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Griffin ready to show Clippers what he can do

Blake Griffin has battled Los Angeles' famous traffic. He's played Good Samaritan for a woman in a stalled car. He's been photographed by paparazzi.

Good Samaritan mugged while helping Mich. motorist

For one man, no good deed went unpunished after he was mugged while stopping to help a female motorist. The Washtenaw County sheriff's department told The Ann Arbor News and the Detroit Free Press the man stopped his car around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. While attempting to remove a spare tire from the trunk of the distressed vehicle, a man hit him over the head with a bottle.

Police: Good Samaritan beheaded in south Fla.

Authorities in south Florida say a homeless man beheaded a good Samaritan who had given him a place to stay. Lee County Sheriff's deputies went to 70-year-old Charles Rogers' apartment Thursday and found his body still in his wheelchair. His head had been placed near the front door.

Ga. teen gets year in Starbucks manslaughter case

A 19-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Starbucks tip jar and fatally running over a Good Samaritan who was trying to stop him apologized to the victim's family Thursday before being sentenced to a year in jail.

Colorado withdraws ticket issued to good Samaritan

The Colorado State Patrol has withdrawn the $22 jaywalking ticket issued to a good Samaritan who was seriously injured by a pickup after he pushed three people out of its path.

Injured good Samaritan ticketed for jaywalking

A good Samaritan who helped push three people out of the path of a pickup truck before being struck and injured has gotten a strange reward for his good deed: A jaywalking ticket.

Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued

Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, the state's high court on Thursday said a would-be Good Samaritan accused of rendering her friend paraplegic by pulling her from a wrecked car "like a rag doll" can be sued.

Man Charged in Death of Good Samaritan

A 19-year-old man suspected of stealing a tip jar from a Starbucks in a St. Louis suburb and fatally running over a Good Samaritan who was trying to stop him has been arrested.

Man Fatally Hurt Trying to Stop Thieves

Surveillance video from a Starbucks in a St. Louis suburb captures how Roger Kreutz's life changed in an instant.

Man Fatally Hurt Trying to Stop Thieves

Surveillance video from a Starbucks in a St. Louis suburb captures the moments before Roger Kreutz went from hero to tragic victim.

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Baby injured in CTA stroller accident - 11/03
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

A stroller with a baby inside was trapped in the doors of a CTA Red Line train. As the train pulled out, the child fell down onto the tracks. The child did not land on the electrified third rail.

: Welcome to the Death Panel, You're Already Paying for It
Source: The Huffington Post

Excerpt: ""She's been living through multiple problems with her insurance provider, Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield, so she wasn't surprised when they refused to pay for the test. She was surprised when the doctor decided to call the insurance company himself.

Pit Bulls Bite Man For Second Time In 6 Weeks
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com

Four dogs mauled a man for the second time in six weeks as he walked down a street in Pittsburgh's Larimer neighborhood early Monday evening. Police said the dogs also bit a Good Samaritan who tried to help the victim.

Woman with child feigns car trouble to rob Good Samaritan
Source: The Jacksonville Times-Union

A 42-year-old Mandarin woman who stopped to help a stranded motorist early Tuesday was robbed at knifepoint in the 5200 block of Shad Road by a woman with a small child.

Quick-thinking teen Rachel Guzy pulled bus brake after driver dropped dead
Source: NY Daily News

A quick-thinking 16-year-old girl - who doesn't even know how to drive - was hailed as a hero on Wednesday for saving a bus full of kids after the driver dropped dead behind the wheel.

Man Loses $500,000 Lottery Ticket
Source: WLTX.com News

Sixty-nine-year-old Louis Tolentino of Wellington says he lost a winning scratch-off lottery ticket valued at $500,000.

Good News Wednesday~~Driver rescued from pond
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

LAKELAND - A man in a truck drove through a golf course in Lakeland Tuesday, and into a deep pond.

Student arrested because no good deed goes unpunished
Source: dailyexpress.co.uk

AN HONEST student who handed in a mobile phone he found was stunned when police arrested him for theft.

I'm not going to croak yet: Brullie the bullfrog in world first to have a steel pin fitted to broken leg
Source: the Mail online

Excerpt: Giant bullfrog Brullie has hopped into history as the first of his kind to be fitted with a steel pin to repair a broken leg.

Samaritan hurt doing better - Friends will have a fundraiser for Kurt LeDell
Source: mankatofreepress.com

Excerpt: Benefit fundraiser preparations are being made to aid a Good Samaritan critically injured while helping a woman with car trouble. Meantime, the recovery process continues for 28-year-old Kurt LeDell of St. Peter.

Mesa Junior High girl almost abducted, Good Samaritan intervenes.
Source: azfamily.com

Police seek abduction suspect and the good Samaritan who helped a 15-year-old victim escape the potential kidnapping

Woman Nearly Dies at Carwash
Source: WSHM

A Chicopee woman nearly chokes to death at an Easthampton carwash. The nineteen year old's scarf got caught in the machinery. Stephanie Carpluk doesn't remember much of the accident, but she does remember waking up in the arms of the stranger that saved her life.

Good Samaritan stops out-of-control car
Source: RedOrbit

A woman in Kansas may receive an award for stopping a runaway car driven by another woman suffering from a medical condition, authorities say.

Thy Brother's Keeper

A memory just came back to me. I never shared it before. It was buried very deeply into an old and painful scar. It is a good memory. A candle that led me out of a deep well of despair.

Brooklyn PS student turns in wallet packed with $500-plus
Source: NY Daily News

Excerpt: Meet the most honest little kid in New York City: Brooklyn's own Kemoy Gourzang. The fifth-grader was walking through East Flatbush on the way to school Friday morning when he found a brown leather wallet on the sidewalk.

EXCLUSIVE - An Interview with Jesus H. Christ: "Obama is a Rogue Incubus"

     I was cruising the McDonald's drive-thru several days ago when I came across a rather familiar man handing me my usual dose of artheromata.

Woman Sued for Rescue Effort in Car Crash
Source: ABC News

"No good deed goes unpunished, or so goes the saying. Such was the case with Lisa Torti, who is being sued for pulling a now-paralyzed friend from the wreckage of a Los Angeles car accident in 2004.

California Supreme Court Allows Good Samaritans to be Sued
Source: The L.A. Times

Being a good Samaritan in California just got a little riskier.

Video: Woman finds nearly $100,000, gives it back
Source: WKRN

---Video on right side of page.-- MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - What would you do if you found a purse with thousands of dollars inside? Would you keep it or give it back? It was never a question for one Murfreesboro woman.

Burger King's "King" Has Dropped 5,000 of "His" Wallets For Pedestrian To Find
Source: sogoodblog.com

Time Out Chicago reported on November 12th that Burger King planned to drop 5,000 of these wallets around urban hot spots in Chicago.

Trucker Who Saved Girls From Burning SUV Recounts Crash
Source: thedenverchannel.com

A truck driver who rescued two girls from a burning sport utility vehicle said he was unable to save their mother because the flames were too intense.

Cannabis addict jailed for life after stabbing Good Samaritan to death as he tried to protect elderly neighbour
Source: the Mail online

A cannabis-crazed maniac stabbed a Good Samaritan 100 times with scissors and knives as he tried to protect his elderly neighbour.

Saskatoon man performs roadside caesarean section on a white-tailed deer
Source: CBC

What began as a routine trip to check his bee farm ended with a Saskatoon man performing a roadside caesarean section on a white-tailed deer.

Thank You, Stranger
Source: The Washington Post

Steve Ray tells his story as one of kindness and compassion; A seemingly random happy-stance. :)

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