[SupraMan604]

Feel good story for you all!

http://i.imgur.com/iJyOX.jpg

You have to like what NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo did for a barefoot man in Manhattan one frigid night this month. In fact, more than 260,000 Facebook users have "liked" DePrimo's actions, a number that's growing every day.

After a tourist from Arizona snapped a photo of DePrimo, of Holbrook, giving the man socks and boots to ward off the cold, the image became an instant hit on the NYPD's Facebook page.

As of late Wednesday, the photo had been shared 47,716 times, boosting subscribers to the department's 5-month-old page by 7,000, to 95,000, officials said.

"I had two pairs of wool winter socks and combat boots, and I was cold," DePrimo, 25, said Wednesday, recalling the night of Nov. 14, when he encountered an unidentified, shoeless man on the sidewalk on Seventh Avenue near 44th Street.

DePrimo offered to get him socks and shoes.

"I never had a pair of shoes," the man replied, according to DePrimo, who's assigned to the Sixth Precinct and has been on the force nearly three years.

The officer walked to a Skechers store on 42nd Street and shelled out $75 for insulated winter boots and thermal socks. He returned to the man, knelt down and put the footwear on him.

"He smiled from ear to ear," DePrimo said. "It was like you gave him a million dollars."

The officer asked the man if he wanted a cup of coffee, but he graciously declined and went on his way.

"I didn't think anything of it," DePrimo said of his generosity.

But during dinner that night, he got a text message from a friend. The photo had gone viral.

"I was absolutely shocked," he said. ___

[i-vtecyo]

reading this gave me a warm feeling inside.

[Lomac]

:fullofwin:

[Fappin]

Hope for humanity renewed :thumbs:

[HondaGuy]

Good to see kindness shared among everywhere...

tears have been shed...

[Windstar]

officer doing it right!

[Shead]

now that's a police officer

[mb_]

:tears:
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[lady_mapetite]

would VPD do it too?

[dygital]

:tears: such a nice guy

[CharlesInCharge]

Is this story moving because we see that homeless people are human too or that the police are humans too?

[ShanghaiKid]

^ because we see there is still compassion and caring left in this world, it has nothing to do with who you are.

[asian_XL]

what would they do if I buy them donuts

[GabAlmighty]

Good man

[Hondaracer]

All staged, there is no good in the world
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[PJ]

what would they do if I buy them donuts

I lol'd.

But on a serious note, much respect for the cop. :fullofwin:

[StylinRed]

CNN just said that the NYPD posted it on their facebook page



so this seems like some nypd propaganda more than anything else

[Soundy]

So they're only allowed to post bad stories, otherwise it's "propaganda"?

[lady_mapetite]

Is this story moving because we see that homeless people are human too or that the police are humans too?

i think it's moving that someone who's less fortunate is being helped by someone who took the time to care.

side note: i've offered to buy timmies for a homeless person that was opening doors for change in dt last winter and he declined and said he wanted money instead of a meal =\
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[CharlesInCharge]

I think people in the USA and Canada fear cops on top of the racial profiling and racial tension that goes on there on a daily basis... to me this scene is like a an Obama change, helping hand hope, that everyone would like to see but in reality will never happen as long as the "democracies" stay puppet states.

[GabAlmighty]

I think people in the USA and Canada fear cops on top of the racial profiling and racial tension that goes on there on a daily basis... to me this scene is like a an Obama change, hope, that everyone would like to see but in reality will never happen as long as the "democracies" stay puppet states.

Do you get an erection everytime you stir the pot?

[CharlesInCharge]

Sorry to ruin your perfect world. :p

[JKam]

i think it's moving that someone who's less fortunate is being helped by someone who took the time to care.

side note: i've offered to buy timmies for a homeless person that was opening doors for change in dt last winter and he declined and said he wanted money instead of a meal =\
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some of these people just need money so that they can pay for their overnight housing. although most just need it for drugs...

[GabAlmighty]

Sorry to ruin your perfect world. :p

Nice ASSumption

[lady_mapetite]

some of these people just need money so that they can pay for their overnight housing. although most just need it for drugs...

i know and because of the latter reason, i prefer to offer items or food... though i'm more than happy to pay for their overnight stay if that's what they want the money for.
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[GLOW]

Is this story moving because we see that homeless people are human too or that the police are humans too?

it's moving because no one would have thought such an act was capable in a zionist country which we know this is just western propaganda...amiright da comrade? :badpokerface:

Austin Powers capitalism - YouTube

[CharlesInCharge]

Yes in the degenerate Hollywood mind manipulating world where materialism rules all I found it surprising. :)

[iKayChow]

the holiday spirit is coming out :woot2:

[Everymans]

i think it's moving that someone who's less fortunate is being helped by someone who took the time to care.

side note: i've offered to buy timmies for a homeless person that was opening doors for change in dt last winter and he declined and said he wanted money instead of a meal =\
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Similiar thing happened to me a few times. I was walking downtown when a guy asked for change, I had a banana on me so I offered it to him but he didn't want it. I was frustrated that he'd only take money and nothing else. Since then I've only offered my cans to homeless people. Waiting for a redemption story from the homeless.

[RRxtar]

I REALLY want to believe this is as it appears. A good cop doing a good thing for a less fortunate man. And the homeless man truely being greatful with a warmed heart for the gift.

But I have to believe it is either a) an NYPD stunt or more likely b) the homeless man has already traded them for drugs/booze...

[Soundy]

I think people in the USA and Canada fear cops on top of the racial profiling and racial tension that goes on there on a daily basis... to me this scene is like a an Obama change, helping hand hope, that everyone would like to see but in reality will never happen as long as the "democracies" stay puppet states.

Tic Tac, is that you?

[Drow]

would VPD do it too?

wud ur dad do it too?

[StylinRed]

So they're only allowed to post bad stories, otherwise it's "propaganda"?



why is propaganda in quotations? it is what it is.... (do you not know the definition of propaganda?)

:fulloffuck:


prop·a·gan·da [prop-uh-gan-duh] Show IPA
noun
1.
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

[Ronith]

Yes in the degenerate Hollywood mind manipulating world where materialism rules all I found it surprising. :)

I just wanted to say you are the biggest asshole on Revscene for twisting this story.

Either you are retarded or a troll.
Probably both.
Faggot.

[Ronith]

Is this story moving because we see that homeless people are human too or that the police are humans too?

Oh yeah, and whenever I read your posts...this image comes to my mind.

http://1heckofaguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/smokingxguy.jpg

[Brianrietta]

Oh yeah, and whenever I read your posts...this image comes to my mind.

You haven't read all of CiC's posts, or else you'd think of this guy:

http://www.cristaos.com/figuras/mulcumanos.jpg

[boss_clad]

TO ME, that was staged.

especially the line " i never had a pair of shoes", that's the most fucking retarded statement i've ever heard from an american. so they're telling me, that homeless man is over fucking 30 years old, living in america and he's never had a pair of shoes? cmon

after reading that line, all i interpreted from the rest of the article was: bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.

i'm all for the positive, optimistic "pay it forward" mentality, but if you think deeper into this, it's pretty obvious that this was pre-meditated.

do you know how much a homeless person can make in a day from just sitting there with a funny sign and a change bucket? i'm sure if the guy wanted to, he coulda made enough to get a pair of fucking shoes by now.

he's fully clothed, so how the fuck did he get those clothes? there were never a pair of shoes in the countless number of trashbins that he's rummaged? the hobo never realized that keeping your feet warm was crucial to keeping your body warm? he never had an urgency to find a pair of fucking shoes throughout all these years, just suffering every winter?

looks like the NYPD just tried to copy that white guy that bought fries and water for that homeless woman in china.

i dunno about you guys, but i think i can see deeper than what's "portrayed"

but again, if people are fooled by this PR stunt and try to help others, i'm all for it. more power to the whole idea!


this was just my .02 cents

[Meowjin]

Yes in the degenerate Hollywood mind manipulating world where materialism rules all I found it surprising. :)

go back to iran you fuck

[pastarocket]

http://i47.tinypic.com/1illbk.jpg

[StylinRed]

go back to iran you fuck

i thought belka was the iranian and cic was mexican

and wtf :crazy2:

[european]

That's awesome!

[ninjatune]

A good story however there are hero cops in more serious situations everyday from every force. Obviously not very much is published like this, but this video from closer to home came to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZHi8C0cHgU

Public runs away... cops run toward the threat so YOU can go home to your family.

[Stiig]

meanwhile in hastings
They don't want boots for the cold, they want drug money

[flagella]

It's a nice story, but seriously why such a huge deal? There are people doing way bigger things that are gone unnoticed, and these are the people I truly respect.

[Soundy]

It's a nice story, but seriously why such a huge deal? There are people doing way bigger things that are gone unnoticed, and these are the people I truly respect.

And this would have gone unnoticed as well, if a tourist with a phone camera hadn't spoken up - the cop did it all without any fanfare, without telling anyone, "HEY, LOOK AT THIS GOOD THING I DID!"

[CharlesInCharge]

Im not Tic Toc, but you can call me "The Artist", Soundy... and hello to my other fans :alone:

Update - new stories are emerging that its a setup... and an enhanced photo has been made of the original showing a reflection on the window as if two studio cameras are in the background!.. maybe it was meant to be a video clip at first.
http://i.imgur.com/UuMur.jpg

[Soundy]

http://i.imgur.com/UuMur.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kho3Mkv5zQ0/TfH6te1a6TI/AAAAAAAAIhk/k5MQ_rlApKQ/s1600/5.jpg
http://images.memewow.com/memes/2/199/ancient-aliens-network.jpg

[GLOW]

Im not Tic Toc, but you can call me "The Artist", Soundy... and hello to my other fans :alone:


the artist formerly known as arash...or as another RS member referred to you as..."a rash" :lawl:
i keed i keed :nyan:

[Lomac]

Im not Tic Toc, but you can call me "The Artist", Soundy... and hello to my other fans :alone:

Update - new stories are emerging that its a setup... and an enhanced photo has been made of the original showing a reflection on the window as if two studio cameras are in the background!.. maybe it was meant to be a video clip at first.
http://i.imgur.com/UuMur.jpg

:rofl:

No.

1) Studio camera do not work outside of a studio environment
2) Those "cameras" are something else entirely
3) I can't tell you the exact address, but Google Street View the Skechers store in Times Square and look around the block. You'll see exactly what those things are.

[Ronith]

Im not Tic Toc, but you can call me "The Artist", Soundy... and hello to my other fans :alone:

Update - new stories are emerging that its a setup... and an enhanced photo has been made of the original showing a reflection on the window as if two studio cameras are in the background!.. maybe it was meant to be a video clip at first.
http://i.imgur.com/UuMur.jpg

New stories from where? Show us your credible source for information.

I hope it isn't Press TV (;

[Soundy]

New stories from where? Show us your credible source for information.

I hope it isn't Press TV (;

Faux News :badpokerface:

[sam0m0]

Homeless man shoeless again in NYC; says he hid boots officer gave him because they're valuable

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York City homeless man — whose gift of boots from an NYPD police officer became an online sensation — is back on the streets with no shoes.

The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/UjCGbY ) found him Sunday night wandering barefoot in Manhattan. The paper identified him as Jeffrey Hillman.

Asked about the $100 all-weather boots Officer Larry DePrimo gave him on Nov. 14, Hillman says he's hidden them because "they are worth a lot of money."

He says he's grateful for the gift, but he wants "a piece of the pie" because the photo was posted online "without permission."

An Arizona tourist snapped the photo of the officer presenting new boots to Hillman. It went viral after it was posted on the NYPD's Facebook page.

Read more: Homeless man shoeless again in NYC; says he hid boots officer gave him because they're valuable (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Homeless+shoeless+again+says+boots+officer+gave+be cause+theyre/7643822/story.html#ixzz2E13mQydd)

[Soundy]

He says he's grateful for the gift, but he wants "a piece of the pie" because the photo was posted online "without permission."


"A piece of the pie"?? You got a fucking $100 pair of boots, you greedy fuck.

Tell ya what, you give back the boots, and you can have your fair share of whatever money is being generated by the posting of that picture, mmmkay? Or sell them for $50 and that'll be $50 more than your "piece of the pie" would have been.

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/31217964.jpg

[GLOW]

what "pie" is there? it is being printed on xmas cards for sale or something or am i missing something from the original article. i thought it was posted on the NYPD's fb page and that's it?

[vafanculo]

Someone should throw a pie in his face
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[InvisibleSoul]

And... the story turns sour.

[bloodmack]

that's western civilization for ya.