[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1596-H1597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING HEROES OF ROCK HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two heroes of my local 
police department in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
  In May of last year, Sergeants Cedric Stokes and Bruce Haire 
demonstrated the meaning of compassion when they used unconventional 
means to save the life of another man.
  That day, the police department heard reports of a man seeking to 
commit suicide while streaming it live on social media. Without a 
moment's hesitation, these officers used social media to identify the 
man online and, upon identification, coordinated rapidly, with the help 
of Facebook employees, to ensure that the man was found and promptly 
cared for in a medical facility.
  Ours is a brave new world, and the implications of new technology cut 
both ways. On this day, it was at once a morbid display of pain, but 
also a beacon signaling for help.
  A quote came to mind when I read of these officers' heroic responses. 
In the words of Theodore Roosevelt:

       Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.

  On behalf of the Fifth District, I commend the officers of the Rock 
Hill Police Department for their unwavering and adaptive dedication to 
protect and serve.

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  Without officers like Sergeant Cedric Stokes and Sergeant Bruce 
Haire, we would be one beautiful life shorter and our community all the 
lesser for it.
  I think of the words of Winston Churchill, who said, when Great 
Britain was under siege by Germany:

       There will be a time when doing your best isn't good 
     enough. We must do what is required.

  These officers did what was required.
  God bless.

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