What would you do
If you saw a child standing alone in the middle of a busy street?
Would you stop to help at all?
hi are you lost?
Yeah
where are your parents? do you remember where they were?
no
Do you know the last time that you saw them?
No
You don't know their number either?
ok
We can help you find them
I felt the need to help him because i felt responsible since he was put in a vulnerable position
have someone there for him
and have an opportunity to come across someone that's actually careful and that won't hurt him
and show that other people in this world are really kind
hey bud you lost?
Yeah?
are you okay?
No
Do you know where your family's at ?
is your mom anywhere around?
no
No? Want go find them?
What's your name?
um Hayden
Aiden?
Hayden!
Hayden that's a cool name!
Fist bump me
Yeah!
First I was walking down a couple of times here. I want to go to the bathroom, get some coffee
and on my way back down i was like oh he's still there so i thought maybe he was lost
because he was just in the middle of the street
didn't want him getting run over or being picked up by somebody else
In one hour, only 2 people came to help him
Hi
Where's your mommy?
I don't know
You don't know?
Who are you here with?
I don't know
you have a telephone number to call somebody?
Are you lost?
Yeah
You are?
Should I call the police?
no no
what do you want me to do?
i was concerned i didn't see anybody around him.
no parents no mother no father nothing
and then with Kovid I was concerned about going close to him
and me being a woman, a black woman and he's a child that's white and my heart feels for him
that's another concern, i don't want be judged
In 2 hours, only 3 people stopped to help him
One person though about helping.......
hey man hey we just saw you looking at the kid and you look like you're very concerned
but you didn't approach him. what was going through your mind?
uh yeah he looked a little lost and i was kind of lost myself
but it's kind of like a tricky situation. How would you feel if you saw stranger put a hand on your kid?
I don't want to get involved with that. but yeah i did stop. I looked at him because he looked lost
How could you help a kid? you know it's kind of tricky
I would definitely look for a woman around. Look for a.....
the first thing that comes to mind is like a mother figure so
i definitely want like a woman present i feel like that would be more comfortable
Over 500,000 children are reported missing in the US every year
If you see a child alone and distressed, help them
or find someone who can help