Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car
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Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car
There was a boom, then the house shook. Daylan McLee thought for a minute it might have been a small earthquake until a relative came running inside to say there had been a car crash involving a police cruiser outside the apartment in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, about 45 miles south of Pittsburgh.
McLee ran outside and pulled an officer from the mangled patrol car as flames began to spread into the cabin. Police officials and others have credited McLee with saving the officers life after the Sunday evening crash.
I dont know what came across me, but I ripped the door open and just pulled him to safety across the street, McLee said Monday.
Protests over police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that have gripped the nation for weeks have laid bare tensions between police and the communities they serve, exposing grave mistrust by civilians, and frustration by law enforcement officers who say they are being painted with too broad a brush. But for McLee, the issue broke through the larger questions on race and policing; it was about saving a life.
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Karadeniz
(22,470 posts)Freedomofspeech
(4,221 posts)Uniontown is a very poor and tough area. This is a great story.
Dem2theMax
(9,637 posts)Well worth it. Daylan McLee is a very special human being. He can teach all of us more than a thing or two.