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I really appreciate when people buy me coffee or thank me for my service. It makes me feel appreciated and like I'm doing something worth while. Sometimes all it takes is a simple gesture to make someone's day
I once had a lady buy me breakfast when I was working a 12-hour shift. It was really nice of her, and it was really appreciated. It was a nice change from the usual fast food that I was eating.
There was a day when I had to complete almost 16 full hours of service. Almost at the end of that horrible day, I took a teenager home, and before I left his mom gave me a soda and some cookies. It is the small acts of gratitude that keep me as a policeman after so many years
Once a group of young people asked me for help to get a dog out of a well, I helped them and a week later that group of kids called me again to help them with the same problem, I went to the call, and when I arrived, they had prepared a surprise with many posters thanking me.
Once an old man told me that I looked like his son, (his son had been a policeman but died of cancer), sometime later that same man brought me a bunch of donuts filled with blueberry cream, they were his son's favourite, and I had never tasted them, but now they are my favourite too.
Once a boy of about 12 years old told me that he wanted to be like me, that was 20 years ago, now that boy works in my department, and he came to me recently and told me that he had achieved it, despite the time I never forgot that moment, and it seems that neither did he, now we are partners.
I am Asian American, and once a Chinese family spoke to me in Mandarin, but my Mandarin is very bad after they left the mall they gave me a Mandarin book for dummies and offered to give me free classes, thanks to those classes now I have a wife and sons.
Our department doesn't let us accept gifts from people, but I've had numerous people offer to buy me a coffee (or a donut if they're trying to be funny). I always thank them and say how much I appreciate their offer. I usually suggest that they consider buying a coffee for the next person in line. I've met a lot of people and had some great interactions that way
I arrived at the scene of a domestic disturbance and the suspect seemed very cordial with me but I could tell something was "off," just this weird vibe I was getting. We were just talking, but the suspect's friend (standing behind him) signaled to me that he had a gun concealed in his jacket. Turns out the guy was high as a kite and thinking of going the whole "suicide by cop" route. I'm really glad his buddy tipped me off because I was able to de-escalate the situation and get the guy some help. He actually came with me willingly. That wouldn't have happened if his buddy hadn't tipped me off, and I'm really grateful that he did. I hear the guy is doing much better now, he's in rehab and it certainly isn't a cakewalk for him but he's making progress. I'm looking forward to the day when I see him out and about in the city, just living his life. That will be a big moment for me.
It isn't just one interaction, but I am always very grateful when little kids come up to me. It means their parents are teaching them that cops are their friends... which we are. So yeah. Parents teaching the little ones to respect and befriend authority has to be the coolest thing I've ever seen on or off the job.