I just want to praise the action's of the girl driving to school who stopped what she was doing and helped a child in distress and the mother who saw him across the street and called police as well. They are heroes!
We all hope we would do the same thing, take the time to help someone in need. But many people will not size up the situation appropriately and carry on with what they are doing.
In the case of this boy, I read a report that a man walking on Columbia Street to get coffee saw him at 5:30am. The man noted it was unusual to see a child out that early and that the boy appeared injured. He asked if the boy was OK (kudos to him for not looking away and walking past). The boy said he wanted to go home and that his stomach hurt. The man did not have a cell phone with him, so he didn't call police. The report only states that the man got coffee, walked home, went to work, and hours later his wife told him the news and he realized it was the same boy. I'm not finding fault with the man. Not at all. He did what many wouldn't. He stopped. He offered assistance. His intentions were good. But he must have misjudged the urgency of the situation. My point in posting is that even caring, observant people misjudge the situation and not take the next step of contacting authorities.
I just want to celebrate the girl and woman who summoned help for this boy. People like these two--and like the woman that Jayme Closs approached who got her to safety--are heroes.
Man describes seeing teenager claiming to be Timmothy Pitzen walking street in Newport, Ky.
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