I think people here would say that I’m pro-law enforcement.
The first link is from a police department not far from me. I had no idea about that story until I Googled “police kids cancer” to find stories just like this to add to this topic.
Just because something gets 2 minutes on a local television station doesn’t mean everyone hears about it. I watch one of 4 local news stations where I live. If that ABC affiliate doesn’t cover a story, I don’t hear about it generally. Frankly, some people tune out positive stories about law enforcement anyway.
Our evening news and local newspaper used to have some of these upbeat stories. But these days we get our news other ways. Sometimes though I do see it on facebook and nextdoor.
We’re watching last night’s On Patrol Live that we DVRed. During the opening the host mentioned that one of the co-hosts, an off duty police officer, almost didn’t make it in time to start the show. On the way there he saw a woman on the side of the road with apparent car trouble. He stopped to help and found a male in the car, unconscious, with a needle in his arm. He used narcan to bring the man back.
40 years ago, my father saw the cop that had pulled him over and taken him in after he failed a sobriety test 3 years prior. He was working extra hours in a mall. Dad went up to him and said “Three years ago, you took me in for DWI.” The cop took a step back and said “Oh really?” My Dad held out his hand and said “Thank you. You saved my life and my marriage.”
The cop happily shook his hand and expressed his pleasure with how well my Dad was doing. I still get a little choked up when I remember that.
