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Lone_Star_Dem

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2. Police Officer Hailed a Hero After Pulling Sixteen Year Old From Burning Car

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 12:04 AM

Apr 2012

A sixteen year old boy is still in the hospital after a devastating head-on collision on his way to school in Muhlenberg County. His father says the only reason his son is alive is thanks to an off-duty police officer, who pulled the boy from the car before it exploded.
http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=498562

There are good and bad people in all professions. However, when public servants do bad things it hits us harder.

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okay, I need help here. does ANYBODY have a story about ANY police department, even a single [View all] niyad Mar 2012 OP

You don't read about them because they are the norm. RandySF Apr 2012 #1

Police Officer Hailed a Hero After Pulling Sixteen Year Old From Burning Car Lone_Star_Dem Apr 2012 #2

i know one SwampG8r Apr 2012 #3

I'll out mine. David Kleinfeld. He has done an excellent job on hate crimes. Burbank PD Loudmxr Apr 2012 #8

Good police work! TexasPaganDem Apr 2012 #4

Our former police chief has moved on to a larger city, murielm99 Apr 2012 #5

Here ya go. . . madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #6

Easiest request EVER - Zax2me Apr 2012 #7

Here's one personal story..not much of a story..I will give credit where it's due.. HipChick Apr 2012 #9

Day to day that s what they mostly do nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #10

I used to work part time in a local PD bayareamike Apr 2012 #11

sure: chknltl Apr 2012 #12

Then they should get rid of the bad apples rather than close ranks around them. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #14

Yes loyalsister Apr 2012 #13

A cop pressured a friend of mine to lie against two of his friends by threatening him with telling Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #15

Holy crap, is that the closest you could get to something positive? great white snark Apr 2012 #16

it sounds like the kid screwed over his friends to save his own ass. convienient he gets to blame bettyellen Apr 2012 #17

In the news daily are reports of policemen getting killed on the job... Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #18

Just like you don't hear about the thousands of planes nobodyspecial Apr 2012 #19

Here is a video of a police officer doing something positive for international relations slackmaster Apr 2012 #20

Ever driven on an autobahn? SwissTony Apr 2012 #22

Yes, he let the German guy go without citing him slackmaster Apr 2012 #23

Germany's brilliant SwissTony Apr 2012 #24

thanks to all of you who replied with the stories of what we KNOW police officers are supposed to be niyad Apr 2012 #21