While fully acknowledging we have much work to do, I hope this quick story makes you as happy as it made me: Earlier this week 2 @CalgaryPolice officers from 5 District stopped a vehicle with an expired plate. The driver turned out to be a new Canadian and didn’t realize the... 
...the registration was expired. Instead of ticketing the man and towing his car, the officers explained the situation, requirements and how to renew, etc. After the interaction, the man called 911 to report the POSITIVE interaction he’d had with our officers...
...While we don’t normally encourage calling 911 for non-emergencies, this call - at this time - made the day of the Calgary 911 operator who received it. Thankfully she took the time to pass the story along to a supervisor who sent it to me. Think about this, a seemingly simple
...interaction that carries with it SO much significance right now. But like every day, these officers didn’t even mention it. Do you know why? Because this is what they do! Not today, but every day. This is one of thousands and thousands of routine, seemingly innocuous...
...interactions involving our police that goes unreported in our city, province, and country each day. To be clear, nothing excuses police misconduct or bad behaviour when it occurs - but make no mistake, misconduct or misdeeds are NOT the norm, they are the exception.
We have great police officers, civilian employees, and volunteers in our city, province, and country. This is why we live in one of the safest, most democratic, and stable countries in the world. Yes, let’s work together to get even better, but even as we focus on what needs...
...to be improved, let’s not ignore everything that’s good! #Shoutout to all the great cops out there! You are not ‘the problem’, but we need you all to be part of the solution. As a profession, a community, and a society, we can all ‘up our game’ to fight against racism.
