shootingstar Posted September 17, 2018 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2018 Always love stories like this. Sometimes there are good people in the midst of all the horrible news we read. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-rescue-woman-man-cpr-nurse-hike-alberta-1.4821332 In fact, I think there are generally lots of good people, if they are given a chance to help without fear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted September 17, 2018 Share #2 Posted September 17, 2018 There are a lot of good people out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted September 17, 2018 Share #3 Posted September 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, Dottles said: There are a lot of good people out there. Yup, good doesn't make the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 17, 2018 Share #4 Posted September 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Yup, good doesn't make the news. Good seems to make the local news. Rarely does it make the national news. Around here, they seem to hit the first 10 minutes with "hard" news, then weather and sports, and then a quick feel good story. I like the animal stories. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 17, 2018 Share #5 Posted September 17, 2018 Sex drugs and violence, it's about ratings not information and fear draws in viewers. Agree with the others, there are lots of good people doing good things everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 17, 2018 Share #6 Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Agree with the others, there are lots of good people doing good things everyday. Driving home from a hike on Sunday with my wife, she noticed a dog wandering on the shoulder of a mildly busy road (Seneca Rd where @Old#7 sometimes rides by). We then noticed a second dog near it, both with collars, and both clearly not supposed to be wandering the streets. I pulled over, we got the dogs to come to us, read their collar tags, and I called the owner. The husband came to get them and thanked us. It didn't make the news Tom 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 17, 2018 Share #7 Posted September 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Driving home from a hike on Sunday with my wife, she noticed a dog wandering on the shoulder of a mildly busy road (Seneca Rd where @Old#7 sometimes rides by). We then noticed a second dog near it, both with collars, and both clearly not supposed to be wandering the streets. I pulled over, we got the dogs to come to us, read their collar tags, and I called the owner. The husband came to get them and thanked us. It didn't make the news Tom I'll call the network news! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted September 18, 2018 A Toronto June 2018 incident where bystanders rescue a blind man who fell into subway train tracks: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/broadview-station-ttc-blind-man-rescue-1.4728216 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/what-a-ttc-worker-told-a-man-on-subway-tracks-to-bring-him-back-from-brink-1.4094794 Another different rescue Excerpt: Over the course of those 20 minutes on the track, Attard says he could eventually see light in the face of the man on the tracks. Moment was 'life-changing' "I put my hands on his temples and had him repeat, 'I am strong, I am strong.'" In an unforgettable moment, he asked others to join in. Soon, virtually everyone on the north and southbound platforms could be heard repeating the phrase in one resounding voice. As police and paramedics arrived, Attard continued speaking to the man, whispering: "You are going to be OK, I'm going to be your mentor, I'm going to be your friend." It was, as Green put it, an "act of compassion for a person in distress." He says it's a testament to the acts of kindness that transit employees carry out every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted September 18, 2018 Share #9 Posted September 18, 2018 8 hours ago, ChrisL said: I'll call the network news! but will you stop the presses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted September 18, 2018 Share #10 Posted September 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Scrapr said: but will you stop the presses? I think the presses have pretty much stopped on their own Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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