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badhair77

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14. What a fabulous inspiration.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 07:08 PM

Jul 2012

I'm going to think about ways I can contribute in my community. I've been putting off making a time commitment.

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Fed-up cop says "enough" - tired of seeing starving, poor, struggling elderly [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 OP

Great Post...thanks for putting this up...K and R. Remarkable person.. Stuart G Jul 2012 #1

K&R redqueen Jul 2012 #2

k & R. pnwmom Jul 2012 #3

Thanks for the post... russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #4

Thanks for posting this! arcane1 Jul 2012 #5

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2012 #6

Thank you for reminding us of our compassion, humanity and how tragic that myrna minx Jul 2012 #7

UNCONSCIONABLE in a country with the wealth of the USA. woo me with science Jul 2012 #8

I'm with you! As moving as such stories are, they only serve to remind me.... Moonwalk Jul 2012 #16

Don't forget family. I'm elderly and couldn't do it virgogal Jul 2012 #27

some HAVE no family. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #28

i'm 62 and know exactly what you're saying. the future looks scary to me. eom ellenfl Jul 2012 #33

So many people are in this situation, woo me with science Jul 2012 #34

yes great post, wmws! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #37

ellen BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #36

Beautifully said. woo me with science Jul 2012 #39

Maybe that's another organization that liberalhistorian Jul 2012 #46

there sure is a need for it BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #53

I"m in the same situation at 52 SemperEadem Jul 2012 #49

seems many are living alone these days BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #54

"This situation should not exist. Period." woo me with science Jul 2012 #38

+1! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #58

Thank you for a story about a cop with compassion siligut Jul 2012 #9

agreed! fascisthunter Jul 2012 #11

people with a conscience need to come together fascisthunter Jul 2012 #10

What a wonderful story! dkf Jul 2012 #12

When I see stories like this drmeow Jul 2012 #13

! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #29

What a fabulous inspiration. badhair77 Jul 2012 #14

And when Mitt becomes president (Obama will be outspent 10 to 1) magic59 Jul 2012 #15

Thanks for this story Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #17

Paul Ryan's perfect world. Alan Grayson summed it up best. Faygo Kid Jul 2012 #18

So many times people diss police officers but I have known quite a few police officers and they are kimbutgar Jul 2012 #19

cool story. Glad you had positive interactions with cops Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #20

I think politics and law enforcement both attract society's best and worst RufusTFirefly Jul 2012 #32

Sad but true kimbutgar Jul 2012 #57

That's awesome Forgot username Jul 2012 #21

Bootstraps. Individuals. Freedoms. Personal responsibility. valerief Jul 2012 #22

It's All About Training Folks YOHABLO Jul 2012 #23

Wait'll the dirtbag Kochs, Wall St. and the Republicans get rid of Social Security ProfessionalLeftist Jul 2012 #24

Excellent..K&R n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2012 #25

Fed-Up cop says "enough" KauaiK Jul 2012 #26

Thank god for HIM!!! Now how many more of him do we need?? BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2012 #30

Good post harun Jul 2012 #31

We need more men in blue like him! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #35

This report is more important than 'gun' threads Mimosa Jul 2012 #40

"This report is more important than 'gun' threads" -- DAMN RIGHT. n/t Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #50

Cops are like bartenders Mopar151 Jul 2012 #41

A great guy, no doubt, but shame on CNN... eomer Jul 2012 #42

As a young.... GTurck Jul 2012 #43

GTurck Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #51

You and me both. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #56

Kick woo me with science Jul 2012 #44

I've been googling around trying to find out the name Rozlee Jul 2012 #45

What a nice shiny story quakerboy Jul 2012 #47

Here's a link to the group he formed. drm604 Jul 2012 #48

BTW- Lake Mary Fla. cbrer Jul 2012 #52

Nice to read about this police officer and his efforts...big ol' K&R! snappyturtle Jul 2012 #55