US Police Hand Mask Instead of Fine to Speeding Doctor... "Broke into Tears"

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Attention is focused on a story about an American police officer who handed a mask instead of issuing a ticket to a doctor caught speeding.

According to local broadcasts such as NBC on the 30th of last month (local time), Sarah Ashraf January, a cardiologist from Massachusetts, was caught by police for speeding on a highway in Minnesota on the 20th of last month.

On that day, Officer Brian Schwartz checked January's driver's license and asked why she had come from Massachusetts to Minnesota. January explained, "I come here every month to work as a supplementary medical staff at a medical facility in Minnesota."

Schwartz said, "It is irresponsible for a doctor who should be caring for patients to speed," and warned January, but instead of issuing a speeding ticket, he handed her five N95 masks he had received.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Schwartz saw old masks in January's bag at the time and then gave her his own masks.

Regarding this, January posted on her Facebook, "I burst into tears upon receiving the masks," and expressed her feelings, saying, "The police officer on the front lines shared his precious masks without asking anything."

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