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Subscribe to RSSDramatic video captured a seven-year-old falling from a third-story window and being caught by a neighbor. NBC's Katy Tur reports.
A city bus driver says he was thinking of his own young daughter when he rushed to catch a 7-year-old girl plunging three stories from a New York building Monday – an action caught on video.
"Please let me catch her, please let me catch her," Stephen St. Bernard, 52, recalled thinking. "That's all I could say. Let me catch the little baby."
"I think about my daughter, and you know, she's a little kid," he said.
St. Bernard, an MTA bus driver of 10 years, was returning home to Coney Island from his job at about 2 p.m. when he heard screams coming from a building courtyard.
He rushed toward the commotion and saw a girl standing on top of a third-floor window air conditioning unit. He immediately ran underneath the window.
"She just stood up there teetering, teetering," he said.
See the original story at NBCNewYork.com
Amateur video shows St. Bernard shouting up to the girl, trying to talk the girl into going back into her apartment. Suddenly, the girl falls, eliciting horrified screams from neighbors.
But St. Bernard catches her in his arms, stumbling slightly forward to the ground with the girl still firmly in his grasp.
"I picked her up and carried her, and I was holding her, rubbing her, and she just more or less kept looking around," he told NBC 4 New York. "She never closed her eyes, she didn't lose consciousness."
The girl was not wearing pants, and St. Bernard wrapped her in his MTA uniform shirt as he waited for paramedics to arrive.
She was taken to Coney Island Hospital with very minor injuries.
"He's my hero," said the girl's aunt, Monique Harding. "He definitely did our family a favor today."
Police sources said the girl has autism. Her mother was inside the apartment watching her other child and did not see the girl standing outside on the A/C, the sources said.
St. Bernard sustained a torn tendon in his shoulder but he is expected to be OK.
The girl's mother did not want to speak with reporters Monday.
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Good thing the A/C unit didn't come down with her... that would have been something.. Glad the girl is ok. But 7 years old? Doesn't she know better by now than to play 'window washer' at that age?
Police sources said the girl has autism.
This kind of person is what the word hero should be reserved for. It too often gets bestowed on people who don't deserve it, but this man does. Bravo, Sir.
Note to self: Probably wise not to let my children play on AC units three stories up. Possible danger involved.
H-E-R-O!
I'm glad there are still a few good people left out there.
"Back East" read a little closer. She has Autism! I have two nephews with autism. Their communication skills are non-existing for some. My one nephew does not even understand pain! Both communicate with flash cards! This man is a true HERO.
Round of applause for this man, simply amazing! Well done sir!
glad to see someone step up and make a difference save a life! in the day and age when so many people sit and watch its nice to see someone taking action. we need so many more like you. i dont know this little girl but thanks!
Nike should rename their Child Care Center after this man!
Mr. Saint Bernhard, you sir, are my newest hero. Thank you. You have the same name as my third born son. Once again, THANK YOU....
Stephen St. Bernard is a hero in my book. An "ordinary hero" who is much more extraordinary than our over-paid athletes and entertainers who unfortunately are pandered to us for idol-worship (and many of whom become the Joe Paternos and Lindsay Lohans and Michael Jacksons of our time). God bless this man and his family. Seems like a wonderful, humble person with an equally wonderful little daughter... we need heroes like this. Finally, someone is reporting about a good story with a true hero, rather than the typical sensational crime scene garbage the media usually regurgitates nightly.
@bambam123....
Read between the lines a little closer.... it's called humor...
Wishing we could read more stories like this. The world needs more heroes.
Well said 'buzzlightyear2'!!
Way cool!!! Nice job Mr. St. Bernard!!
How perfect that his last name is St. Bernard just like the rescue dogs from the Alps!!You can't make this stuff up. He is truly a hero saving an autistic girl's life. Obviously she needs to be watched VERY closely and there need to be some kind of barriers placed on the windows....
I just really hope this doesn't turn into another "man fired (or sued) for saving someone's life" story. I'm getting really sick of those.
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Excellent job, Mr. St. Bernard. Coolness of the highest order!
Allen, any chance you are related to Debbie Downer? Someone steps up and helps someone and all you can be is negative? This is an uplifting story, read it again.
What a beautiful story! You, Mr. St. Bernard, are a true hero. I'll gladly pitch in for a vacation/medical bills. Just tell me where to sign up!
I have two autistic children. One, my son, is classically autistic, while my daughter is diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. By the time my son was crawling we nicknamed him 'Precious' for his screaming and hitting and because he loved to take off any time an unwitting soul took their eyes off him. In preschool, the teachers pinned 'Houdini' on him and it stuck clear through elementary school. I lost my marbles at a certain point and then life got easier...
My son just turned 23 (yes he's alive) even after the call I received when he was 7 that he was on his trike pedaling his little legs off on a busy street with cars lined up behind him, honking. My upstairs neighbor noticed while looking out her window. I had a lock at the top of my door. Houdini piled things up til he got to it. He's alive and I see life from a perspective that many people don't. Try it, you might like it, if you (and the child) survive... Volunteer with special needs children.
Just sayin'...
What an amazing man that he stepped out on faith to catch this little girl!!! These ordinary heroes is who our media needs to constantly display and we as citizens need to support financially... City bus drivers do not earn a lot of money.
Great job! Yes this is where the term hero really does apply and is appropriate to use.
Glad everyone is all right and I hope this man at least gets free medical care for his shoulder. Might have to consider some locks or something on the window for the future I suppose (not judging the aunt, just say'n).
Again great job and way to go!
It is time
When do we start building monuments for heroes like this. He acted without being called upon, without being a paid professional waiting for the call, and most importantly, he acted while others stood and watched. Our country should erect a monument on the capital mall to honor ordinary citizens who take extraordinary actions to help or save others. We should also erect a monument next to it honoring our professional emergency workers who also take action when others fail to. God bless them and watch vigilantly over them while they watch over us.
At last we are getting comments well deserved to a man who is an outstanding hero. This article goes to prove
there are still good people in this world. I have a granddaughter with autism and she is so precious.
She graduated from high school last year when a decent caring person got on as her caretaker. If her mother wouldn't have fought the school, I don't know what would have happened. She went to school summer and winter and never complained. She isn't one who does not complain. We have so many autistic youngsters but she has Faith in God and she stays a truly nice girl. Again, thank God we still have heroes out there. Again, thank you sir!
Each of us can remember at least one occasion of watching a child, elder or any other delicate person fall before our eyes leaving us unable to react in time to help.
Thank God that Mr. St. Bernard was at the right place at the right time. Hopefully, his transit bosses will recognize that he is a true hero by not charging for sick leave that he will need to recuperate from his injury. Surely, transit's PR folks could come up with an excellent plan to celebrate their hero while he is on light duty. They could highlight public service and safety themes while they honor St. Bernard.
3 stories up, doesn't really seem that high. Unless she did a face-plant, I doubt we'd be talking about more than a broken bone or two.
Hauser - Great idea! And add a wall that if certain criteria are met you get to have your name added to the memorial. I'd be fine with that.
That's awesome. A once in a lifetime opportunity for him. And her. Good times.
Definitely a Man the word HERO should be reserved for!!! Perhaps he could be coaxed to run for POTUS?
He is probably equally good candidate for a Nobel Peace prize as Obama was also.
Is autism on the rise or is it just being diagnosed and reported more now?
Well done Mr St Bernard.... well done.
Mister Obama would of done the same thing :)
While I commend Mr. St Bernard for his heroic action, I have to wonder how negligent the mother was to not notice a child missing that has Autism.
This solution may not work for every family but here goes:
I know of a family with a little girl much like the Houdini of whom Katheryne wrote. They were able to get her a service dog who literally held on to her to keep her from taking off. Over time, thanks to the special they developed, the child's autism was brought 'under control' for lack of a better term. There is hope for kids with autism.
Robert, bugger off.
Hats of to you, bus driver dude!!! Awesome story...
The definition of Hero. Great job sir!
Courage is Grace under pressure and you Sir showed great courage.
Why if this child is Austic don't the windows either have guards on the outside, or stops on them so they can't be opened wide enough for a child to get out?
I caught a boy about the same age that fell from a tree about half that high. I let him slide between my arms and my body and flexed my knees, so that neither of us was hurt. Luck was on our side.
Mr Bus Driver,
You may have missed that fly ball in Yankee Stadium when you was younger, but you made the catch of a Lifetime. Good to have a Hero nowdays, not to many except our Young Men and Women defending our country. Godbless you for you courage.
He was her Guardian Angel on Earth. His Karma is off the charts!!!
Glad to see how many of us can agree on how Mr. St. Bernard is a hero and that most of us stayed on topic. Kind of refreshing.
well at 32fps thats over 20 mph .. doesn't seem like much but its faster than you can run and its a dead stop.. your car crushes and absorbs the impact along with your chair seat belt etc and most of the time what you hit also moves as you hit it. Imagine being put into a slingshot and slammed into a solid concrete wall at 20 miles per hour. Yes it would probably kill you if you didnt land on your feet.. so catching someone 7 years old would probably be like catching a 50 lb bag going over 20 miles per hour... and i dont think if she fell she would have landed like a cat.. (also at that slow of speed drag has little impact on speed for a human body) Anyhow great man!
Gotnorice <><><> I have a great idea! Why don't YOU climb up to that same window and jump? Betcha it won't seem like such a piece of cake on your way down!
Extraordinary action by an ordinary person. That's America to me. He's just the type of fellow who has his job sent to China and then is blamed for sitting on his behind. At least they can't outsource bus drivers (yet). He gives me some measure of hope, thanks Stephan St. Bernard.
Must be afraid your boy Obama isn't going to make it back into office if you have to take a story such as this one and bash Romney. geeesshh
Here2Opine:: You must be at the bottom of the outhouse hole if you find it necessary to bring politics into this. Just because you are a Mutt Robme lover you don't have to show your ignorance. Was anything mentioned about politics in the article? Nothing but the facts.
Here2Opine. I think that perhaps you are the boy.
So who mentioned Romney? This is just everyday reality.
Here2opine: "Your boy Obama" Why must every article bring out the HATERS? This is a beautiful story about a true American hero (the best our nation has) and someone (like you) has to inject political poison........
Before I get jumped on, I am an Obama supporter ~ I voted for him the first time around and I plan to do it again. I completely object to Here2Opine using the term "your boy Obama" and I think that their comment took the politics even farther. That being said, I do believe it was Dannyo53 who started the "politics" in this thread by commenting on China and outsourcing jobs. This is a story about an incredibly heroic act by a humble and selfless man, and the conversation should stay on THAT topic.
@here2opine The fact that you assume that he was talking about Romney speaks volumes.
Just ignore the Obamaphobes. They are obsessed with the President. They'll take a story about a puppy playing with a baby and somehow use it to fuel their hate-filled obsession. Not to say there aren't anti-Romneyites who wouldn't do the same thing, but no mention of Romney or politics was made by the OP, just a reflection of the economy. Meanwhile, kudos to the hero.
Jerry-1903677, I agree. I just wish that people would be respectful enough to keep their comments about wonderful stories like this on topic. With our nation's hypersensitivity to any partisan issues these days, even the mere mention of economics is a sneaky way to open that proverbial door just enough to see who rises (or lowers, perhaps) to the occasion and busts through the door with a political comment.
Wow. 8 pro-Obama political posts in a row. Talk about off-topic. You guys are no better than Here2Opine.
Especially comments like that.
If voicing opinion about the candidate someone doesn't like is being a "HATER", there are 8 HATERS of Romney in this thread alone. Name calling is a last resort right before "I know you are but what am I?" when you're losing the argument.
Alot better than "Just because you are a Mutt Robme lover you don't have to show your ignorance." or "ignore the Obamaphobes. They are obsessed with the President. They'll take a story about a puppy playing with a baby and somehow use it to fuel their hate-filled obsession." (which, ironically is doing the EXACT same thing. Taking a story like this and expressing their obsessive hate for Republicans).
Allen
Calling some-one out on hate speech is just that. It does not imply that they are defending the person being villified. In fact, some of the commentors do not mention Romney.
<sigh>
Allen-968499 you hit the nail-on-the-head!! Bravo to YOU!!!
Mr. Saint Bernhard is a hero. His actions to save this young girl is truly heroic!! Great story!!
Wow yourself, Allen. Looks like you continued the trend of being off-topic by pointing out everyone's comments. I do believe the point of my post was this:
I only mentioned my support of President Obama because without it, what I said about Dannyo53 would surely have been misconstrued in some way as support for the Republican party. I don't believe that my objection to the term "your boy" was in any way an anti-Romney comment. In fact, the reason I objected to the term "boy" is not because of politics but because of the way it was used. Calling a man "boy" is a derogatory term dating back to slavery and it is an implied racist term when referring to black men. I'm sure that now I'll be slammed for taking this even further off-topic into racism, but since I've apparently already been lumped into the "Big 8" I guess I don't have much to lose. Sadly, my point was simply to keep this on-topic and about the actions of an ordinary man who happened upon an extraordinary circumstance.
Why must every topic devolve into politics and religion?
OK I really hate when people right of the top blame the parents, but really, where were the parents in this instance? The child suffers from autism so you sure can't blame her. Thank you neighbor HERO!
Yeah yeah, blame the parents...
What does race, politics, or religion have to do with this story? It seems only idiots devolve a story like this to one of those categories. If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM
to those who dont believe in angels
they exist in heaven and on earth
thank god for good peeps
You called?
So why did God push her of the AC unit to begin with?
Why cheapen his heroism by giving the credit to imaginary creatures? Give credit where credit is due, to this hero, not an "angel".
@Scubasteve58001, to see if the world had anything good left in it, maybe? To test the sincerity of the man wanting to keep her safe? To test the spirit of this poor girl? There are a myriad of reasons, I am sure, but one thing that DO KNOW is that the LORD (and that He has done) has always been here, and always will be. Something I would like you to consider is your own position in His(story). Ever thought about the concept of time, and how we can look at a period of time and say "yeah, that was a long time, but it really wasn't" and just collapse that period of time down into a dot. We can then go further out, and collapse that period down into a thought. Time really is short, what are you doing to add color to that little dot?
What need would there be for an omnipotent being (all knowning, all powerful) to test these people? That would be like taking your SATs with an cheet sheet then wondering if you passed or not.
The all-knowing, all-powerful God pushed a 7-year old autistic girl out of a 3-story building to satisfy his curiosity (even though he's already all-knowing)? Sounds like a real jerk.
Troll somewhere else.
*sigh* Wow... all you people with magical thinking, and I'm talking about the one's who are thinking that God was not involved. My mother use to say that bad things happen so that the rest of us have the opportunity to be angels. You have a funny idea of your purpose here on earth. What are you? A cow, who goes through life just eating and pooping. Our purpose here is go grow and become better people. Tragedy is most often caused because we choose to abdicate our obligations to one another. I worry about that mother. Have you ever dealt with an autistic child. It's completely overwhelming. I worked in a respite facility during my grad school. I've seen kids who had to be watch every moment, because they would throw themselves through a plate glass window. I've seen kids who at the age of 6 could push over a large refrigerator. If she has other children.... This could have been a tragedy because there isn't enough help for that mother and child. We can only be thankful that Mr. St. Bernard did NOT forget his obligation to another human. He chose to be an angel. Look about you and think how lucky you are not to be in that mother's shoes and maybe wonder if you could do the work of angels to a stranger.
@Scubasteve58001, @Laborum Eradico, @ JohnnyNorth
I really didn't want to comment ,since it would have been religious in context, but I now have to speak up. The video (if you bothered to watch it) said she jumped from the air conditioner. The article mistakenly states she fell. So, that means God did NOT push this little girl off. By your "logic" then, my nephew (who is autistic) didn't decide on his own that hanging from the double cord of my mother-in-laws blinds looked like fun. God told him to. Which resulted in him nearly hanging himself in front of the entire family. Am I correct? Well, I hate to break it to you, but MY God doesn't do things like that. I shall pray for your souls tonight and maybe, just maybe, you will once again walk in the Light. God bless everyone.
P.S. As for the story of Mr. St. Bernard, there will be a special place in Heaven for him when it's his time to go Home.
differnet, thank you for defending this mother. I often wonder how many of the trolls who bash oithers would be willing to stop the blame game long enough to lend a hand to someone who so obviously could use the help.
Well spoken Texas Lady, there are far to many who are quick to condemn knowing nothing about
the circumstances. If all were as caring as this man was, this would be a much better world.
Why must every topic devolve into politics and religion?
APPERANTLY PEEPS DONT KNOW WHO OR WHAT AN ANGEL IS???
an angel is anyone who is above a normal human
a normal human is one who says Why cheapen his heroism by giving the credit to imaginary creatures? Give credit where credit is due, to this hero, not an "angel".
an angel says nothing and only does what needs to be done to make sure someone else is safe and not worry about his/hers well bein without question
and i gave credit where credit is due the man acted like an angel not a human
99.9% of humans will say im not going to hurt myself because of an idiot kid
thus not even close to being called an angel
and dont get mad because i didnt call you an angel
that name only fits extra ordinary HUMANS
and i didnt say anything about religion
stop taking things so serious
i was refering to someone who only thought of helping others
that to me is an angel get over your homifobes about religion
yeeesh
one thing important here is a person put all aside to help another person
angel angel angel
the end
OK I MENTIONED RELIGION
only cause i believe in jesus, god ,abraham, ahla same god different name
dont like it bummer to u
god is great
jesus is son of god
and all will be judge at their end
dont fool yourself you are to be held accountable for everything you do on this planet
one day we will meet at days end and i will say hi to you
Keith, writing each sentence on a different line, double spacing everything and saying god and jesus every other word doesn't draw our eyes from the delusion you are so obviously inflicted by. It only adds to it.
What you are doing is detracting from the topic at hand, that an ordinary person did an extraordinary thing. How selfish.
An amazing man. Wonderful news.
@ Backeast - the girl is autistic, and that is exactly the kind of behavior you can expect from an autistic child. They have no comprehension of danger, are extremely impulsive, and very quick.
@smb52
.... it's called humor... geeze people...
Sarcasm can be difficult to detect in writing without the corresponding visual cues that body language gives.
If you want people to know your being sarcastic, just write (sarc). Some people don't get sarcasm, that's all. No big deal.
@back east...I did not get that you were being humorous either. We need a 'sarcasm' font!
If you have to identify your words as sarcastic, you aren't doing sarcasm correctly. Keep editing until the sarcasm drips off your keyboard and onto your toes. And remember: the desire to be sarcastic is noble unto itself; hone your craft!
I got the sarcasm... but that doesn't mean it was humorous!
Lol! Good point!
Excellent display of selflessness ... this man deserves a nice vacation, all expenses paid !!! I still can't figure out how a 7 yr. old climbs out of a window without the mother noticing but I guess that's another story.
the mother was watching her other child and i'll bet has her hands full and that's where some people should not have more kids then they can handle also know as birth control
It says a lot that the mother didn't want to comment.
Yay for the hero! Boo for you parent-blaming jerks!
Kids are a lot faster than adults.
Tommy & Boom. Obviously you have never been around children with autism.
Even typically developing children can be impulsive and do something unexpected when you turn your back. I am sure that when you were kids, you did some pretty stupid things, as all kids do.
Think before you judge so harshly.
now someone needs to step up and get her some safty bars so this doesnt happen again! next time he may not be around
How do you know before you have a child that he or she makes it too much to handle?
This woman has two children, not 4 or 5, how would she have known her second one was the magic number that made them too much to handle.
People with autistic children have more than one child all the time.
Wow that's rather ignorant. Perhaps her other child was throwing up in the bathroom with a touch of the flu? I've never had to experience the demands of having an autistic child; even so, with 2 regular children there are days they keep me hopping and I simply don't have enough hands! I can't imagine how challenging some days may be, especially since we don't know the age of the other child or if they are special needs as well.
If the other child was "throwing up in the bathroom with a touch of the flu", you keep the child with special needs within eyesight. I don't think many people on here are necessarily "blaming" the parent, but yes, she contributed greatly to this situation by not properly supervising her child. Obviously nobody is perfect, especially when it comes to parenting, but she did make a critical error in judgement. I would be willing to assume she regrets it.
I knew if I read far enough I'd find the parent bashing. I had just hoped I'd make it past the first page.
Eric Clapton's son died from falling out a window. I guess he was a neglectful parent according to some of you.
Accidents happen, especially from what I have known of autistic children. They often have the mechanical skills of a child much older but lack the judgement to determine right from wrong, safe from unsafe. For all you know the window had safety mechanisms but the child was able to figure them out. My two year old son has figured out every safety latch in my home and he is not autistic.
lets enjoy the story folks!
Obviously you are incorrect. Obviously if there was an Autistic child a smart person would have Autism-proofed anything that could potentially be dangerous, which should have windows at the top of the list. There are plenty of ways to lock a window that an autistic child could not open. Obviously the parent is at fault if the location is not safe for the child. Obviously.
Then they had the wrong safety mechanism. There are window locks that lock with a key, and ones that require you to squeeze a latch while turning the key (similar to child-safety medicine bottles). There are also ways to permanently block a window from opening enough for a person to slip through, such as being able to open only an inch or so (installed where you want it to open as far as you want it).
Obviously those of you who defended the mother are misguided.
Truly an amazing man. He did something most of us would not be able to do, and saved the little girl's life.
What a true hero. These are the people that should give us all hope for the future.
This man is amazing. Glad he caught her.
This guy took an amazing risk. He could have had his neck broken from the impact of the kid and yet he went and caught her anyway. This is altruism at it's finest. I hope they set up some sort of vacation fund for this guy online.
The report said he injured his shoulder, and it's possible he may end up off work for a few weeks. Better to start a fund to make sure his livlihood isn't negatively impacted by his wonderful act. If there's money left for a vacation, terrific, but maybe someone really should look into how this will affect his work and make sure it's covered first.
I tried to set up a fund on Indiegogo.com but I couldn't get to the last ("go live") page. I hope someone has better luck; sending this man a monetary shout-out would be my priviledge.
You see a lot of people play heros in the movies and on TV....
but every now and then you hear about the real thing....
Hero surely is the right word for Mr. St. Bernard. Cheers to that and the vacation fund idea for this man.
This guy deserves a medal!
I hope good things come out of this for him.
Actions like this should have people starting an online fund to give this guy a gift to recognize his selfless act.
He gave that girl her life which is worth more than anything. Especially since he has some rehabilitation in his future for his torn tendon that may be with him for life, he deserves something as a thank you. We need more Americans like him.
JRS, couldn't agree with you more.
I totally agree! A Hero's Medal or something like that should be given to this guy and the other 'real heros' we oh so rarely hear about in the news.
WTG Mr. St. Bernard!
This is the best story I've read all morning - made my day.
:)
There are heroes everywhere, just waiting for the need to show themselves. Most amazing is that, until they act, they don't know who they are.
This could turn into an olympic event
I laughed before I could stop myself. That is sooo wrong!
A 7 year old probably weighs close to 50 pounds. Imagine catching that from a three story drop. It would probably rip my arms right out of the sockets, so this man must be pretty strong. Kudos and praise to him for his intervention and the saving of this girl's life. We need more people like him. Many more.
He was probably lucky and in a good position with his knees bent and soft so his legs could act like a spring when he caught her.
An amazing act indeed.
If that was me the girl and I would be dead...
Excellent work sir!
Yea, me too... I would never have been able to accomplish that.
Baldman and Fox, give yourself a little more credit! When adrenaline kicks in, and it sure would in that situation, your body can do things you wouldn't think it can. You very well could be able to do the same thing particularly when it comes to the safety of a child! You never know. But anyways, kudos to the man who saved her. A hero indeed!
99% positive, hopeful and praising posts, wow! See how contagious true heroism is? Let's not wait for the next act of real valour, let's honour this man by staying in this human-loving mood.
Nothing but kudos. Well done!
I agree politics does not have a thing to do with this. However, it made me grin to hear of this man whose job (as a bus driver) cannot be outsourced. What a novel idea. If you are without work, go look for something like this job that can't be outsourced. It may not be a real challenging job, but it's a job. Otherwise, I wish this guy could be cloned; we need more like him. I wish him the best.
Bus drivers CAN be "outsourced"!!!!
If a company hires a bus company to transport people instead of run the buses themselves (in shop) they are OUTSOURCING.
When you hire a company to do the lawn instead of yourself, you are outsourcing.
I laugh when general idiots misuse the word "outsourcing" when it is a common practice in business and even in one's own personal life.
Ok SAMMY JOHNS you dug to deep, let it go. You knew what TXGRAN meant.
Umm...Am I the only one who wants to know where the hell the parents were?
I am really glad the the bus driver was ther but where the hell were her parents?! You don't ever leave a autistic child by itself. They should be charged with neglect!
FIrst I will chijme in yes a true hero.
Now when I saw the headline and read the story my first thought was does any team need a center fielder or a wide receiver - this guy knows how to make a catch in the clutch.
And on a serious note - I hope the MTA covers anytime off needed for his shoulder injry and I hope someone covers his insurance deductable - no one should be out of pocket money or time for this type of heroics.
the definition of hero!
I would be willing to contribute money towards a vacation fund for him.
I recently heard "Character is measured by how you treat others who can do nothing for you."
I know nothing of Stephen St. Bernard's past or how he lives his life, but I know from this story that he has character.
Most people spend at least a few dollars almost every day on snacks, soda or something similar. If enough people would send just a couple of those dollars each, this man, who stepped up when he didn't have to, can be shown that, while our society seems to be drowning in it's own muck, most people want to believe that each of us has within the character to step up when called.
And if such a fund does come to pass then I hope he will use it in any way he wishes, be it a vacation, early retirement, his kid's education or whatever, with no second guessing from others.
If anyone knows anything about the best way to give to someone like this then please post some info here because I, and I hope many others, would be willing to give a little to show this man that we appreciate a good person.
A Blue collar worker can be a Hero too, Good for him.
Give the political crap and stupid jokes a rest. This guy is one amazing citizen. WOW.
I wonder why there weren't any window guards on the windows. It's the law and the State enforces it. That girl could've died. :-(
Good question to ask the landlord who should be the one responsible for the security bars on the window.
There was an air conditioning unit in the window, which likely precluded saftey bars. This article doesn't mention it, but HP reported witnesses said the girl disassembled, the accordian type, side guards on the air conditioning unit, then squeezed through and onto the top of the unit. Not something you'd imagine even an autistic child would do, until you see it done....