Tucson Police show how to do it right

SF Chronicle wrote:



Why this Tucson police traffic stop went viral

There's no dashcam video. No mugshots. No violence.

While it doesn't seem like a traffic stop that would go viral on Facebook, the story gained social media attention because ... everything went right.

Steven Hildreth, Jr. depicted his experience with Tucson police after he was pulled over for a headlight that was out. After the red and blue lights went on and Hildreth pulled over, the officers asked him, first, how he was doing, then if he had any weapons on him.

Click above to read Steven Hildreth, Jr.'s post.

"Yes, sir. I'm a concealed carry permit holder and my weapon is located on my right hip," he relived in his post. "My wallet is in my back-right pocket."

During the exchange, the officers also noticed Hildreth's registration card was out, though his registration was current. The National Guard member said he began contemplating how he was going to pay for two tickets.

But it all ended with a verbal warning.

"I'm a black man wearing a hoodie and strapped. According to certain social movements, I shouldn't be alive right now because the police are allegedly out to kill minorities," Hildreth wrote in the Facebook post.

Tucson Police Department told WJLA they didn't realize something like this would go viral.
"It's just kind of surprising, because our officers do this every day," Sgt. Pete Dugan told WJLA, "we had nothing to do with it going viral. We appreciate that someone is coming forward with something positive, due to what we've seen nationally."

The post had more than 259,000 shares Friday morning.