Good Samaritans Stop Rape In Progress

October 29, 2007 in Good, Media

Wow, there is actually some good left in the world.  And what might be more impressive is that someone actually reported on it.

Five Good Samaritans stopped a rape in progress in a south Salem neighborhood, according to police.

Officers said a 22-year-old woman on crutches was walking near the intersection of Liberty and Boone streets southeast just before 1 a.m. Saturday when she was attacked and assaulted by 37-year-old Paul Landingham.

According to authorities, a car with five people was driving by, saw what was happening and came to the woman’s rescue.

Three men pulled Landingham off the woman and held him until police arrived at the scene.

The sad thing is, what you see here is the entire article.

I’m elated to see an actual newsworthy story of good people helping others, but it does kind of put a damper on things when you realize the reality of the media and what attracts people’s attention.

If this were an article about a rape that actually occurred, or perhaps about how the rapist was filing assault charges against the Good Samaritans, it would have surely been more than 4 paragraphs.

When I saw the headline, I couldn’t click on the link fast enough.  But I’m sure a lot of people didn’t even take the time to read the article, and maybe they didn’t even notice it.

Well, the important thing is that there are actual good people left in the world, even though the media wants us to think otherwise.