Being
stopped by the police is rarely a
positive experience. And regardless of whether you’ve done something wrong or
not, nervousness usually creeps in: “Did I forget to signal a turn? Am I
speeding…?”
One
day when Chy-Niece was on her way to a job interview, something happened that
filled her with dread. She saw the blue lights coming by and quickly realized
that the police were signalling for her to pull over.
The
fact that she was stressed and nervous before her interview didn’t help
matters.
But
she wasn’t driving too fast, and she had used her signals at every turn, so
what could she have done wrong?
After
picking up her papers and her driving license she rolled down the window. What
happened next is spreading like wildfire on the internet – and for all the
right reasons.
Instead
of being aggressive, Officer Jenkins explained that Chy-Niece’s brake light was
broken. This news was stressful – the very last thing she needed right now was
an expensive fine and having to pay for the repair.
But
instead of starting to print the fine, the officer did something that Chy-Niece
couldn’t believe.
Here’s what she wrote about the incident on Facebook:
“So
this happened just now. I’m on my way to go to my interview this morning when I
get pulled. Both break lights decided to go out this time. As he walked to the
car and I was pulling out my stuff, he quickly said,
‘Don’t
worry about pulling anything out. I just want you to know your break lights are
out.’
So
I’m immediately upset, because I just got them replaced last month. So I
explained to him how Firestone wants to charge me $600 just to run a test on
the wiring of the car.
He
looked at me (like he knew this was crazy) and told me to pop the trunk.
He
checked the lights in the trunk and tapped them, but they didn’t come on. So he
told me to pop the hood to check the relay box then asked me to get out to
check the other one.
He
could have easily given me a ticket, but Officer Jenkins stepped out of officer
role and into mechanic role to make sure I was straight.”
With
all the terrible things going on in the world, I love reading a story that has
a happy ending.
Going
the extra step and showing some humanity instead of just following the rule
book can really make a difference to someone.
A
huge thumbs up to Officer Jenkins, who instead of ruining Chy-Niece’s day with
an expensive fine, took time to help her.
After
she published the story on Facebook it received over 420 000 likes and nearly
100 000 shares.
This is definitely proof that we all love to read about acts of kindness
and humanity.
Share this article with your friends on Facebook to honor all the police
officers who do a fantastic job every day helping us and keeping us all safe!
Source
: newsner.com