The Manichean Paranoia Patch

Today’s unsung hero(es) of the week are Stanley Murphy and Zhamar Young. Here’s the full story, courtesy of WIBW.  (OK, so it’s a little bit silly to quote a newspaper article about a supposedly unsung hero, but I think these kids deserve some recognition.)

“A babysitter in Missouri is charged with child endangerment after police say she dangled a baby out of a second story window, then dropped him.Rebecca Woods, 18, has been charged with first degree endangering the welfare of a child.

The incident happened Saturday at the John B. Hughes Apartment Complex in Springfield.

Stanley Murphy and Zhamar Young were playing football and dashed to catch the toddler just before he hit the ground. They say if they weren’t there, the baby could have been seriously hurt.

Neighborhood mothers are now urging parents to screen their caretakers more carefully.

The toddler is okay. Woods is being held on a $25,000 bond.”