A St. Paul man's good Samaritan act ended up with an arrest for kidnapping. Ali Abdilahi of St. Paul was falsely accused for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl. He's a married father with two girls and he was arrested in April. Then in July the Ramsey County attorney's office discovered the victim was not credible. Last week Ali recieved dozens of cards strangers sent to show their empathy and gratitude for helping a girl who was bleeding alongside a road.
I chose to write about this article because it shows how risky helping a stranger can be. Many people don't stop to help either because they are afraid they can accidently injure the victim futher or are freaked out by the situation and choose to avoid getting involved. These are a few of the reasons I really respect Ali Abdilahi for stepping in and trying to do something good for society. Its unfortunate that he was falsley accused but without the people in the world like Abdilahi there would be no love.
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Laney, you make a great point about why helping a stranger is "risky" and therefore many people avoid taking the risk by doing nothing. However, like this situation you explained it seems taking a risk is "morally" correct but can get you in trouble with the law. I agree that people like Ali Abdilahi are taken forgranted and should be the kind of people that we look to for motivation to do the right thing, no matter what the consequences are...in all situations.
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