Texas Police Officers Give Out Thanksgiving Turkeys Instead Of Tickets
This is super-sweet, you guys.
According to this, police officers in Forth Worth, Texas, decided to spread some Thanksgiving cheer this season. Rather than give tickets to people who were committing minor traffic infractions, they passed out turkeys –
“Even though we do enforce traffic law and we do have some unpleasant decisions to make, we still are about the people,” Officer Anthony Colter said.
He made five stops for issues ranging from a failure to use a traffic signal to not wearing a seatbelt, but in each situation he gave the drivers a turkey instead of a ticket.
“We’re going to overlook that,” he told one driver. “Instead of giving out citations, we’re going to give you a Thanksgiving turkey!”
The giveaway was organized by Officer G. Calzada, who said “We wanted to let our citizens know that we’re not just out to give people tickets and take them to jail; we’re also here to serve our community.”… read more here
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