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poor guy. that'll teach him to try to help a toddler next time.
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A man trying to help a lost toddler find her parents was misidentified as a kidnapper on social media over the weekend, according to police in Lakeland, Fla., prompting him to leave town in fear for his safety and the safety of his family.
And even after the police explanation and the witness statement, the dad is still holding his ground that the guy was trying to take his kid. That poor kid is going to grow up thinking that no one is trustworthy, and that dad will lash out at the drop of a hat.
The police statement did not provide names and no one was charged.
The father, who committed assault, will not be charged? And why? Once again, so long as a person thinks (however mistakenly) that there's some sort of danger, they're legally allowed to violently assault another person. Because heaven forbid we crimp the style of those who prefer to shoot/punch first and ask questions later. I guess we can only be thankful that Dad left his firearm at home, or we all know exactly how this would have ended.
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The father made no apologies for his actions but told The Post, “All that matters is that my daughter is home safely.”
Really, Dad? If that's all that matters, then why was your daughter lost? Because you were so absorbed in other things that you lost track of her. In other words, if 'all that matters' is your daughter's safety, then this never would have happened. But it did happen. Because, for you, that wasn't all that mattered.
And you're too gutless to admit your culpability in first neglecting your daughter and second in assaulting the stranger who cared about your daughter when you were too busy to do so.
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The good Samaritan told several local outlets that he has now left town with his family for their safety. He says he will not press charges against the father.
So, basically, the good Samaritan is a better person than Dad in just about every way.
PS, OP: How about filing it under something like 'Good Samaritan helping lost toddler in Lakeland gets beat up by parent, Facebook shamed' so that the title actually describes the incident? I hate threads with non-descriptive musings for titles.
The father that punched the other person and got away with it was there with his cop buddies. If the roles had been reversed, the cops would have killed the puncher and claimed to have feared for their lives.
I know nothing about this case except what's in this thread. But the good Samaritan's off duty sheriff friends could have been a better help to their friend. Letting him walk around alone with a small child instead of radioing the sheriff's office, or the announcement booth at the game....anything would have helped.
Never put a child in your car, or walk off.....Stand there and start screaming for help....have lots of witnesses. Call 911 and report that you've found a child.
A single male especially in this day and age is at risk of being accused.
But, thank goodness for those that do try to help.
One day soon body cams won't be primarily for law enforcement anymore. But I'm sure moving in that direction will upset someone, somewhere, somehow.
These are the types of stories that will make me think twice in getting involved. Such a shame....
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Such a shame....
