{"id":12821,"date":"2015-05-27T17:19:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T00:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=12821"},"modified":"2015-05-27T17:41:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T00:41:29","slug":"soft-side-of-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2015\/05\/27\/soft-side-of-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft side of the law"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a member of any law enforcement effort in North America these days you’re not exactly living the dream when it comes to respect.<\/p>\n

Stories of corruption and abuse have littered the news the past couple of years with well-known cities like Ferguson\u00a0and Baltimore fighting off large-scale riots as a result.<\/p>\n

On social media it has become the norm to talk about police officers like they are ALL abusive, power-hungry brutes – a label that is a sad contrast to the post 9\/11 world.<\/p>\n

In Richmond last week, RCMP Corporal Kevin Krygier and his team put on a display that reminded many that the vast majority of our nation’s force are here for much more than crime and punishment. They are here for us.<\/p>\n

This particular story started at Tait Elementary School, where Mike Ciu is a fourth-grade student with Down Syndrome. When Krygier visited the school this winter he met Mike, who helped give the corporal a tour of his school.<\/p>\n

Soon after, Mike’s educational assistant, Marci Hammer, sent Krygier a video of Mike explaining that when he grew up he dreamed of being a police officer.<\/p>\n

“I was so touched, I decided to make his dream a reality,” Krygier explained of what came next.<\/p>\n

Krygier rallied his troops, connected with Hammer, started making some plans and put together an assembly presentation for Mike that blew his whole school away.<\/p>\n

That day Mike Ciu was named an honorary Police Chief, given a uniform and marched into the gym with his new peers to roaring cheers from his younger peers. It was a day he and his family won’t soon forget.<\/p>\n

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Corporal Kevin Krygier and Mike Ciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the gesture turned into a nice community story, it was also a reminder that many of our uniformed defenders of the law are genuinely here to keep us safe AND make our lives better. So next time you hear a story of an officer abusing his power, share this one of our officers spreading\u00a0the glory instead.<\/p>\n

“I joined the RCMP to make a difference in people’s lives,” Krygier said. “I have done many things as part of the RCMP – some I have had to do and they have been sad and difficult. But this was so enjoyable for me and my colleagues. It took a lot of collaboration to make it happen, but comparably, it was easy and very meaningful for all of us who were involved.”<\/p>\n

The event was captured on CTV News HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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