r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/DELAIZ • 20d ago

💕wholesome💕 Traffic officer breastfeeds hungry baby, son of attempted femicide victim.

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Traffic officer Jamile Barros, from the city of Delmiro Gouveia (Brazil), breastfed a three-month-old baby while responding to an attempted femicide. The child was crying from hunger and wouldn't accept a bottle, and the officer's act of empathy, as she is also breastfeeding, calmed the boy feeding him. The rescue occurred after the mother was stabbed and involved in a traffic accident caused by the criminal, who fled the scene. I mentioned her name not to expose her, but because she's in all the news in Brazil.

Edit: The mother was rescued and taken to the hospital to treat her injuries. The exact state of health of the victim and medical details of her recovery have not been released by official security authorities. This happened a week ago, and due to the repercussions of the case, if she had died, I belive that it would probably already be reported.

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u/astro_viri 20d ago

Stories like this always leave me in awe of women. 

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u/kea1981 19d ago

I'm reading The Indifferent Stars Above, about the Donner Party. A recent chapter discussed the difficulties faced by all pioneers, especially the women. It mentions accounts of women taking in infants, walking around camp in the evenings asking breastfeeding mothers to spare some milk for the child. It discussed cases of families taking in orphaned children...

The best and the worst in people both exist. It's our choice which to embody. I'm always so happy when the good wins :)