December 6, 2012

Homeless Man Saves…

By tjmcfee

I was looking at a story that was very short in a street newspaper about how four homeless men came to the aid of a girl on a bus in Modesto, CA and wanted to read more, so I Googled “Homeless man saves” and then I found so many stories that I had to share them:

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/exclusive-homeless-man-saves-police-officer-from-attack/

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-11-14/news/os-homeless-saves-girl-abduction-20121114_1_homeless-man-abduction-attempts-deputies

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218869/Gary-Wilson-saves-baby-Homeless-man-saves-newborn-emergency-delivery-Oklahoma-City-truck-stop.html

http://ournewsnow.com/national/1686/Homeless-Man-Saves-Toddler-From-Fire

http://elitedaily.com/elite/2012/homeless-man-saves-woman-beaten-husband-ninja-star/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11801147

and finally the story I was originally looking for: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57517979-504083/homeless-men-save-calif-teen-from-sexual-attack-report-says/

I looked for a local story about how a homeless man steered a city bus to safety after the driver was knocked out by a falling tree but got no matches on that even though it was covered on the news for a short time in my state. It’s a shame, every bad story seems to go viral, but the good ones don’t get much attention.

English: A homeless man in Paris Français : Un sans domicile fixe à Paris. Tiếng Việt: Một người đàn ông vô gia cư ở Paris Polski: Bezdomny mężczyzna w Paryżu See below for more translations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

‘Homelessness does not just happen to vulnerable people’ (blogs.independent.co.uk)
Homeless charity supporters to leave their beds for a night (time4sleep.com)

About tjmcfee

Freelance writer. Activist on homeless issues. 48 years old. I write about subjects that need to be examined closely and thoughtfully. The idea for Brain Sections came from reading a book about abandoned asylums. I wanted to set a suspense story in that setting. The inclusion of crazed scientists turning homeless people into zombies is what makes the story unique. View all posts by tjmcfee

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