One good cop

[tombogan03884]

We are all quick to post about the badge heavy prick with a gun and an attitude, I thought we should have a thread that recognizes the other ones .
The ones who don't take the job for power trip, but for the chance to help others.


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/texas-cop-writes-struggling-father-a-traffic-ticket-with-a-100-bill-wrapped-inside/

It’s the last thing a Texas man expected when a Plano police officer pulled him over for an expired registration.

Hayden Carlo, a 25-year-old married father of two, told the officer he didn’t have any explanation for not getting it renewed except that he didn’t have the money.

“You get paid, pay your bills, and there’s your money. It’s gone,” Carlo told KTVT-TV. “I said, ‘it was either feed my kids or get my registration done.”

The officer wrote a citation and handed it to Carlo, who couldn’t believe what he saw inside.

“Opened it up and there’s a $100 bill. I broke down in my car, what else could I do,” Carlo said.

The officer, who wants to remain anonymous, didn’t tell anyone what he did, but Carlo’s grandfather wrote the police department a letter to thank them.

“You just don’t find that many officers who do this type of thing,” Billy McIntire told KTVT.
Plano police spokesman David Tilley said the officer told him, “this young man needed it more than him and it was just the right thing to do.”

Carlo used the money to update both his and his wife’s car registrations.

“He helped me out when I needed it and I appreciate that,” Carlo said. “It definitely restored my faith in God.”

[Rastus]

Definitely a great attitude of caring that needs to be fostered throughout the land. 

[crusader rabbit]

I certainly applaud this cop's actions, but I don't think it's a good idea to publicize his kindness.  He specifically wanted to remain anonymous.  This article, and others like it, have deprived him of that.  It's like the Secret Santa who gives out $100 bills.  He wants to remain an unknown benefactor.  I believe we should respect his wishes while appreciating his actions.

Crusader

[PegLeg45]

I certainly applaud this cop's actions, but I don't think it's a good idea to publicize his kindness.  He specifically wanted to remain anonymous.  This article, and others like it, have deprived him of that.  It's like the Secret Santa who gives out $100 bills.  He wants to remain an unknown benefactor.  I believe we should respect his wishes while appreciating his actions.

Crusader

Made me think of this:

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
                                                                                                                      ~Matthew 6: 1-4

[tombogan03884]

Are you shitting me ?
I don't recall any Bible quotes about "Judge not lest ye be judged" when you were damning the asshole cops that have been posted of on here.
There is no indication of the cops identity, so are you suggesting that it not be recognized that there are good ones out there ?
This is asinine.

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[PegLeg45]

Are you shitting me ?
I don't recall any Bible quotes about "Judge not lest ye be judged" when you were damning the asshole cops that have been posted of on here.
There is no indication of the cops identity, so are you suggesting that it not be recognized that there are good ones out there ?
This is asinine.

Spit out the barbed wire before you cut your self.       
I just said it reminded me of a Bible passage...... on how we all should act. 

[santahog]

Hooah!! Cudos for the Cop!!
I was already thinking that the Cop would have been better served had the story not come out before I got to Pegs comment.
I was thinking more about "not letting your left hand know what your right hand was doing", myself..
I know that's not exactly what that verse was addressing, but it isn't "non-applicable" to it..
God bless the Cop..

[crusader rabbit]

I recall something  about the levels of charity as detailed in the Jewish faith.  Each level comes with an attendant blessing or mitzva--I think that's the word.

As I remember, the lowest level is when you give something to someone you know, and that someone knows it came from you.  God gives you a little bit of a blessing.

The next level is giving to someone you know, but who doesn't know the gift is from you.  You blessing increases.

The next level up is giving to someone you don't know, but that someone knows it was you who gave the gift.  Even more blessing comes from God.

The highest level is giving to an unknown person in need who knows not where the gift came from.  This accrues the greatest blessing from On High.  This is the true spirit of charity.

Anonymous giving has been the gold standard for a very long time.

FWIW

Crusader

[Solus]

There are all kinds of ways to weasel a bit of extra blessing out of a good deed if you are conniving enough.

Where I have worked, someone would bring in a box of candy bars to sell for what ever charity they were supporting.

They would leave the box at the reception desk so folks would see it. 

When no one but the receptionist was around, I'd buy every bar, but leave them in the box...and tell her as folks came in and saw the box to give them a candy bar and say it was paid for.

The way I see it, I got full credit for every bar that I bought.  Got extra credit cause the person who brought it in was told it sold out, but not who did it for bonus credit and then the receptionist got to do good deeds by handing them out and I would share in some of that, and finally the person who got the free candy bar would be pleased and I got even more credit for that. 

All for the price of the original candy bar....greedy sob that I am.

[tombogan03884]

But that one guy you cut off in traffic cancels it all.  

Reminds me of an article I saw a while back.
It was about a study that showed people who drove hybrid cars like the Prius were more likely to lie cheat and steal because they thought their "caring for the environment" entitled them to some slack in other ethical questions.