William Stacy well might become the face of compassionate, community policing.

He’s an officer with the Tarrant (Ala.) Police Department.

http://www.katv.com/story/27617914/officer-who-caught-woman-stealing-to-feed-her-family-delivers-donations-to-her-home

A woman was caught shoplifting some eggs from a store. The officer arrived. Instead of arresting her, he bought her the eggs. The scene was caught on video, which then went viral. Donations began pouring in.

The woman, Helen Johnson, was desperate. She had lost her job. She lacked the money to feed her children and grandchildren. William Stacy’s reaction to all of this could have been much different.

Oh, and when you look at the link attached, you’ll notice that Ms. Johnson is black and Officer Stacy is white.

In this time of tempest and tumult involving white police officers and black constituents, this link provides a healthy dose of goodness to counteract the anger we’ve been witnessing.