How would YOU handle this situation?

[wvumaryjane]

About a month ago, my ex husband Pete did cpr on a 2 year old girl that has been pulled out of his apartment complex swimming pool by the little girl's care giver. She was blue and not breathing. Pete did chest compressions as another neighbor did the breathing.

The little girl was taken to sacred heart hospital and she lived and is a spunky little 2 year old that quite amazingly wasn't physically hurt after being clinically ead for a few minutes. . The Local paper did a tiny piece on the event the next morning and I posted that over on general.

However, the local tv station took the story and spun it in a WHOLE different direction. They did interview Pete the next day, but they slated him as the man that called 911. They made a HUGE story about a Marine that lived in in the apartment complex who jumped into the pool and saved her and singlehandley did CPR. ETC ETC ETC.

The story WEAR did was total bullshit. This marine apparently TOLD the BIG fish Story, after doing absolutely NOTHING in saving this little girl and the media ran with the attractive, military hero story.

I guess enough eye witnesses to the event complained to WEAR and the PNJ that at least the News Journal is doing an investigative report. Apparently the Marine Dude got some medal and a promotion for a civic minded duty and the Florida senate did something special for him. etc

And the news journal is NOW looking into the event for fraud. And there was fraud. They are leaving Pete voice messages anfd trying to set up interviews.

Pete is just happy that the little girl is alive and well. He does NOT want to ruin the career of the marine. He just wants this all to go away.

If you were the one who actually helped save a little girl's life, and if you wanted credibility in journalism.. would YOU speak up?

[mountaineerinpa]

No I wouldnt say anything and if the journalist wanted to give credit where credit is do after the fact then let them ruin the marines not Pete.

[smurph]

Agree with Mountaineerpa. Knowing what he did has to be hugely fulfilling. I would probably interview right after it happened, but now it's in the past.

Ps. There was a movie about this exact situation. I think Robin Williams was init.

[rainman]

"Silence is Golden" is best in this situation for Pete - those that were there know the truth. The jarhead will have to live with the guilt that he is a low-life fraud and no Marine in my book for not speaking up and setting the story straight.

[BumpCityWV]

If anything a prepared statement by your ex to be given to the various media might be appropriate. Something kinda neutral, if the paper is as good as they should be, then the truth will come out and he will not have to say anything. (just a thought)

[red518irish]

I agree with everyone else I wouldn't say anything. I would know what I did and that is all that matters.

[wvumaryjane]

smurph said:

I would probably interview right after it happened, but now it's in the past.

Ps. There was a movie about this exact situation. I think Robin Williams was init.

Smurph, he was in NO condition to be talking to anyone right after it happened.. I was actually on the phone with him talking about Ryan's game at the time, and he hung up a few seconds after I heard a woman screaming in the background.

He called me back when it was all done.. and he was just shaken and stunned.. I ordered him to walk up to Kooter Browns to have a drink... That's where he was when the media came around. I tld him to have a drink.. I think he had 20 or so.. He was really really rattled.