Police Officer Relents, Forgoes Ticket After Emotional Plea
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
A Haredi woman, facing multiple traffic violations including an expired license, successfully pleaded with a police officer not to issue a ticket. The officer, moved by the woman's explanation and plea, ultimately let them go without a citation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A police officer waived traffic tickets after an emotional plea from a Haredi woman.
- The woman was rushing to give a lecture at a teachers' seminary.
- Violations included an expired license and an unpaid ticket.
- The officer stated she was unable to issue the ticket after a delay.
- The woman later sent the officer a gift and shared the story.
A woman recounts an emotional encounter with a police officer near Tel Aviv, which she frames as a "Sukkot miracle" and a lesson in coexistence. While driving to give a lecture at the WIZO Nir Galim Seminary, the author and her husband were caught in a severe traffic jam. Attempting to bypass the congestion, they committed a traffic violation.
At the end of the jam, a police officer stopped them. She informed them of multiple violations, including an expired vehicle license and an unpaid ticket from 2007. The author, feeling stressed and defensive, began to argue with her husband about the situation.
She then decided to speak directly to the officer, explaining that she is a Haredi woman from Bnei Brak on her way to lecture teachers. She acknowledged the violations but pleaded with the officer to let them go, promising to pay the fines by mail. The officer initially refused, stating she would issue the tickets.
However, after returning to her patrol car for an extended period, the officer approached their vehicle again and told them to drive away, saying, "I can't. I can't give you a ticket." The author, surprised, asked why, but the officer simply repeated, "Drive, just drive." The author later hugged the officer, and she took down the officer's details to send her a gift.
The author then proceeded to her lecture, arriving on time, and shared the story with the teachers, emphasizing the importance of making peace with those different from oneself while staying true to one's identity.