This story is so tragic, yet I understand his thinking.
I completely understand his thinking. My husband, who loves kids (we have five), has been very stand-offish towards little kids for this very reason.
A very, very sad situation.
So obviously you wouldn't step in front of a truck for a child. In such instance the rescuer is dead but the child is alive. In this instance the rescuer is worried about defending himself in a court of law while the child is dead. All he had to do was pick her up and stand on the street.
Maybe I'm too stupid and old. Maybe I wouldn't had done it if I were younger, I don't know. But the girl is dead because he didn't have the sense to pick her up and start yelling at the traffic for help?
I agree with you. About a year ago while out driving I saw a boy around four years old by himself, walking along a fairly well traveled road. He was near a house so naturally I wondered if that's where he lived. I didn't want to stop and approach him because that could be taken the wrong way. So I turned the car around & pulled over a little ways up from him and picked up my cell phone. I figured I'd give it about a minute hoping an adult would come out or that he'd go back toward the house. As I was starting to call 911 he headed back to the house. Problem solved. I could not drive away leaving him unattended at the side of the road. Pity the man in the story didn't call the police.
Ditto to that !!