Police Officer's Heartwarming Facebook Plea Goes Viral

A brave police woman’s response to her four-year-old son’s query on why she goes to work every day has gone viral for all the right reasons.

Officer Lydia Marquez explains how her son’s question got her thinking.

Why does she risk her life every day in the line of duty when she has two young children at home?

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When she explains that ‘It’s because Mummy cares’ it’s easy to see why her heart-warming Facebook response has gone viral and been watched more than 12,000,000 times.