Ohio boy tried to sell toy for food, police say

[Maru Kitteh]

(CNN) - A 7-year-old boy in Ohio tried to sell his toy dog to get money for food, police in Franklin said.
"We heard about the boy from a concerned man who came into the police station and said there was a small child carrying a stuffed animal in a busy section of Franklin," Franklin Police Officer Steve Dunham said of the incident August 7.

When officers went to the area, Dunham spotted the boy in front of a pharmacy and got out of his car to speak with him. The boy was really nervous at first, Dunham told CNN.
"I think he thought he would get in trouble," he said. "He told me he was hungry and was trying to get money for food."Chief Russ Whitman told CNN the boy said he had not eaten in several days.

While other officers went to the child's home, Dunham took the boy to a fast food restaurant and the two had dinner together.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/13/us/ohio-boy-sells-toy-for-food/index.html

How did the officer get through that meal without bawling?

I hope that little boy and the others make it out, and find a better life.

[Warpy]

1. He kept his mind on the job

and fed the poor kid and found out where he lived and how many others lived with him so there could be an intervention. At least the extended family stepped up and took the kids in. They probably had no idea how bad it was. Addicts and alcoholics are great at hiding things, especially from themselves.

[Laffy Kat]

2. Wonder if the parents are addicts or something.

It's one thing to not have enough money to eat on and another thing entirely to raise little kids in filth. Hopefully they will get the intervention and support they need.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. The story mentions alcohol bottles everywhere

The oldest child was 17. I wonder how long it's been this bad for them.

[Laffy Kat]

8. Oh, ok. Poor kids.

At least now Social Services is involved.

[lapucelle]

3. My son is NYPD. All cops aren't bad.

This video is heartbreaking.


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[dflprincess]

4. No all cops are not bad, in fact I believe most cops are not bad

just as all priests are not child molesters.

It is wrong and sad that everyone in a profession gets tarnished by the few bad ones. What would help both groups is if the rank and file and, especially the hierarchies, stopped covering up for the bad ones.

(And this video is heartbreaking).

Good thoughts to you and your son.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. +1

[progressoid]

12. Wow

That was stunning.

[Skittles]

9. the stereotyping of cops on DU is sickening

I bet most of them wouldn't last a week at the job

[SCantiGOP]

10. Lapucelle

Powerful video. Didn't see what was coming half way through.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. sad story but now the boys have help

[SunSeeker]

11. Unimaginable.

[Feeling the Bern]

13. Five years for what you've done, the rest because you tried to run. Yes, 24601.

Amazing we're back to 1840s France.

Hello everyone, my name's Gavroch. These are my people here's my patch.