Sometimes we need to hear about love and goodness prevailing.
This is one of those stories.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cop-adopts-8-year-old-after-investigating-his-case-of-severe-child-abuse/
Two years ago, Officer Jody Thompson was pulling into the parking lot at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma to drop off his partner when he overheard a dispatch about a case of physical child abuse.
Thompson wasn't on duty at the time, but he responded to the call and offered assistance. Before he joined the department 16 years ago, Thompson was an investigator for the district attorney's office, where he handled dozens of abuse cases.
"I've investigated child abuse cases before," Thompson told CBS News. "I thought I'd better go ahead and respond."
When Thompson arrived at the scene, he was stunned to see a severely underweight boy -- his wrists bound by belts, with bruises along his back and a huge knot on his head. The 8-year-old boy had been submerged in a trash can full of cold water.
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