Self,
The other day, while working the graveyard shift I saw this article on AOL. The article states that in Albuquerque a 6-year old was taken from her neighborhood and one of her neighbors jumped in his own pick-up truck and chased the suspect's van down several residential streets. The suspect crashed his van into a pole and fled on foot. The good Samaritan to the little girl back to her family.
Yes that was a really quick summary of the article, if you are interested you can read the full story here: Thwarted Kidnapping.
What strikes me about this story is ....I wonder what I would have done. I mean would I have had the lighting fast instincts to give chase, or just call the police (as the man's wife did while he was chasing the kidnapper.) Or would I have just been lost in my own world and wondering what had happen and why were they shouting down the street?
From one of the comments posted with the article, supposedly the hero of the story is reported to be an illegal immigrant which makes his actions even more incredible because he didn't even stop to think "what if" in regards to himself. The article states that his only motivation for giving chase was that he has two daughters of his own and hoped that someone would have done the same if it were one of his girls.
We always discuss the negative things in our lives - bad dates/relationships, sucky jobs/careers, financial problems, family drama, etc etc, it's nice to here that are regular folks out there that do good things too.
Sincerely,
Pharoah
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