Cop's photo with man who tried to stab him last year goes viral: ‘I am ecstatic now to learn that he

Source: NY Daily News

A North Carolina cop's uplifting Facebook photo showing his run-in with a man who tried to stab him last year has gone viral.

Raleigh Police Officer JD Boyd took to Facebook after randomly reuniting with a former suspect who nearly killed him, posting an image of the two new pals grinning side-by-side along with a touching message.

"Almost a year ago this man and I were involved in a major altercation where he tried to stab me in the head and I nearly shot him," he wrote in the post. "Today we ran into each other again."

The cop, who's seen in uniform with his arms around an unidentified man, said he learned the man changed his ways after serving time in prison.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-photo-man-stab-viral-article-1.2358141

A GOOD story for a change.

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Cop's photo with man who tried to stab him last year goes viral: ‘I am ecstatic now to learn that he (Original post)	7962	Sep 2015	OP
Yes, Thanks for posting this.	Stuart G	Sep 2015	#1
This...	Sophiegirl	Sep 2015	#2
Awesome	madokie	Sep 2015	#3
I'm shocked that he got less than a year in jail for trying to stab a cop in the head	Reter	Sep 2015	#4
What a great officer. nt	Live and Learn	Sep 2015	#5
Great example of why we can't "throw away the key" (nt)	Babel_17	Sep 2015	#6
The essence of a good cop	Z_California	Sep 2015	#7

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Sun Sep 13, 2015, 12:52 PM

Stuart G (37,385 posts)

1. Yes, Thanks for posting this.

With all the hate and fear, yes this cop could have killed this fellow, and he would have been.."justified"

But he chose not to.

.that is a very good story.

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Sun Sep 13, 2015, 12:57 PM

Sophiegirl (2,338 posts)

2. This...

"No one is ever lost forever and as long as you continue to work to be a better version of yourself than you were yesterday things will work out eventually," the officer wrote.

No truer words....

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Sun Sep 13, 2015, 01:36 PM

madokie (51,076 posts)