So, what does an act of heroism get you in Chicago?
Apparently, in a whole lot of trouble.
A cop car was involved in a car crash in November 2002, when it was side-winded by the careless driver of another car, who had run a stop sign. it looked like the two officers inside might be done in for, since smoke was billowing from their wrecked vehicle.
Concerned citizen and nurse, 41-year-old Rachelle Jackson, happened to come up on the scene of the incident and, fearing that the police squad car could explode at any minute, risked her own safety to go pull one of the officers out of the mangled vehicle.
Of course, Chicago's finest gave her a heartfelt thanks, a commendation, or some other special award to honor her actions, right?
Wrong. Instead, they accused her of stealing the rescued officer's service weapon, then jailed the heroic nurse for 10 months. A Cook County judge threw out the case, after being unconvinced of the validity of the accusations.
Jackson later sued the city and the ungrateful cop for false arrest. The jury justifiably awarded her $7.7 million.
Now, maybe you can understand why people balk at getting involved nowadays.
Charles Out of Charge 
