"hero" student finds toddler wandering the streets

brianb10 · 20-03-2014 11:36PM #1

Looking at the breakingnews.ie facebook page that showed a picture of the student who rang the guards when he found a toddler walking on the street at 2am.

there are thousands of comments saying what a hero he is, guardian angel, what a guy etc etc

I mean, luckily enough he came across the kid before he had ran out onto the road but what else was he going to do? Leave him there and do nothing?

I don't think there is a single person in the country who wouldn't have stopped and rang the guards.

Has society gotten that bad that a completely normal reaction that 99.99999% of people would do is hailed as that of a hero?!!!

jamesbondings · 20-03-2014 11:38PM

I agree, dont get me wrong, he DID do the right thing but in that situation anyone would, wouldnt they??

Femme_Fatale · 20-03-2014 11:39PM

I don't know that it's meant literally - just "Thank fook the kid is safe."

dmc17 · 20-03-2014 11:41PM

I saved someone's life today....................... by not running them over at a zebra crossing.

purplecow1977 · 20-03-2014 11:41PM

How a child of that age leaves a house just like that is beyond me.

Common sense cannot be taken for granted in today's world!

BMJD · 20-03-2014 11:42PM

purplecow1977 wrote: »

How a child of that age leaves a house just like that is beyond me.

The door, handy yokes.

brianb10 · 20-03-2014 11:42PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I don't know that it's meant literally - just "Thank fook the kid is safe."

No, they mean it alright!!

Some of the comments:

what a hero
He deserves a medal
what a great guy, well brought up
his parents should be proud!

The Backwards Man · 20-03-2014 11:44PM

Unfortunately, there are all too many people who would just walk on by, and the 'hero' tag is becoming a lot more apt than it ever should.

Degag · 20-03-2014 11:45PM

"Hero" may be a bit OTT but I'd say you would be surprised at the amount of people who would drive on by. Credit where credit is due IMO

purplecow1977 · 20-03-2014 11:45PM

BMJD wrote: »

The door, handy yokes.

Don't most doors have a lock?
I lock mine as soon as I come in, but would always have it looked when darkness falls! How would a toddler reach the handle?

dmc17 · 20-03-2014 11:46PM

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Don't most doors have a lock?
I lock mine as soon as I come in, but would always have it looked when darkness falls! How would a toddler reach the handle?

A ladder, handy yokes.

Femme_Fatale · 20-03-2014 11:46PM

I think only a tiny minority wouldn't intervene if they saw a toddler wandering alone in the dead of night.

Vito Corleone · 20-03-2014 11:46PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Unfortunately, there are all too many people who would just walk on by,

Sounds like something I'd do to be honest.

anncoates · 20-03-2014 11:47PM

One has to marvel at the levels to which AH stoops for hyper-critical vantage of late.

mikom · 20-03-2014 11:47PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I think only a tiny minority wouldn't intervene if they saw a toddler wandering alone in the dead of night.

Midget travellers.............. damn their black hearts.

Odelay · 20-03-2014 11:48PM

brianb10 wrote: »

Looking at the breakingnews.ie facebook page that showed a picture of the student who rang the guards when he found a toddler walking on the street at 2am.

there are thousands of comments saying what a hero he is, guardian angel, what a guy etc etc

I mean, luckily enough he came across the kid before he had ran out onto the road but what else was he going to do? Leave him there and do nothing?

I don't think there is a single person in the country who wouldn't have stopped and rang the guards.

Has society gotten that bad that a completely normal reaction that 99.99999% of people would do is hailed as that of a hero?!!!

Do you honestly think he walked that far without someone else seeing him? A two year old? At least this guy stopped and called someone.

Femme_Fatale · 20-03-2014 11:48PM

Vito Corleone wrote: »

Sounds like something I'd do to be honest.

I find that hard to believe.

The Backwards Man · 20-03-2014 11:49PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I think only a tiny minority wouldn't intervene if they saw a toddler wandering alone in the dead of night.

I hope you're right being so optimistic FF, but I wouldn't put my house on it.

wp_rathead · 20-03-2014 11:50PM

Well the kid walked a mile from his house - chances are many people passed and didnt do anything

Also on Morning Ireland this morning was said he helped guards look for the parents

Not a "hero" in mythica Hercules sense but fair play to him

Femme_Fatale · 20-03-2014 11:51PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I hope you're right being so optimistic FF, but I wouldn't put my house on it.

But why? I just mean this in general, but sometimes I think there's cynicism out there for the sake of it. People aren't really that dreadful overall that a huge number of us would just ignore a tiny child out alone in the middle of the night.

William F · 20-03-2014 11:51PM

I found myself in similar circumstances a couple of years ago. i was walking out home from town in a rural area. Ahead were two small kids aged around four running a long the footpath. There was an old lady passing by on a bike and it turned out the kids had escaped from their childminder.

I thought the most responsible thing here would be for the lady to take control of the situation and yet instead she said ''there not my kids'' and cycled off. The two kids entered a field with horses.

By this time I had passed the old lady and kids and they just disappeared. I kept walking and ten minutes later the child minder drove past in a rush asking did I spot the kids. I told her what had happened and I take it it was the last time she ever minded kids again.

What a crazy situation. I couldn't believe the attitude of the old lady.

purplecow1977 · 20-03-2014 11:51PM

dmc17 wrote: »

A ladder, handy yokes.

Such a childish comment.
I don't think AH excuses it.

Butterface · 20-03-2014 11:52PM

How did they discover who he belonged to and where he lived?

20-03-2014 11:54PM

brianb10 wrote: »

what else was he going to do? Leave him there and do nothing?

What is he? A PSNI officer?

Chucken · 20-03-2014 11:54PM

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Don't most doors have a lock?
I lock mine as soon as I come in, but would always have it looked when darkness falls! How would a toddler reach the handle?

My 16 month old grandchild showed us how its done today :eek:
They watch everything. Opening a door at 2 and a half is easy.
All I can say is thank god the little fella is ok

The Backwards Man · 20-03-2014 11:57PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

But why? I just mean this in general, but sometimes I think there's cynicism out there for the sake of it. People aren't really that dreadful overall that a huge number of us would just ignore a tiny child out alone in the middle of the night.

It's not cynicism, it's world-weariness. The majority would intervene, I am pretty sure, but the minority that don't give a fcuk about anything or anybody other than themselves is a lot more sizable than it should be.

Dublin_Mom · 20-03-2014 11:57PM

To be honest, I do think this young guy deserves a lot of credit for taking control of the situation.

The sad reality is that a lot of men might be fearful of an accusation of how they came to be near the child in the first place, and would just walk on by. As a society we have become very phobic about men being near a child (usually when they are not related to the child)

So yes I think this young guy was brave to do the right thing.

dmc17 · 20-03-2014 11:58PM

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Don't most doors have a lock?
I lock mine as soon as I come in, but would always have it looked when darkness falls! How would a toddler reach the handle?

purplecow1977 wrote: »

Such a childish comment.
I don't think AH excuses it.

My sincerest apologies. To answer your question. Yes, most if not all modern doors would have a lock on them. It may be possible that someone left the door open or that the toddler climbed up on something to open this particular door.

Femme_Fatale · 20-03-2014 11:58PM

Dublin_Mom wrote: »

To be honest, I do think this young guy deserves a lot of credit for taking control of the situation.

The sad reality is that a lot of men might be fearful of an accusation of how they came to be near the child in the first place, and would just walk on by. As a society we have become very phobic about men being near a child (usually when they are not related to the child)

So yes I think this young guy was brave to do the right thing.

Actually that's a good point: the paedo hysteria thing is a warranted fear for guys having any dealings with children.

AndonHandon · 21-03-2014 12:03AM

Anyone can be a hero, even it's just something like ensuring a stray child gets back home to let his parents know that the World hadn't ended.

Hooked · 21-03-2014 12:05AM

Butterface wrote: »

How did they discover who he belonged to and where he lived?

Drove around the estate and found a house with a light on and door open, apparently...

"hero" student finds toddler wandering the streets

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