Kids are taught the important lesson of stranger danger from a young age. BE aware of your surroundings and don’t talk to anyone you don’t know are typical lessons that come with this. Sometimes, it’s hard for parents to monitor every moment their child isn’t by their side. This mom stepped into the Target restroom, leaving her daughter for mere moments before the girl caught the attention of a strange man in the area, luckily there was a bystander nearby who was aware of the drunk.
When Cameron Cook saw a strange man outside of the Target, he was concerned, and described the man as having a demonic look in his eye. His mother mentioned that she could smell the alcohol on his breath despite being nowhere close to him. Things got a little strange when he saw the man grab himself, fixated on a young girl with a shopping cart. Worried about her safety, Cameron decided to intervene.
Without giving much thought to his own well being, or what might come next, he approached the man. “So I went up to him, I was like ‘excuse me sir do you know her?’ And then the first thing that he said was ‘I’m not a pervert, I’m not a pervert’. I was like ‘I didn’t ask you that sir.'” Cameron said in an interview about the incident. Clearly a definite red flag that marked the man as having more than just a staring problem.
Most people in the situation would be intimidated by the stranger or not want to approach him, but Cameron Cook held his ground and knew that what was happening wasn’t right and someone needed to do something about it. He knew exactly what to do. After approaching the man and finding out he didn’t know the young girl, he asked him to leave, and the stranger quickly walked out and hopped in a waiting vehicle. Later police went through the security tapes to fill in the rest of the story.
Cameron’s mom, who was with him at the time, could not be more proud of her son. Originally when she saw the man she knew something was off, and told Cameron to keep walking. Once she saw that there was more going on, she was glad that her son stepped up. “He is not afraid to do what’s right.” she said in an interview. Cameron also has a young sister, which may be where his protective instincts come from. If something like this were to ever happen to her, one can only hope that a good samaritan like Cameron is around to stop the situation.
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