Wednesday, April 27, 2011

After-Thoughts

When Roc came home and relayed this story to me, I thought about it quite a bit afterward, and for some reason, it stayed with me. I thought about what it would be like to be in his position, and have to make those kinds of decisions every single day. I thought about the fact that he was bothered enough to turn around and go back up the stairs, and not just shrug it off as another chapter in a city full of stories.

I thought about someone who had been on the job a little longer...someone who was a little prejudiced...someone who just didn't know what the best course of action would be...and I smiled.

I was proud as hell, and I realized that Roc had finally gotten just a taste of the policing he had always hoped to do; that he made a difference in a way that was pleasing to everyone involved.

And I smiled.

4 comments:

  1. :) It's nice when they can make a tiny bit of difference. But that "tiny bit" is "everything" to one person.

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  2. Can you imagine what that man might have felt if he came home from work to find his children gone? OMG...!
    Stell

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  3. That kind of instinct is so valuable. You couldn't buy it with money... you either have it or you don't! Bravo to him!

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  4. Aw shucks, Meadowlark, you took the words out of my mouth. Great Job Roc. I give the ole thumbs up.

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