In a time when police officers are often making negative headlines, one cop wants to show another side.
Officer Nick Harwood appeared on Inside Edition and showed reporter Lisa Guerrero a frightening encounter he had during a routine traffic stop.
We've seen several routine stops with unbelievable outcomes, including the time it led to a cop saving a choking woman and the one ending with a birth.
But when the officer from Aransas Pass, TX handed a driver a ticket for speeding, he received an unexpected reaction. The driver is caught on camera cursing at the officer and later throwing the ticket back in his face.
The video also shows Officer Harwood simply walking away back to his car.
“Your demeanor was amazing. You didn't even react; you just walked away. Human nature would say that you'd want to reach in that window and lash back at him,” Guerrero tells the cop.
Aransas Pass Police Chief Eric Blanchard also explained that cops often find themselves in such situations.
"They are getting testy with us trying to see how far they can push us," he said. "Just for wearing the badge, you become a target. You are not a target for who you are as an individual, but who you represent."
Watch below and please SHARE if you are surprised by this — and impressed by this officer's calm demeanor.
