUrpagi]

I want to stop complaining about anything after i see this man continue on living and try to be a good person.

[FloKraze]

This young man is an absolute unit. Able to hold himself together and keep on moving forward despite his current state.