[Ipg-smz] In praise of compassionate police officers

[Dan Rosenbaum]

Phil:

Does she live in NYC or in a small-town suburb? It’s been my experience (with my elderly parents) that small-town cops are particularly compassionate with older residents of their towns…

best,
d

Dan Rosenbaum
dan at panix.com
347-658-5855



> On Jun 5, 2019, at 1:53 PM, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>   Some of you might know that my older sister, in the New York area, lives with mental illness.  Twice in the past three months
> a compassionate police officer has intervened to help her get to hospital for treatment. I have not met this officer, but I have heard
> that he handled the situation with graciousness and dignity towards my sister. 
> 
>     As we so often hear about the bad apples in the police force, let's not forget about the very good ones whose story does not often
> get told.
> 
>                        phil
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