Alabama deputy who held baby after car crash: 'I did nothing heroic'

[Liberal_in_LA]

Jefferson County sheriff's Deputy Ric Lindley loves kids.

His kids. His grandkids. Other people's kids. All kids, really. That was abundantly clear when a picture surfaced of him holding a baby girl following a traffic crash on Interstate 20 near Leeds on Tuesday morning.

Much to his surprise, that photo captured hearts nationwide and, within hours, was been shared thousands of times on social media, and made its way all the way to Hawaii. The photo reached nearly 561,000 people on the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Facebook page alone, not counting Twitter.

The 60-year-old former U.S. Army Green Beret doesn't mind the attention, he just doesn't really understand it. "I did nothing heroic,'' Lindley said. "All I did was hold a baby."

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/10/alabama_deputy_who_held_baby_a.html

[Ed Suspicious]

1. We are craving so strongly any sign of humanity from our public servants in charge of law

enforcement. Truly, he only held a baby, but this simple humane act is being elevated in order to reward and draw attention to the good guys who are actually good guys.

[redwitch]

2. Very true. nt

[TeddyR]

3. I see stories about good acts from law enforcement all the time

And am not surprised to see another. Glad he's getting this recognition, though I agree he only held a baby.