Kind Teen Walks Up to Police Car on Hot Day and Hands Him Cold Drink Through Window
It is not surprising to hear that lately, the news has been full of loathsome stories about police brutality and deaths that occurred too soon, on both the citizen side and the officer side.
With all the focus on death, there can be this understanding that all police are “bad,” or that all millennials “hate police.”
We’ve followed the stories enough to understand there are two sides to every story.
In every career, there are people who fulfill their missions well, and there are people who let their positions get to their heads.
With this in mind, it is still so important to honor the courageous police officers who sacrifice not only their time, but also their lives each day — away from their worrying families — to defend the law and the lives of citizens.
So when 15-year-old Troy Mazatti of Monroe County, New York, was riding his bike on Wednesday and approached Deputy Rob Day in his car to offer his kindness, Deputy Day was thoroughly astonished and grateful for this teen’s heart.
Deputy Day posted his experience on his Facebook page, which was then shared by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
“This young man Troy saw me in my patrol car in Parma. He rode his bike to the corner store to buy me a cold drink,” Deputy Day wrote.
But it was what young Mazatti immediately said after to Deputy Day that stuck out the most.
“‘Listen, I know you guys have to put up with a lot of crap in your job. I just want you to know I appreciate you. Here’s a cold drink on me,'” Mazatti said, according to Deputy Day’s post.
Deputy Day captured his cold Arizona tea, with Mazatti humbly standing in the background.
Realizing that Mazatti rode his bike a whole mile up the road to the store for this officer, Deputy Day follows Mazatti’s quote by saying, “Wow. What a great kid! Thanks again Troy!”
“I decided why not spare an extra dollar? It’s no big deal,” Mazatti said. “I just bought him an extra iced tea since it was so hot out that day, but I really didn’t think much of it.”
After this kind encounter, Deputy Day decided to give Mazatti a trading coin, which is a token of friendship at the Sheriff’s Office.
Mazatti’s mature act of kindness and appreciation is one that can inspire all of us to take that extra time each day to show gratitude to someone who sacrifices for us.
We are so proud to see the small act of recognition that still exists despite the troubles of society.
Thank you, Troy Mazatti, for your kindness! And thank you, Deputy Rob Day, for your service!
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