Photo of Boston cop’s act of kindness goes viral

[joeybee12]

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During Friday's intense manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown, Mass., when the city of Boston was on lockdown, a Brookline police officer delivered milk to a family with a baby.

And like many random acts of kindness seen in the wake the marathon bombings, the photo—posted to Facebook by the family—went viral, thanks in part to a tweet from the Boston Police Department:

BPD Officer delivers milk to a family with young children in Watertown during the lockdown.

Kevin Wells, the father, took the photo of the officer, John Bradley, as he arrived carrying two gallons of milk for Holden, Wells' 17-month-old son.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-police-milk-watertown-photo-124528069.html

[gcomeau]

1. It was not a lockdown.

They could have gone and got the milk themselves if they really needed to, but it was still really nice of the guy to go do it for them if they were entirely justifiably concerned about making the trip.

Let's just not help spread the "lockdown" idiocy ok?

[Capt. Obvious]

2. It was a shelter in

Such a big difference. Here the governor was just telling everyone not to leave their homes.

[gcomeau]

5. Yes, quite a big difference.

People were entirely free to go out if they felt like it, they were simply advised not to because it was dangerous and they might get in the way or the many many many armed and anxious law enforcement people hunting through the streets. Many did go out. Nothing happened.

People who use "lockdown" try and make it out like the city was under martial law with people locked in their homes under guard or something.

[Capt. Obvious]

7. Ceci n'est pas une pipe

[Renew Deal]

20. Yes, they were free to go out and get handcuffed

while a robot searched them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022714231#post10

[gcomeau]

23. One. Guy.

It's not like that was standard procedure. "Hey everyone! Let's all of us keep a lookout for anyone who leaves their house so we can jump on them and search them with robots! That'll teach them for coming outside during our evil martial law imposed lockdown of Boston! MWAAAAAHAAA!!!"

Lots of people went outside. Nobody jumped all over them. ONE guy apparently did something that made the police think he had an explosive device and ended up the subject of a significant amount of attention. Gosh, I wonder if that had anything to do with the suggestion that people would be better off not wandering the streets in the middle of a massive manhunt for a bomber?

[Shivering Jemmy]

26. you have an anecdote

but your tone requires DATA.

[Bragi]

28. Well stated /eom

[Renew Deal]

29. Boston police tweet

"BPD Officer delivers milk to a family with young children in Watertown during the lockdown."

[Bragi]

31. I eagerly await the rebuttal! /nt

[Mariana]

9. The governor was ASKING everyone not to leave their homes.

Good grief.

[Capt. Obvious]

10. The governor also asked everyone to stay off the roads during that mega storm we had

He only asked.

Ceci n'est pas une pipe

[Bragi]

15. Indeed, it was just a gentle suggestion to stay inside

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And when a dozen pumped-up cops wearing their favorite military gear and carrying heavy weapons show up to seize your neighborhood and search your house, of course it's all voluntary. Sure. Just tell them to go get a warrant. They will arrest you, but go ahead.

Saying this wasn't a lockdown is Orwellian bullshit. It's as honest and truthful as calling a pressure-cooker bomb a weapon of mass destruction.

[gcomeau]

17. You're clueless

Many people simply went outside when they wanted to. Right in front of all those cops. Nobody got run back into their houses... nobody got arrested. IT WAS NOT A FREAKING LOCKDOWN.


I'm not even going to bother explaining for the thousandth time on this board that the searches were completely legal, and if you're seriously complaining that the people conducting them were armed and in numbers while HUNTING A TERRORIST BOMBER you're completely hopeless. What did you want them to do, show up one at a time with nerf bats?

[Go Vols]

32. Thats what I understood too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2713919

I cant find the post where someone said they went for a 4 hour bike ride in the shelter zone,but someone posted they did.

[Renew Deal]

21. See, it was just a suggestion, people were allowed to go outside

If they wanted to be handcuffed face down while a robot searched them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022714231#post10

[frazzled]

3. He doesn't look happy about it

I don't photograph well sometimes, either.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Long day

[Marrah_G]

8. Many of those guys were on for 18 hours straight

Tired, stressed, worried.... not sure how well anyone would photograph

[Cha]

12. Super stressful situation.. it'd be weird

if he had a smile on his face.

[Fla Dem]

14. Warm day, lots of heavy equipment, long, stressful day.

Not sure the expression on my face would be much different. But just the fact he is doing something nice speaks volumes.

[frazzled]

16. Sheesh, folks

I was sort of making a joke. Lighten up; I'm not stupid. I was simply remarking on the difference between the visual and textual information.

[JI7]

27. there was that issue of guys with bombs and guns he had to think about also

[datasuspect]

6. a kinder, gentler paramilitary police department

my ass.

they should have put puppies and kittens in his arms too - if you're gonna do photo ops, make them count.

[Cha]

11. Yeah, some ignorant people just can't handle

a policeman getting appreciated for a kindness. Using prases like "photo op".

Kevin Wells, the father, took the photo of the officer, John Bradley, as he arrived carrying two gallons of milk for Holden, Wells' 17-month-old son.

During the lockdown, the boy's grandmother, who was visiting from Colorado, left the house to ask the officer if he could grab some milk for the young couple.

“It just meant the world that he literally went out and got two gallons of milk," McKenzie Wells, the boy's mother, told Today.com. “We wanted to pay him, but he wouldn’t take money from us. He was just so generous."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-police-milk-watertown-photo-124528069.html

[JoePhilly]

13. Well sure ... because in a police state the cops have to deliver everything.

After all ... you are a prisoner in your home.

Do I need the sarcasm thing? Ok. Here.

[gcomeau]

19. Unfortunately yes, sarcasm tag needed...

Since there are multiple posters who are saying that exact same thing and actually meaning it.

[JoePhilly]

24. Sad, isn't it. nt

[Renew Deal]

18. So the Boston PD calls it a lockdown, but we are told that it was not a "lockdown."

Got it

[Bragi]

30. Maybe "lockdown" hasn't tested well /nt

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

22. Fff-f-f-ucking PIG!

THE FAMILY WAS PROBABLY PART OF TEH RICH HOITY TOITY BOURGEOISIE.....WELL TO DO WHITES!!!!

[Enrique]

25. would I be offending the Boston Police to point out he looks like a Lego man?

or Tor Johnson from "Plan 9"?