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CE1 ***** User ID: 6061507 United States 11/29/2012 09:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | On a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence DePrimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots, and knelt to help the man put them on. Quoting: smilesun The act of kindness would have gone unnoticed and mostly forgotten, had it not been for a tourist from Arizona. Her snapshot — taken with her cellphone on Nov. 14 and posted to the New York Police Department’s official Facebook page late Tuesday — has made Officer DePrimo an overnight Internet hero. By Wednesday evening, the post had been viewed 1.6 million times, and had attracted nearly 275,000 “likes” and more than 16,000 comments — a runaway hit for a Police Department that waded warily onto the social media platform this summer with mostly canned photos of gun seizures, award ceremonies and the police commissioner. Read more [link to www.nytimes.com] Excellent! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 28692878 United States 11/29/2012 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | On a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence DePrimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots, and knelt to help the man put them on. Quoting: smilesun The act of kindness would have gone unnoticed and mostly forgotten, had it not been for a tourist from Arizona. Her snapshot — taken with her cellphone on Nov. 14 and posted to the New York Police Department’s official Facebook page late Tuesday — has made Officer DePrimo an overnight Internet hero. By Wednesday evening, the post had been viewed 1.6 million times, and had attracted nearly 275,000 “likes” and more than 16,000 comments — a runaway hit for a Police Department that waded warily onto the social media platform this summer with mostly canned photos of gun seizures, award ceremonies and the police commissioner. Read more [link to www.nytimes.com] It's the other 98% of the bad cops that give good cops like this a bad name. They'll probably fire him for giving cops a good name. |
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smilesun (OP) User ID: 28710132 Italy 11/29/2012 09:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | On a cold November night in Times Square, Officer Lawrence DePrimo was working a counterterrorism post when he encountered an older, barefooted homeless man. The officer disappeared for a moment, then returned with a new pair of boots, and knelt to help the man put them on. Quoting: smilesun The act of kindness would have gone unnoticed and mostly forgotten, had it not been for a tourist from Arizona. Her snapshot — taken with her cellphone on Nov. 14 and posted to the New York Police Department’s official Facebook page late Tuesday — has made Officer DePrimo an overnight Internet hero. By Wednesday evening, the post had been viewed 1.6 million times, and had attracted nearly 275,000 “likes” and more than 16,000 comments — a runaway hit for a Police Department that waded warily onto the social media platform this summer with mostly canned photos of gun seizures, award ceremonies and the police commissioner. Read more [link to www.nytimes.com] Excellent! Yes. [link to sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net] Jennifer Foster of Florence, AZ was visiting Times Square with her husband Nov. 14 when they saw a shoeless man asking for change. She writes, “Right when I was about to approach, one of your officers came up behind him. The officer said, ‘I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you.’ The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man. The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching*. I have been in law enforcement for 17 years. I was never so impressed in my life. I did not get the officer’s name. It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost on myself or any of the Arizona law enforcement officials with whom this story has been shared.” Our thanks to the Fosters for their attention and appreciation, and especially to this officer, who remains anonymous. [link to www.facebook.com] VIRTUALBLOGNEWS [link to virtualblognews.altervista.org] |
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A+ User ID: 26715773 United States 11/29/2012 08:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hope this warm hearted officer is the start of a trend of all policemen across this country to help those in need instead of beating or tazering those who are less fortunate. This man deserves a big raise and a higher position on the force to show others that that is helping humanity the way we are supposed to do/ Wish i could shake that mans hand.....and may he never change! |
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smilesun (OP) User ID: 28766052 Italy 11/30/2012 06:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | your thread didnt get pinned cuz you aren't a mod fluffer. notice some AC's thread about the same topic was pinned even tho you posted this one first. uuugghhh Probably I have published on GLP when it is night, no mod online VIRTUALBLOGNEWS [link to virtualblognews.altervista.org] |
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smilesun (OP) User ID: 28793692 Italy 11/30/2012 03:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ^^^^^^^^^^ This. If i remember was there not a lot of post a few months back about cops arresting people for feeding the homeless in the US. People give to the homeless all the time so why is this story being glorified. OK, tks. VIRTUALBLOGNEWS [link to virtualblognews.altervista.org] |
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