[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2155]
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                     STEVEN JACKSON, GOOD SAMARITAN

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, every day we hear of rising crime rates and 
countless acts of criminal activity. The question is often asked--Is 
there any good left in the world? On December 5, 2006, in the city of 
Humble, Texas, a man by the name of Steven Jackson showed us all that 
goodwill still exists.
  On the evening of December 5, an evildoer, without regard for human 
life, went into a Humble gas station with a gun. This man robbed the 
attendant at gun point, took a few hundred dollars, and forced her to 
wait in the back room until he escaped.
  After the robber left the gas station, the attendant went outside and 
saw him walking across the street to his getaway car. Upon this 
discovery, she started screaming that the man had robbed her and was 
getting way, which caught the attention of Steven Jackson.
  Steven Jackson, a volunteer firefighter with the Kingwood and Porter 
volunteer fire departments, had been filling up his car that evening--a 
routine action we all do. On this evening, while doing an ordinary 
task, Steven decided to do something extraordinary. As the attendant 
pleaded for help, Steven got into his car and began following the 
robber while calling 911.
  According to the Humble Police Department, it appears that the 
criminal knew Steven was following him. At some point, a few miles from 
the gas station, the robber stopped his car, approached Steven's car, 
and shot him twice in the torso.
  As Steven's car left the road, he was able to tell the 911 dispatcher 
that he had been shot. Unfortunately, those words were the last this 
world would ever hear from Steven Jackson--his life cut short for a few 
hundred dollars.
  The fine officers of the Humble Police Department are currently 
investigating this case. The outlaw who took Steven's life is still at 
large. It is my hope that he is brought to a swift and fitting justice.
  That's Just the Way It Is.

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