When
one little boy walked into a police station in Charlotte, North Carolina, he
was wearing a sign around his neck and carrying a bag. On a closer inspection
the officers realized that this was not going to be any ordinary day on duty.
Despite
his young years five-year-old Jayden Hooker was very aware of the tension
between his community and his local police department. He was often woken in
the night by violent sounds in his neighborhood and was scared by them.
But
little Jayden is no ordinary child because this special little boy wasn’t just
scared for himself.
Jayden
thought that if he was scared, the police must be too so he decided he wanted
to help in some way.
He
asked his mom to take him down to their local police station to give the
officers donuts and hugs. He didn’t want his neighborhood police officers to be
scared anymore.
Hooker
told ABC News, “I’m happy the police officers didn’t get really hurt. I want
you to stay safe and I don’t want anybody to hurt you.”
Despite
not knowing anyone at the station, he walked in there wearing a sign that said,
quite simply, “Free Hugs.”
The
officers couldn’t believe what he had done and took him up on the offer. Some
officers were moved to tears by the kind gesture.
I was also moved to tears when I saw how this young boy was
trying to make the world a better place. Please share if you think we need more
people like Jayden in the world!
Source : newsner.com