UH, WHY don't we hear of more stories like this?? That's right. It's not news.

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:51:49 -0400

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Hero of the Day: Kentucky police officer John Nissen!
He went above and beyond for a grief stricken driver named Barbie Henderson.
While driving, Barbie got word of her sister's death and pulled over to the side of the road. She was too distraught to drive and didn't know what to do so she called 911.
That's when officer Nissen came on the scene and asked if he could sit and talk with her.
Nissen says: "I turned the air vents towards her – it was over 90 degrees that day – held her hand, and she cried on my shoulder. I had her take sips of water."
He stayed with her for an hour until another family member could come and get her home safely.
When Barbie's other sister, Shonda, arrived, she was so amazed by the officer's kindness that she took a photo of the two and sent it to the Hillview Kentucky Police Facebook Page.
She wrote:
"Officer Nissen was more than an officer yesterday. He was a person with a heart to understand this was a lady who just lost her sister. From there on he took care of my sister … What an awesome guy!!!!"

IT is a great story. Why can't we see more like this. We have rotten apples everywhere... But this was awesome. Why can't we hear more stuff about what inspires people? Get a uplift today. Go give him a thumbs up!

John Tesh - Timeline Photos | Facebook

Hero of the Day: Kentucky police officer John Nissen!He went above and beyond for a grief stricken driver named Barbie Henderson. While driving, Barbie...

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Jul 31 at 2015 5:53 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:53:58 -0400

Because John Tesh? (I got nothin')

Edit: I lied. I get heart warming stories all the time. Most I can't share because of HIPAA. :( That officer is awesome though!

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 31 at 2015 5:58 PM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:58:34 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member This is great post and story. There are good people in this world (hundreds of them), but the news can't report all the good news stories because that doesn't sell news! Its a shame, because this kind of stuff goes on all the time, but we only read and hear about the bad. What is wrong with good news stories! Maybe we should have a new cable channel that plays nothing but the good stuff! "The Good News Channel!"

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jul 31 at 2015 6:32 PM

LTC John Shaw — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:32:33 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Thanks for highlighting the positive before the weekend!
OR
Are you just trying to distract from the last batch of Hilliary emails?
(We may never know...)

Response by MSgt Robert Pellam made Jul 31 at 2015 6:32 PM

MSgt Robert Pellam — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:32:51 -0400

Thanks for the uplifting post.

Response by PO1 Shahida Marmol made Jul 31 at 2015 7:20 PM

PO1 Shahida Marmol — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:20:08 -0400

Oh honey, you didn't know? This story wouldn't cause hate and separation between the American people, no way it could possibly be broadcasted all over the media, no no!

It's a beautiful story. If we had more compassionate people who were willing to help one another America wouldn't be in the place that it is now.

Response by SN Victoria Glover made Jul 31 at 2015 7:38 PM

SN Victoria Glover — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:38:25 -0400

Awesome story!

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Jul 31 at 2015 10:59 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:59:21 -0400

and a thumbs up to you for bring it to our attention

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 1 at 2015 10:50 AM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:50:22 -0400

Thanks for sharing!

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Aug 1 at 2015 6:40 PM

SGM Steve Wettstein — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 18:40:48 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member because it is a good news story.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 1 at 2015 8:25 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:25:24 -0400

Thank you for sharing......nice to see our guys in blue doing good.

Response by SSG Trust Palmer made Aug 2 at 2015 8:44 PM

SSG Trust Palmer — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 20:44:04 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member sis, it doesn't fit their agenda.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 2 at 2015 9:06 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 21:06:14 -0400

What a GREAT story, SGT Private RallyPoint Member!! Thank you for sharing it with us. There are lots of good Samaritan stories like this out there. They're usually on something like Facebook (source of this one).

I think we don't get more of these sorts of stories because they don't "sell." Sure, there's an appeal for a few minutes, but it doesn't cause thousands to take to the streets in protest. The old saying that "death sells" is what the networks and cable news networks operate on. This cop didn't shoot the woman, so it's not newsworthy.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 2 at 2015 11:50 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:50:37 -0400

No headlines to be made. Cops have an impossible job. Take the .05% of the force and focus on that. I see cops busting their butt in this crazy heat only to hear people scream 'f'n pigs!' by young punks. You couldn't pay me enough.