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Bayard

(30,134 posts)
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 10:47 AM Aug 2019

Compassionate Cops [View all]

"Yesterday, SGT McCoy met a man by the name of Dan Williams, age:57, sitting in front of Wendy's in Horn Lake. He was down on his luck and was hungry. SGT McCoy walked him inside and offered to buy the man lunch. The Wendy's Management would not let the deputy pay, because they covered Mr. Williams' meal instead!
SGT McCoy sat down and ate lunch with Mr. Williams. He found out that Mr. Williams had no money or phone and has been catching rides from Ohio in an attempt to get down to Monroe, Louisiana to be with family.

SGT McCoy could tell that Mr. Williams had a good heart and wanted to help him, so he got with Deputies Brea, Garrett, and Andrews. They all pulled money out of their own pockets and pitched in to buy Mr. Williams an $89.00 Greyhound bus ticket to get home, along with an additional $60.00 for some food and necessities. SGT McCoy later said that Mr. Williams broke down and cried as he was dropping him off at the bus station in Memphis, TN. Mr. Williams looked over to SGT McCoy and told him, "Out of all of the people that reached out to help me in my time of need, it was the cops. Thank you!!"

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Compassionate Cops [View all] Bayard Aug 2019 OP
What an uplifting story....we sure can use more of this, considering the lack of asiliveandbreathe Aug 2019 #1
Human beings can still surprise me every now and again... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2019 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Aug 2019 #3
"SGT McCoy could tell that Mr. Williams had a good heart..." WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #4
This is the first I'm seeing it. SMC22307 Aug 2019 #7
We needed that...thanks! Karadeniz Aug 2019 #5
K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Aug 2019 #6
Great story, BUT.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #8
nonsense Skittles Aug 2019 #10
Uh huh A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #13
****L O L**** A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #14
This stuff is sadly the exception Lordquinton Aug 2019 #15
Absolutely A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #17
That's the real thing Lordquinton Aug 2019 #18
Wonderful touching story. Duppers Aug 2019 #9
it is 3 years old, BUT it is real, not some fake internet tosh Celerity Aug 2019 #11
Heartwarming story. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #16
There are good cops and bad cops Bayard Aug 2019 #19
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