NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE ON BOY LOOKING FOR GARDENING WORK.
COP SHOWED UP WITH A PS5.
From the stories we’re told about the police—in fairytales, in movies, in the Superman version of America—this is what we expect all cops to be like. Helpful. Protective. Kind, especially with kids.
Thankfully, this time the storybook version came to life.
The police didn’t harass or harm the kid—they helped him.
The officer showed up, heard the boy was working to save up for a PS5, and bought it for him.
This story isn’t about police spending money. It’s about kindness.
Compassion. Humanity.
For our community, this is a rare story.
But what if it wasn’t?
What if this wasn’t a feel-good exception to the rule…
What if care was the rule?

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