Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in August 2016.<\/p>\n
A police officer in Georgia comforted an 8-year-old boy who was injured during a car crash on an interstate.<\/p>\n
Commerce Police Sgt. Kay Denton snapped a photograph at the scene that showed fellow officer Cpl. Christopher Holly\u2019s act of compassion, according to WSB-TV.<\/p>\n
The 8-year-old had been trapped under a mangled car. Denton was worried about the child\u2019s fate until she witnessed Holly\u2019s interaction with him, writing: \u201cThis child was an eight-year-old black male who was scared to death and had some internal injuries. This officer laid on the ground with this child, cradling his head in his hand and talking to him to keep him calm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holly also learned the accident happened on the boy\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt one point the child reached over and patted the officer on the head and then played with the officer\u2019s hair!\u201d Denton wrote.<\/p>\n
She finished by writing: \u201cTHIS is why I\u2019m a police officer, to help people, to be there for them no matter what the circumstances and no matter what skin color! With all the \u2018anti-police\u2019 propaganda that is seen in the media, all of the \u2018bad cop\u2019 stories, and stories of \u2018racial\u2019 issues, I wanted to share THIS.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officer Holly has been with the Commerce Police Department since 2013, according to WSB-TV.<\/p>\n