The Louisville Police Officer Whose Good Deed took the Internet By Storm
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On Saturday Louisville, KY played host the Rhodes City Run,
a 10k fun-run which attracts hundreds of runners of all ages every year. Hebron
resident Emmy Chepkirui won the women’s first place prize and Geoffrey Kenisi
took the men’s, but the real star of the show was Asia Ford. Two years ago she
weighed 474 pounds and in that time she has dropped over 200 of them. She
decided to make the run her latest fitness conquest. She trained for months to
compete in the event.
Sadly when the day arrived Ford began to struggle around
half-way through the race, attracting the attention of a nearby police officer,
Aubrey Gregory. He asked her if she wanted to stop, but she refused to give up,
telling Gregory that she was going to finish the run come what may. Gregory was
unwilling to leave her though, and, taking her hand, walked her all the way to
the finish line. They crossed the line at the back of pack, but to a hero’s
welcome.
It’s uplifting to see this kind of thing resonating online,
and resonate it did. Local news network WHAS11 posted images on the pair on
their Facebook page and raked in over 70,000 likes and over 10,000 shares.
Within hours of the race finishing photographs of the pair began trending on
Twitter and elsewhere. The mayor of Louisville even got in on the act.
What a compassionate city looks like: Lt. Aubrey Gregory helps Asia Ford cross finish line. Photo: Jonathan Roberts pic.twitter.com/1WL9lxY9Lj
— Mayor Greg Fischer (@louisvillemayor) March 21, 2015
Both Ford and Gregory are going to be honoured by the city
today (Monday) in a special ceremony. Jonathon Roberts, the photographer who
captured the inspiring moment, will also be recognised. Ford herself called
Gregory an ‘angel’ on Facebook by way of thanks. Stories like this are worth
exemplifying, if only to make yourself feel a little bit better about the wider
online world.
Callum Davies
Callum is a film school graduate who is now making a name for himself as a journalist and content writer. His vices include flat whites and 90s hip-hop. Follow him @CallumAtSMF
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