This article provides the justification for the NEXT adult male who bypasses and ignores a lost and/or injured child. A basic human act of kindness has ruined a young man’s reputation, possible forever.
I openly admit to having continued PAST an injured, crying little girl, OUT OF MY OWN FEAR. Not of my physical safety, but the sure knowledge that an elderly, overweight, unshaven (that day), paint splattered (boat paint) male would be instantly found and declared GUILTY before the world.
An actual kidnapper/molester? I’d proudly donate the bullet. This incident scares the hell out of me.
Ditto. I had a similar experience with a lost little girl recently. I immediately grabbed a passing female shopper and asked her to stay with the girl while I alerted the store staff.
Too bad, but the assumption WILL be made that you’re a pervert, and in this type of case you’re guilty even after proven innocent, regardless of what the law says.
Of course, there are perverts out there, and so as males we just have to bite the bullet and deal.
Which brings up the interesting question of why this “gender profiling” is acceptable while equally well founded “racial profiling” is not. The percentage of potential muggers in certain racial groups is much higher than the percentage of adult males who would kidnap and rape a lost little girl.
Actual molester I’d not only donate the bullet, I’d volunteer for the firing squad. But I resent the assumption that I’m a murderous pervert.
I’ve been questioned (bordering on accosted) by Walmart employees before when I was at the store with my two year old daughter, without my wife, and my daughter decided to have a fit in the garden section because I wouldn’t let her pick all the flowers.
Of course since she’s mad at Daddy she screams “Mommy Mommy Mommy” and no mommy anywhere around. My bet is nobody questions a woman who’s daughter is screaming “Daddy Daddy Daddy”.
During the three-day hearing at Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall, the court heard how a bricklayer had passed a toddler, believed to be Abigail, walking alone near the nursery.The two-year-old drowned in a pond shortly after. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4837614.stmBut he did not stop to help in case he was suspected of abducting her.
Handling this is simplicity itself: When I see a kid who is lost I watch for a few seconds waiting for someone else to notice. At least twice no one did so I just boomed out “HEY where do YOU belong!? On both occasions three woman zoomed to the kid from three different directions.