There are some nice people in this world. - Clubhouse

Rickster

29/11/2012 at 17:43

Have a look at this people.

http://news.sky.com/story/1018373/new-york-good-cops-boots-gift-is-web-hit

Marie C

29/11/2012 at 18:14

What a lovely story

MargritKing

29/11/2012 at 18:35

Ahhh! What a lovely policeman.

Ja5onW

29/11/2012 at 22:06

Rickster now that's what you call a "real hero"

Rickster

29/11/2012 at 22:19

Jason Wintin wrote (see)

Rickster now that's what you call a "real hero"

Yes, I agree.

Sussex Runner (NLR)

30/11/2012 at 09:10

Apparently he sold the boots 10 minutes later and bought some crack (smiley wink face)

Richard A Thackeray

01/12/2012 at 16:33

'Gadget' has a say too;

http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/

Colin McLaughlin

01/12/2012 at 20:38

I'd be livid if I was begging barefoot and someone bought me boots.

It would spoil the whole effect.

acdcgirl

01/12/2012 at 20:53

Sussex Runner is probably right I would say.

Colin McLaughlin

01/12/2012 at 20:56

You could buy me a doggie though.

Passers-by give to beggars with dogs.

Rickster

01/12/2012 at 21:03

I don't, as I'm a miserable bastard.

Mr Puffy

01/12/2012 at 21:04

Well he's probably got his tongue in his chubby cheek again, whereas Ghengis McLaughlin probably thinks the bloke's one of those millionaire beggars that are so common over here, or perhaps he was offered the choice between a cosy middle class American existence and a barefoot life on the streets and chose the easy option.

Colin McLaughlin

01/12/2012 at 21:15

I imagine if he doesn't have any boots and he's begging, Mr Puffy, the absence of boots is part of the performance.

Somewhere, he had boots already. Now he has two pairs.

Edited: 01/12/2012 at 21:16

Lady Wot Jogs

02/12/2012 at 10:55

Reminds me of my friend in Cambridge. She came out of M & S and gave a homeless beggar the sandwich she had just bought for her lunch. I think she nearly slapped the guy when he unwapped it, opened it up, then gave it back to her saying he didn't eat ham!

Runnin man

02/12/2012 at 11:12

Nice people do nice things all year round, call me cynical but they don't do "nice" things whilst a colleague takes appropriate publicity shots

Rickster

02/12/2012 at 12:24

EKGO wrote (see)

Nice people do nice things all year round, call me cynical but they don't do "nice" things whilst a colleague takes appropriate publicity shots

That is very cynical. I'm very dissapointed in your lack of faith in humanity EGKO.

Cinders

02/12/2012 at 13:19

Story says it was a passing tourist that took the picture.

Runnin man

02/12/2012 at 14:58

The "passing tourist" was Jennifer Foster a Law enforcement officer, what a lucky man to have had two of New York's finest looking out for him that night.

I have plenty of faith in humanity, but I am very cycnical when it comes to the use of unfortunate people as photo opportunities.

Cinders

02/12/2012 at 16:23

Ah, okey doke!

Rickster

02/12/2012 at 16:35

EKGO wrote (see)

The "passing tourist" was Jennifer Foster a Law enforcement officer, what a lucky man to have had two of New York's finest looking out for him that night.

I have plenty of faith in humanity, but I am very cycnical when it comes to the use of unfortunate people as photo opportunities.

One of them was New York's finest. The lady that took the photo was Jennifer Foster, who works for the Arizona Sheriff's Office.