Photo Of Cop Interacting With Young Man Goes Viral For All The Right Reasons

We know that there is definitely some atrocious cops patrolling the streets that are doing criminal acts, but we also know that they are only a small percentage. Most police officers truly care about improving their communities, like Officer Charlie Casserly.

The Jersey City cop retired last Thursday after 36 years of dedicated service, and that’s unfortunate for humanity because Charlie seems like one of the great ones. Officer Casserly was snapped teaching a young man how to tie his tie. Lashambi B. Moore witnessed the veteran cop on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey assisting the local teen on the morning of July 9, and shared the touching photo on Facebook.

“Charlie pulled the patrol car over, got out and spent nearly a half an hour teaching the young man how to tie a tie,” Moore wrote on her Facebook.

Moore said she took the picture because it was something good that she thought others would want to see. “I only posted it to make others feel good because it made me feel good,” Moore said.

Moore said Casserly first demonstrated how to tie the tie on himself, then the teen did it for himself, and Casserly fixed it up a bit.

“That was the epitome of community policing,” Moore told The Jersey Journal. “He’s interacting with the community. This is the right way to do it.”

Carmine Disbrow, president of the Jersey City Police Officers’ Benevolent Association, said Casserly’s actions are representative of the department:

“This picture represents 40 years of Charlie Casserly not just of being a law enforcement officer, but also of being a role model, a leader, and a mentor. It also is an accurate depiction of why Officer Casserly, and so many other men and women, choose to wear the badge, and their efforts to make the communities they serve better and stronger.”

Officer Casserly declined to comment on the awesome photo that has gone viral on Facebook.

I just hope Officer Casserly did the right thing and taught the young man how to tie something more sophisticated than a lazy Windsor knot.

[NJ.com]