In the middle of a frightening call 30 stories above downtown Brooklyn, New York City police officers showed the kind of steady compassion that rarely makes the biggest headlines but can change a life in a matter of minutes. According to Police1 reporting based on body-worn camera footage released by the NYPD, officers responded to the Avalon Willoughby Square high-rise on Duffield Street near Willoughby Street after a 41-year-old woman climbed over a plexiglass barrier and sat on the edge of the building roughly 30 stories above the sidewalk. Watch the body-camera footage The scene was dangerous from the first moments. The woman was crying, the wind could be heard on the body-camera audio, and responding officers had to keep her talking while they waited for specialized help. Rather than rush her or treat the call like a problem to be solved by force, the officers did what good cops do every day: they slowed the moment down, reached for her hand, and reminded her she was not alone. “Please don’t do it, we care about you,” one officer can be heard saying in the footage, according to Police1. “We don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Members of the NYPD Emergency … [Read more...] about NYPD Officers Talk Woman Safely Back From Brooklyn High-Rise Ledge