Viral video: Man thanks Tucson police for courteous stop
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Steven Hildreth Jr. wrote a Facebook post about being stopped by Tucson police officers Oct. 27 and being treated professionally and courteously despite the fact that he was an armed black man wearing a hoodie. The post went viral. On Friday, he met the officers who had stopped him at Tucson police headquarters. Here he retells the story and explains why he thought it was worth writing that the officers had done their jobs. Video by Tim Steller / Arizona Daily Star
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