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So is this a bad thing because the parent's genes will continue to be represented in the next generation, or a good thing because the child was saved from harm? It clearly shows that immigrants are not stopped by fences, thus proving the border fence idea useless. Is there potential for a Michael Jackson joke here? I think it's a good thing he didn't stop to change into his superhero costume.
"ARLINGTON, Va. ? It took a second or two for Jaimen Ortiz to fully comprehend what he was seeing: two toddlers playing in an open second-floor window, and one of them hanging from the window sill.
So Ortiz hopped a fence and ran to the apartment building. Just as he got there, the 2-year-old girl fell, screaming. Ortiz put out his arms and caught her cleanly, perhaps saving her life and certainly preventing serious injury.
"If I had delayed one more second, she would have fallen to the ground," Ortiz said through a Spanish interpreter, recalling the Oct. 13 incident.
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Ortiz's quick thinking was honored Tuesday in Arlington, where the County Board presented him a certificate of recognition for his heroism.
The 29-year-old seemed slightly overwhelmed by the attention he received Tuesday as he fielded multiple interview requests.
"I have a 5-year-old child, and you never know. Maybe someday he might need help like I was able to give to this girl," he said.
While Ortiz was unaccustomed to the recognition, it's not the first time he has been a hero. As a teenager growing up in Guatemala, he helped save the wife of a friend from drowning.
The toddlers' father has been charged with reckless endangerment.
© 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved."
In other news, I'm really digging "Get Back" by Ludacris, and I'm making pizza dough using my breadmaker's standard recipe with added basil, oregano, extra butter, and fresh garlic. It smells good.
So is this a bad thing because the parent's genes will continue to be represented in the next generation, or a good thing because the child was saved from harm? It clearly shows that immigrants are not stopped by fences, thus proving the border fence idea useless. Is there potential for a Michael Jackson joke here? I think it's a good thing he didn't stop to change into his superhero costume.
"ARLINGTON, Va. ? It took a second or two for Jaimen Ortiz to fully comprehend what he was seeing: two toddlers playing in an open second-floor window, and one of them hanging from the window sill.
So Ortiz hopped a fence and ran to the apartment building. Just as he got there, the 2-year-old girl fell, screaming. Ortiz put out his arms and caught her cleanly, perhaps saving her life and certainly preventing serious injury.
"If I had delayed one more second, she would have fallen to the ground," Ortiz said through a Spanish interpreter, recalling the Oct. 13 incident.
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Ortiz's quick thinking was honored Tuesday in Arlington, where the County Board presented him a certificate of recognition for his heroism.
The 29-year-old seemed slightly overwhelmed by the attention he received Tuesday as he fielded multiple interview requests.
"I have a 5-year-old child, and you never know. Maybe someday he might need help like I was able to give to this girl," he said.
While Ortiz was unaccustomed to the recognition, it's not the first time he has been a hero. As a teenager growing up in Guatemala, he helped save the wife of a friend from drowning.
The toddlers' father has been charged with reckless endangerment.
© 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved."
In other news, I'm really digging "Get Back" by Ludacris, and I'm making pizza dough using my breadmaker's standard recipe with added basil, oregano, extra butter, and fresh garlic. It smells good.
