Posted on 12/11/2014 3:49:27 PM PST by Swordmaker
See the VIDEO at site
With Christmas right around the corner, Lowell Police Chief Steve Bukala chose to turn routine traffic stops into personalized and heartwarming memories.
At first, one woman who gets pulled over thinks shes about to get a ticket. Then, the officer asks:
Got all your Christmas shopping done? When the woman responds that she hasnt even started and is unable to afford some of the things her kids want, the officer calls in the cavalry.
A few minutes later, the woman discovers why. And all she can manage to do is give the officer a big hug.
(Excerpt) Read more at ijreview.com ...
I think the goal is somewhere around 3.5 if my memory serves me correctly. That number of “interactions” with the public on a yearly basis is the sweet spot for statistical Gruber-esque modeling of the peak of activity vs. productivity in the urban policing bidness.
I think this is an attempt at damage control to show people that cops are human too. . . the only meme they didn't hit was the driver wasn't black. . . but some of the elves doing the shopping were.
You didn’t watch far enough into the video.
You're right. . . i got side tracked. We're having a storm around here. . .
Come on, fess up, Vendome. By any chance do you work in Washington, DC? Maybe in the House of Representatives? The crying part gave you away.
I’m closely related to John Boehner but, I have a real tan, striking blue eyes and a wit that doesn’t stop.
LOL
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