Cops have been receiving some bad press (in some cases deservedly so) but there are many who do the right thing.
https://video.foxnews.com/v/4395066071001/photo-of-police-officer-fixing-young-boys-bike-goes-viral/?playlist_id=930909787001&intcmp=hpff?sp#sp=show-clips C:-)
Very, very many; often in horrendous environments and circumstances.
It's normal to assume 99.9% is done well. As a rough guesstimate, of course.
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/17/heroin-addicts-letter-thanking-portland-officer-who-helped-him-strikes-a-nerve-on-facebook/
I love Police. Just in case any of them are listening.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/13/tennessee-cops-buy-groceries-for-man-79-who-went-days-without-eating.html?intcmp=hplnws
^ Awesome. :)
Great thread idea. I've met 4-5 cops who serve in my unit and four of them are outstanding people.
My brother is a retired cop. Despite that, many really are good people.
And of course, not one of these cops-doing-right-going-out-of-their-way stories will ever be found on television news. :-\
^It doesn't sell!
I am a little perturbed that this thread hasn't expanded faster than it has.... hell it's still only one page.
Back when I was with Ex#2, she was rampaging about Ex#1 coming on the property to pick up her kids for the weekend... seriously.
Anyway she had such a hullabaloo that the RCMP came and had a discussion with her about her behaviour. The woman RCMP sat down with me and had a coffee... we discussed the situation and how I felt Ex#2 was out-of-line and how she was not respecting me and my kids with her behaviour.
End result was that no matter how hard Ex#2 railed and gnashed her teeth, the RCMP were firm with their "suck it up princess" response. They got it right.
Women RCMP's are HOT. I'm thinking Danelle Dooright in a sexy red fur-lined thing. With the hat and handcuffs. :D
Quote from: Sir Slash on January 19, 2016, 07:41:23 PM
Women RCMP's are HOT. I'm thinking Danelle Dooright in a sexy red fur-lined thing. With the hat and handcuffs. :D
I wish I could Google 'Hot RCMP woman' right not, but I'm at work. I probably just got into trouble for typing that, actually.
And that was how this thread on good news about cops finally expanded. (Not a euphamism.)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 20, 2016, 07:29:02 AM
Quote from: Sir Slash on January 19, 2016, 07:41:23 PM
Women RCMP's are HOT. I'm thinking Danelle Dooright in a sexy red fur-lined thing. With the hat and handcuffs. :D
I wish I could Google 'Hot RCMP woman' right not, but I'm at work. I probably just got into trouble for typing that, actually.
I tried it. If you give it a shot you will need to refine your search parameters. The only true 'hot' one I got was a disambiguous hit on some latin american female cop.
It helps if you spell our Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Yeah, you have to specify, "Mounted". ::)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/nyregion/traffic-comes-to-a-halt-and-a-kitten-is-saved.html
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/highway-patrol-officer-pulls-toddlers-from-smoking-car/ar-AAgxx6B?ocid=spartanntp
Troopers surprise 10-year-old boy when nobody shows up to his birthday party (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/12/troopers-surprise-10-year-old-boy-when-nobody-shows-up-to-his-birthday-party.html?intcmp=hplnws)
^Is it wrong that the above link made me a little teary-eyed?
Quote from: steve58 on April 12, 2016, 11:37:32 AM
Troopers surprise 10-year-old boy when nobody shows up to his birthday party (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/12/troopers-surprise-10-year-old-boy-when-nobody-shows-up-to-his-birthday-party.html?intcmp=hplnws)
I think it says a lot about parents failing their parental responsibilities when 21 invitations are mailed to a little boy's classmates and none of them show up.
I liked the story and shared it elsewhere :)
Greybriar that's exactly what I meant by teary-eyed. What the troopers did was great but none of the 21 kids showing up is really shitty.
This is more a good deed to cops story...or maybe a good news about waitresses story O0 +100 to the waitress!
Waitress pays for policemen's meal after slain officer's funeral (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/04/25/red-robin-waitress-pays-for-policemen-meal-after-slain-officer-funeral/?intcmp=hpff)
Nice story. I didn't even hear about the Ohio cop who was killed on 4/10.
Quote from: Gusington on April 25, 2016, 05:34:50 PM
Nice story. I didn't even hear about the Ohio cop who was killed on 4/10.
QuoteWESTERVILLE, Ohio - Friends, family, and police officers from around the country gathered Tuesday in a Westerville church to remember a 27 year veteran of the Columbus Division of Police.
Funeral services for 54-year-old Officer Steven Smith was held Tuesday morning at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.
More than a thousand mourners attended the ceremony at the church and overflow areas in Westerville. Outside of the church, more than two dozen SWAT vehicles from various agencies in the state lined the exterior of St. Paul.
Fellow law enforcment officers from NYC, Colorado and Illinois also traveled to Columbus to pay their respects to Officer Smith.
During the funeral service, prayers were led by Police Chaplains Father Leo Connolly and Father Kevin Lutz.
Speakers included Police Chief Kimberly Jacobs, Lt. Paul Ohl and Sgt. Joe Podolski. All three reminisced about working with Smith and mourned the loss of a man they called a 'hero.'
A firing salute and flag presentation to Smith's family also took place following the funeral service.
Smith was wounded in a SWAT standoff on April 10 and passed away from his injuries two days later. The alleged killer, 44-year-old Lincoln Rutledge, has been charged with aggravated murder.
On Monday, Columbus police and SWAT escorted Smith's body 28 miles through Columbus to St. Paul's church. Mourners lined the streets and highway overpasses to pay their last respects to the veteran officer.
54...Jesus.
Boy with leukemia joins California Highway Patrol for a day (http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/08/09/boy-with-leukemia-joins-california-highway-patrol-for-day.html)
Police rescue lonely elderly couple with plates of pasta (http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/rome-police-rescue-lonely-elderly-couple-with-plates-of-pasta-1.3019486)
Black Dad gets ticket from white cop, then thanks him on Facebook (http://www.wfaa.com/life/during-traffic-stop-officer-calms-girl-afraid-of-police/308398894).
Man, 24, surprises Ohio cop who saved him from drowning nearly 20 years ago. (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/17/man-24-surprises-ohio-cop-who-saved-him-from-drowning-nearly-20-years-ago.html)
Ohio officer drives grieving man 100 miles to be with family after sister's death (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/27/ohio-officer-drives-grieving-man-100-miles-to-be-with-family-after-sisters-death.html) O0
Way way past time to resurrect this thread...
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/photo-florida-sherriffs-deputy-lunch-man-goes-viral
Here here! Nice.
BRAVO! :clap:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-police-officer-wheelchair-man-train-rescue
Damn, that was close! Well done Officer. :notworthy:
This lady Florida State Trooper has got major kahoonas (https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/watch-fhp-trooper-hit-by-drunk-driver-protects-runners-at-skyway-10k/). :notworthy:
Quote from: steve58 on March 08, 2022, 02:56:15 PM
This lady Florida State Trooper has got major kahoonas (https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/watch-fhp-trooper-hit-by-drunk-driver-protects-runners-at-skyway-10k/). :notworthy:
God Bless her. That took courage
:notworthy: Trooper Schuck.
Wow. Inspiring stuff. Gotta respect that thin blue line.
She saved many lives and limbs.
The news footage sort of makes it appear the drunk driver just plowed into a road block. The dash cam footage shows how deliberately trooper Schuck drove her vehicle to make sure the idiot wouldn't get past her and into the runners. She could see the speed of the oncoming vehicle. That is bravery.
Wow, that is a job well done by the trooper. A 26-year veteran too.