We hear a lot about the bad apples out there–or at least the supposed bad apples, since more than a few cases have been purposely miscast for political gain these days. The only way to combat that is to highlight all the good men and women in law enforcement and the good things they do. Case in point:
While officers are trained to look for suspicious signs wherever they go, this time Crook’s eye could only see a need.
“She is a single mom and she has the two kids, and she is taking care of the kids, and we noticed she is doing a good job with that, but she just didn’t have some of the things she needed for basic needs,” Crook said.
He could see she was using the bathtub to do laundry and didn’t have a bed to sleep on. So he went to work. He spread the word about the need and within a few days his fellow officers, a local business, residents and Habitat for Humanity helped provide a brand new washer and dryer, and more importantly, for Ashley Simmons, a bed.
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“People don’t understand. They don’t get that the little things really do help and get you a long way,” she said. “To be able to lay in a bed and go to sleep tonight is going to be like heaven pretty much.”
In addition to the feel-good story of people helping people, that last paragraph really sticks out. Much of the “national argument” looks pretty silly in the face of things like this. Who cares what this politician called that one? This woman needed a bed. Do we really want to help the poor? May I suggest that one more post on Facebook criticizing this group or that for not doing more isn’t the answer? And next time you feel inclined to criticize the police, first stop and consider if you’ve done as much to help as they have.