An elderly veteran and school crossing guard expressed worry about the safety of children at Tisbury School in Tisbury, Massachusetts, after noticing the school resource officer would often leave the grounds to grab a coffee at a nearby store.
For his valid concern, the hero had guns at his home confiscated by police and was forced to surrender his firearm license. His crossing guard duties were even suspended.
Stephen Nichols, an 84-year-old Korean War veteran, was reinstated after his story went viral.
A petition on Change.org in support of Nichols quickly hit 2,000 signatures, a growing number that is already halfway to passing the total population of the small town of Tisbury. As of Tuesday morning, the petition is still gaining signatures.
The humiliating incident stemmed from a misheard conversation at a local diner, The Martha’s Vineyard Times reported.
While Nichols, a six-decade veteran of the Tisbury Police Department, was eating with a friend at Linda Jean’s restaurant in Oak Bluffs, he noted that the resource officer at the school where he worked would often make trips off-campus.
With virtually a lifetime in law enforcement, this didn’t sit right with Nichols..........http://www.madnesshub.com/2019/10/red-flagged-84-year-old-vet-gets-job.html
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