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I wrote the cops a long (8 page) thank you letter after they stopped me from suicide.
I’m embarrassed to send it because it’s long, quirky, and informal.
It’s a huge deal to me to be treated well by the cops. The police department has helped my family many times also. I want them to know how grateful I am. I want their superiors to know what a great job they did.
I can’t decide what I should take out, or if I should just send it and have them be glad it’s a thank you letter, not a lawsuit like they usually get.
In a time where there are immoral, bad cops on the force everywhere, it is important for police departments to hear good stuff about specific officers. If the time ever came to get rid of those who are bad, including racist, killing without need to, it is good for your good report to be in there.
If you have the names of the ooficers, mention their names. If not mention in your letter the date, time and place this happened so credit can go to the guys who actually came out to help.
Reading what you wrote here, it seems the huge deals are saving your life and how the department has helped your family many times and all your encounters with them hsa veen good. I agree it is important to thank them as we tend to hear too much about the bad cops out there so something good is needed to balance out things. I think you can do it in one page. You don't have to go into great detail. Just start first with thanking them for saving your life, and maybe refer to the place and time but all your reasons for wanting to commit suicide though important, don't need to be in the letter. Right after that you mention to them what you told us, that it is a huge deal to you to be treated well by the cops. If it is due to race, you could mention that, "helped me regardless that I am black, young, homeless, ..." whatever applies. Then you mention that they have not only been helpful and kind this time but several times in the part with your family. You can list all those events briefly such as, a neighbor doing something bad to your family, what that disturbance was, police stopping a family member to question them for whatever reason, in the wrong place and mistaken identity, a driving infraction, etc. Again after that list of the past you were all treated well, thank them from the bottom of your heart and you are done.
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