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Posted: Jul 20, 2017

Please be careful as to making accusations then posting on Facebook. In the state where I live, a man scooped up a child (not known to the child or the family), in a park in an attempt to protect the child from a stalker he noticed who was taking pictures of the little girl while she was frolicking in a water fountain in her bathing suit. The Good Samaritan didn't see any adults close by who were paying attention to the child. Meanwhile, some woman had whipped out her cell phone and took pictures of the good guy scooping the kid up and proceeded to post it all over social media, calling him a pervert and kidnapper and to look out for him, basically splashing his photo all over the place. Please don't do this. Okay, take the picture and notify the authorities, but don't be putting it on FB, etc. Of course, it would have been appropriate for the woman to approach the man in order to protect the child, but that's not what she did---she took the pic and immediately put it up on social media before taking any other action. This pretty much ruined the man's career and standing in the community until it was cleared up. People, please!;

What is not to like? - Hmm

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Not sure why there would be dislikes on this post. The OP stated that the cell phone woman would be well within reason to snap the shot, approach the man in order to see what was going on in the event the child needed protection,and to call the authorities.

She knee-jerked and went straight to destroy the man on the internet.

Shame on her. And shame on you who think this is ok.

Reply - Anonymous

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Why didn't the woman with the cell call the police to report it instead of posting it all over Facebook? I don't think it's okay to post it all over Facebook. To approach someone publicly and make accusations in the name of intervening on a child's behalf is definitely not okay, the guy could pull a gun or threaten you in some other way. Long story short, people need to mind their own business.

FB Posting - LinK

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I definitely think what the woman did was wrong, but to say mind your own business. I don't agree with that. She could have been saving someone's live. She should have at least called 911 not look away and turn a blind eye towards what was happening. What if a young child got kidnapped because everyone minded their own business.

How awful! - sm

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I think people are too focused on "going viral" on the internet no matter what the risk to those involved. I saw a video that a woman took of another woman breaking out a window in a man's apartment, throwing gasoline in it and setting it on fire! The man died. Did anyone call the police or fire department? Yes, but not until they got their footage! Disgusting.

In my town a woman was ridiculed on FB - RadMT

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because of her behavior during a domestic disturbance in which she assaulted someone. She got caught for the crime, BUT she actually had a psych issue for which she needed help and treatment. Instead she was called a "crazy" b___ and wh___, right along with her name and photo. Shameful.

what is with - people becoming insensitive these days?

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Humanity and sensitivity seem to have evaporated from this planet (sigh)

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