Beautiful to most, sickening to others: Citizens stand in line to offer hugs to Dallas police officers

Brett T. | 6:40 PM on July 09, 2016

The following is some much needed good news, at least to good people.

I'm in downtown #Dallas and I feel the need to randomly hug a police officer. Or anyone. We are all hurting. #PrayForDallas #PrayForPeace

— JenFen (@fenimore_j) July 8, 2016

A day after five police officers were ambushed and fatally shot at a march in downtown Dallas to protest police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, hundreds of citizens attended a citywide prayer service at which Dallas Police Chief David Brown said that “thank you” is something rarely heard by those in police work.

Incredible turnout came in support of our officers. pic.twitter.com/ofEy7QX5k5

— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016

Not only was Brown applauded, but following the service, hundreds stood in line for their turn to hug any of the police officers in attendance.

At the prayer service this morning, I watched as person after person lined up to hug Dallas police officers, it was so touching. ??????

— faith johnson (@faith_gwen) July 8, 2016

People lining up to hug police officers in Dallas. Now that's a headline.

— claudia (@acascada1) July 8, 2016

People are lining up in Dallas to hug police officers. This makes me proud to be a Texan. And American. And human. https://t.co/BvGEFsEgJJ

— Amy (@NoMeatballs) July 8, 2016

Lots of tough images coming out of Dallas…but here's a must share: people lining up to hug Dallas police officers. pic.twitter.com/nGVl7ViDiB

— Lauren Adams (@WLKYLaurenAdams) July 8, 2016

The images gave a lot of people hope. But didn’t President Obama announce Friday that he was going to cut his trip to Spain short so that he could rush back to the United States to “bring people together to support our police officers and communities”? If he thinks he has any chance, he really needs to hurry.