Clicking photos of helmetless cops riding a motorcycle and sharing them on social media are passé. The current trend is posting photos of cops without masks.
Recently, a police vehicle stopped in front of a book stall in
Nanganallur
. The shop owner and his employees thought the cops were there to ensure everyone is following social distancing norms and wearing masks. So everyone quickly adjusted their masks.
A police officer who was not wearing a mask got down from the vehicle and entered the bookstall. He took out a list of textbooks, and the shop owner was immediately at his service.
I took a photo of the cop who wasn’t wearing a mask and nursed thoughts of sharing it on social media. The cop called his daughter to clarify what books she wanted, and, for a moment, I thought about what would happen to him if the photo went viral. He has a family to take care of. Why should I put him in trouble?
He may have been wearing a mask and removed that to breathe properly. Let him get a lungful of free air, I thought, and dropped my viral plan.
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