That does happen sometimes and as a result the poor do-gooder that was just minding his own business and trying to help a family member or friend ends up being vilified and receiving threats.
Even just saying hey here's a person that did a nice thing brings out haters. It gets much worse if the action is associated with a political viewpoint that significant numbers of people oppose for any reason.
I would never ever ever want any of my good deeds to be highlighted in some media article. It would be no end of trouble. Don't talk to cops. Don't talk to reporters.
e.g. Those kids who came up with a creative solution for a disabled 2 year old to play and be entertained deserve to be commended.
Yes, it's horrible there's a disabled two year old, but...
My NHS is most certainly not perfect, but provides a decent safety net. They'd have provided a walker, and maybe the local DIY store might build a playground for local kids in the park.
Well yeah it was bizarre enough in the US to be a news story as well.
It's incredibly strange visiting/talking to Americans how many (of all backgrounds) have this aversion to "socialism"
If somebody steals your wallet, you're fine with calling a Police force. If your house is on fire, you'll call the fire brigade. If somebody attacks your country, you'll invoke your military. If your child is sick, you'll dig out some insurance paper-work and see if you're covered for treatment - as god-forbid you could just consider "getting sick" something you might want resolved by your government as an acceptable use of your taxes.
The normal pushback when I raise this is some weird idea that this would in some way force sub-standard treatment on all (tax can't pay for great treatment for everyone). This isn't the case.
I have private healthcare insurance in the UK from my employer (like many of us do) - but it tends to be used for the little things. Sports-injury clinics, elective surgery at the time of our choosing etc.
If anything serious happens to us - then the NHS is the preferred option (private healthcare doesn't even provide A&E, trauma etc). If your need is great, then you'll be triaged to the top of everything and get whatever you need.
But this isn't news, is it?
This is the way US healthcare has always been.
Everyone's asking why a news story doesn't mention something that is not news to anyone.
Maybe equivalent would be a "Heartwarming story of how a 9 year old in Oregon has defended his family home, with his .22 rifle from the Isis caliphate that invaded back in March"
Policy discussion is about bringing cohesive context to information. Reporting is about reporting information.
Facts tell a story. The reporters for these stories are choosing what facts tell the narrative they think people want (triumph over adversity) without mentioning the facts that they think people don't want (acknowledging that the healthcare system in the US is broken for most Americans).
To get a better perspective of this, imagine a reporter that earnestly believed something you disagreed with. You'd probably want them to stick to the facts instead of tying every world event to their favorite policy.
That is not (all) reporters do.
It’s against site guidelines here to accuse people of not reading the article - please don’t do this.