A must read story: Good samaritan war vet & Detroit firefighters show they have the right stuff. Cops, not so much.
Click here to read Neal Rubin's column
Do yourself a favor and take a moment to read Neal Rubin's column at DetroitNews.com. It is the story of how a pair of Detroit police officers decided to deal with a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair who was in the roadway at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
It is also the story of Army veteran Mike Kozlowski and an anonymous company of Detroit firefighters who had the experience, judgment, compassion and wisdom to handle this situation in a much, much different way. According to the story, the cops used the police car loud speaker to publicly cuss out and berate the man while Kozlowski and the firefighters separately moved in to solve the problem and help someone in need.
Mike Kozlowski, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, received a ticket from the cops for his troubles.
While I am sure some people will look at it as police bashing. I don't think of it as representing all cops, but just two who, if the column is accurate, clearly have lost their way.
It is another reminder about the image you present when wearing a uniform. And a reminder that there is almost always someone watching.
