Hero

(A story I heard recently from my friend.)

Dear Sir,

Re: Case feedback

I have got a case feedback from our sergeant and police officer on duty last Wednesday.

Mr. X attended our police station that day after being robbed and shot. While he was waiting for our police officer to obtain his testimony and consider if he needed any medical treatment, a man disguised as a gigantic spider from your department picked him up among other people waiting.  Without acknowledging any police officer, Mr. X jumped the queue – the robber was soon arrested by this Spider-Man, and Mr. X was sent to the hospital for urgent surgery. Our colleagues would like to ask for further clarification: 

• Can an ordinary citizen tackle crime and help sick people without (our) authorization?
• Does the Spider-Man have any privilege of helping people in the police station?
• Was Spider-Man helping his own friend?
• Can criminals be arrested without being endorsed by our police officer? Does it violate the purpose of having police in this city?

The work flow in the police station nowadays is already very busy and congested. Police officers are continuously taking orders from sergeants and inspectors. If any person tries to arrest more criminals, it will create more chaos and endanger all the others waiting in the police station. And, our officers are responsible for all those patients registered under the police station.

Our staff also suggested that if Spider-Man have extra time to help people in the police station, he is encouraged to join us as part-time staff and be my junior, in order to relieve our manpower deficit.

XXX

Associate Director

Police Department of New York City