When most of us think about police officers, we don’t necessarily always think about them in the kindest way. It isn’t necessarily our fault, however, the media doesn’t always portray them as being heroes. It is unfortunate, however, because many police are heroes and the story just goes to show that they can do very kind things and they often do them behind-the-scenes.
It started when a woman named Kendra Powell was on her way to Walmart early in the morning for work. She saw a state trooper pulled off to the side of the road but she didn’t see the police officer and the trunk was open. She drove up to the car slowly to see if she could tell what was wrong and she noticed the police officer bent over, cleaning his windows.
That is when the story gets interesting. Kendra and the police officer said hi to each other and had a little bit of chitchat but it was then that the police officer did something that Kendra was not expecting. In fact, it took her by surprise to the point that she could hardly wait to get back home again so that she could share it on a Facebook page, Love What Matters. It turns out, the kindness of this police officer went viral and it’s easy to see why.
“So, on the way to work this morning, I noticed a State Trooper on the side of the road with his trunk up. I felt compelled to stop and make sure he was okay. I never saw him, just the car.
So, I creeped past at a snail’s pace and turned around.
I pulled up to the car and cracked my window, hands clearly visible. I saw a white trooper come from the side of the car.
I said good morning and asked if he was okay and needed help. He smiled a brilliant smile and replied, ‘No ma’am,’ [and] that he was cleaning his windows. He showed the bottle and towels to me and I told him he had the good stuff.
He chuckled and asked if I minded if he cleaned mine too. I told him I was OK but he insisted. Highlight of my day…. [a] state trooper cleaning my windows with the good Rain-X cleaner. Every passerby had a stunned expression on their faces.”
“Then an elderly white couple stopped by and asked if they could have theirs done also. Lol, so he cleaned theirs too. The lady offered to pay him and he said no, just say a prayer for me…. so we did.
Right along [Interstate] 46, in the wee hours of the morning, parked beside the road for EVERYONE to see, we all linked hands and had prayer.
White hands, black hands, officer hands, young hands, and old hands…. gave glory like never before. I was late for work lol but it was truly worth it. Couldn’t ask for a better way to start my day.”
This is an example of just what some of these police officers are willing to do. They are out there to protect and serve, and it’s obvious that this police officer is sticking by his promise to do so.
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