想不想散步?美员警牵手精障女 网友感动:画面太美了

精障女走失,员警牵着她的手走回家。(图/翻摄自影片布鲁明岱尔警局)

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美国伊利诺州布鲁明岱尔(Bloomingdale)一名有精神障碍女子日前走失,警方发现她时,女子因为害怕不愿配合,员警吉欧范柯(Michael Giovenco)耐着性子安抚对方,获得对方信任后,牵她的手一路走回家;这段影片在网路疯传,网友感动得说,「谢谢你!」

布鲁明岱尔警察局24日(当地时间)傍晚接获报案指出,一名21岁精障女子走失,警方发现她后,女子可能害怕陌生人而显得烦躁。「我试着去了解她」,这名27岁员警受访时表示,「我的目标是让她相信我。」他问女子的兴趣是什么,女子回答她喜欢去小径散步,虽然员警不知道是什么意思,但问她想不想散散步,女子的眼睛马上亮了起来。「我们没想到如何让她平静下来」,吉欧范柯说,「但她只是想散步,我从来没有见过这么一个简单的活动能让人如此兴奋。」

吉欧范柯牵着女子的手慢慢走回家,途中,女子聊起她的绒毛玩具熊,员警则谈到过去打棒球经验,2人就这么牵着手一路走,大约15分钟后回到女子住处。另一名警员从后方用相机捕捉感人瞬间,布鲁明岱尔警局并将42秒的短片PO上脸书,已有近90万人次浏览、上万人分享、近2千7百人留言。有网友表示,这个画面太美了,「眼泪在眼眶里打转。」

不过,吉欧范柯认为这没什么大不了,「如果她是我的家人、我所爱的人,我也会用同样的态度对待,这是我工作的一部份。」(新闻来源:wrcbtv.com)

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On Friday evening the Bloomingdale Police Department responded to a call for a 21 year old mentally disabled individual that had wandered away from her home. Officers located her walking along the roadway. She was visibly scared and upset and would not come with the police. Officer Giovenco was able to calm her down and she advised that she just wanted to walk the "trails". Officer Giovenco told her that he would walk the "trails" with her. She then agreed to walk back to her home, and Officer Giovenco held her hand the whole way, which really seemed to put her at ease. Another example of the excellent police work done by the members of the Bloomingdale Police Department. Nice Job Officer Giovenco !