I think knowing the full story makes it even more heartbreaking. The father has said that his son is autistic, which is why he keeps flashing his flashlight, to calm himself down. Also the father and his son dressed up as police officers for Halloween for the past two years, as his son wanted to be one growing up.

The part where the officer tries to comfort the kid, then when the kid backs away, the officer mumbles “keep crying then”.

I think knowing the full story makes it even more heartbreaking. The father has said that his son his autistic, which is why he keeps flashing his flashlight, to calm himself down. Also the father and his son dressed up as police officers for Halloween for the past two years, as his son wanted to be one growing up.

The part where the officer tries to comfort the kid, then when the kid backs away, the officer mumbles “keep crying then”.