Eric Hemenway is still a really cool guy
About that good Samaritan we praised last week: It turns out, he's got an unsavory past. But if they lock him up now over his hiding from his unpaid fines, well, that doesn't seem right. Surely, there's got to be a creative way to put the whole thing to rest without punishing a supremely good deed.
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Comments (5)
What's the line about no good deed goes unpunished?
Posted by LucsAdvo | August 23, 2010 6:03 AM
As someone who's licence is currently suspended due to the inability to pay my first *and only* speeding ticket, I can relate to this guy. Since I live out beyond bus service and several miles to the nearest place of business, I tried to go to work in my car anyway and ended up pulled over again with an additional fine. I won't drive again, don't worry. I've now begun to settle into an extended unemployment cash existence just like this guy. I think only someone who hasn't already been drug through the system backwards by the tail can call this guy "unsavory" as in the article.
Posted by 'nony | August 23, 2010 7:21 PM
"Now I'm going to go to jail because I saved some kid's life."
No you're not. You're going to jail because you had a ton of unpaid fines.
We appreciate what you did, but take responsibilitiy for what you didn't do too -- like not pay thousands in fines.
Posted by Doc Golightly | August 23, 2010 11:01 PM
How about Multno hires him as the vendor liaison and monitoring agent for Last Thursday? Seems like a decent guy who is cool in a crisis and probably could handle things like an unauthorized lemonade stand without precipitating national coverage.
Posted by George Anonymuncule Seldes | August 25, 2010 12:59 AM
Boy, it's starting to look like potential rescuers need to think twice:
http://jonathanturley.org/2010/08/26/teen-saves-drowning-boy-and-then-receives-2000-bill-from-hospital/
Posted by George Anonymuncule Seldes | August 26, 2010 11:04 PM