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[Clone]

KRON 4 News
A photo of a police officer giving a barefoot homeless man boots on a cold night is melting hearts online.

On Nov. 14, New York Police officer Lawrence DePrimo, who was on counterterrorism duty in Times Square, saw the older homeless man without shoes sitting on 42nd Street. DePrimo, 25, left and then returned with a pair of $100 boots he bought at a nearby Skechers store.

"It was freezing out, and you could see the blisters on the man's feet," DePrimo, a three-year veteran of the department who lives with his parents on Long Island, told the New York Times. "I had two pairs of socks, and I was still cold."

The random act of kindness was captured by Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., who was visiting the city. Foster, communications director for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, emailed the photo to the NYPD with a note commending DePrimo.

"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,'" Foster wrote. "The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man.

"I have been in law enforcement for 17 years," she continued. "I was never so impressed in my life. ... 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."

[Leonard]

KRON 4 News
A photo of a police officer giving a barefoot homeless man boots on a cold night is melting hearts online.

On Nov. 14, New York Police officer Lawrence DePrimo, who was on counterterrorism duty in Times Square, saw the older homeless man without shoes sitting on 42nd Street. DePrimo, 25, left and then returned with a pair of $100 boots he bought at a nearby Skechers store.

"It was freezing out, and you could see the blisters on the man's feet," DePrimo, a three-year veteran of the department who lives with his parents on Long Island, told the New York Times. "I had two pairs of socks, and I was still cold."

The random act of kindness was captured by Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., who was visiting the city. Foster, communications director for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, emailed the photo to the NYPD with a note commending DePrimo.

"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,'" Foster wrote. "The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man.

"I have been in law enforcement for 17 years," she continued. "I was never so impressed in my life. ... 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."

This man represents the basic good in mankind, those blessed with a caring and empathetic nature. Now if he and his kind would run for public office......................

[bbqboy]

Where's the TV connection?
You think he actually has a heart underneath all the layers of gruff?

[csrowan]

I think it has to do with how he sees us (some of us) as hating all police officers and never talking about anything good that happens in the US.

[Wonky]

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I gotta wonder what this police office is going to do tomorrow when someone else needs warm boots. Do cops really make that kind of money? Still, one guy with warm feet. Let's hope he doesn't sell the boots for "a greater need".

The theory goes, if we all went out and gave boots....
But we don't. We won't. Most of can't afford to.
I feel deep empathy for this barefooted man. No doubt a bubble off plumb, maybe addicted to one or more things, maybe a 48 IQ, or whatever.
In my perfect world I'd pay taxes to support places to care for people like this. I guess deep down I'm just a "GW Bush Conservative". You know, caring, and all that.

[Clone]

I think it has to do with how he sees us (some of us) as hating all police officers and never talking about anything good that happens in the US.

Yup.
Just giving fair and balanced reporting when I can!
There ARE some good cops

[tvguy]

The cop simply wanted to throw the guy in jail for vagru Vagren, being poor.

But there's this sign at the jail.....

[chuck white]

Like I have said
TV GUY has a good sense of humor.

[Clone]

He definitely takes the role of 'Devil's Advocate' to new heights, I must say.

[Tiamat]

KRON 4 News
A photo of a police officer giving a barefoot homeless man boots on a cold night is melting hearts online.

On Nov. 14, New York Police officer Lawrence DePrimo, who was on counterterrorism duty in Times Square, saw the older homeless man without shoes sitting on 42nd Street. DePrimo, 25, left and then returned with a pair of $100 boots he bought at a nearby Skechers store.

"It was freezing out, and you could see the blisters on the man's feet," DePrimo, a three-year veteran of the department who lives with his parents on Long Island, told the New York Times. "I had two pairs of socks, and I was still cold."

The random act of kindness was captured by Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., who was visiting the city. Foster, communications director for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, emailed the photo to the NYPD with a note commending DePrimo.

"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,'" Foster wrote. "The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man.

"I have been in law enforcement for 17 years," she continued. "I was never so impressed in my life. ... 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."

It's a great story. But not a random act of kindness. It's just a good example that police should not just be enforcers, but there to help. I'm always encouraged and feel like they are really doing all of their job when they do.

[Tiamat]

On the other hand, if it's true he spent his own money to clothe the man, then it is a random act of generosity.

[PonderThis]

He's barefoot again: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50052716/ns/...Ly4wq7v5Rc

Excerpt: "After Officer Lawrence DePrimo knelt beside a barefoot man on a bitterly cold November night in Times Square, giving him a pair of boots, a photo of his random act of good will quickly took on a life of its own — becoming a symbol for a million acts of kindness that go unnoticed every day and a reminder that even in this tough, often anonymous city, people can still look out for one another.

Officer DePrimo was celebrated on front pages and morning talk shows, the Police Department came away with a burnished image and millions got a smile from a nice story.

But what of the shoeless man?

For days, his bare feet — blistered and battered — were well known. Yet precise details about him proved elusive.

His name is Jeffrey Hillman, and on Sunday night, he was once again wandering the streets — this time on the Upper West Side — with no shoes.

The $100 pair of boots that Officer DePrimo had bought for him at a Sketchers store on Nov. 14 were nowhere to be seen.

“Those shoes are hidden. They are worth a lot of money,” Mr. Hillman said in an interview on Broadway in the 70s. “I could lose my life.”

Mr. Hillman, 54, was by turns aggrieved, grateful and taken aback by all the attention that had come his way — even as he struggled to figure out what to do about it.

“I was put on YouTube, I was put on everything without permission. What do I get?” he said. “This went around the world, and I want a piece of the pie.”

He did not recall the photo being taken but remembered well the gift from Officer DePrimo. “I appreciate what the officer did, don’t get me wrong,” he said. “I wish there were more people like him in the world.”
At another point he said: “I want to thank everyone that got onto this thing. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart. It meant a lot to me. And to the officer, first and foremost.”

Mr. Hillman said he came to New York about a decade ago and had been on the streets most of that time. He moves about Manhattan, he said, not frequenting any particular neighborhood. On Sunday, he was making his way from the Upper West Side to Times Square.

If it rained, he added, he might seek refuge on a train.

Mr. Hillman said he was from South Plainfield, N.J. He said he joined the Army in 1978 and served as a “food service specialist” in the United States and Germany.

He produced a worn veteran’s identification card that confirmed his service.

Mr. Hillman said that he was honorably discharged after five years and that before he became homeless he worked in kitchens in New Jersey.

He has two children — Nikita, 22, and Jeffrey, 24 — but has had little contact with them since a visit three years ago, Mr. Hillman said.
He was reluctant to talk about how he ended up on the streets, staring blankly ahead when asked how his life went off course.

After a long pause, he shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”

Since Mr. Hillman’s bare feet became famous, other people reported seeing him without shoes — one even after Officer DePrimo’s gift — and one woman said she had bought him a pair of shoes a year ago. Whatever the case, Mr. Hillman seemed accustomed to walking the pavement shoeless.

He was panhandling on Sunday night and carried a cup with a few coins inside..."

[broadzilla]

Sad. He probably already sold them.

[tealeaf]

Not on topic, but this IS for TVguy.
Theres a skunk living in my barn. Would you like to kill it? I would let you

[bbqboy]

Not on topic, but this IS for TVguy.
Theres a skunk living in my barn. Would you like to kill it? I would let you

this IS funny

[tealeaf]

Not on topic, but this IS for TVguy.
Theres a skunk living in my barn. Would you like to kill it? I would let you

this IS funny

it is, and it isn't mister! My dog thinks its a new friend
& TVguy's my neighbor. I would let him kill it LOL

[tvguy]

Not on topic, but this IS for TVguy.
Theres a skunk living in my barn. Would you like to kill it? I would let you

I wouldn't actually like to but I will if I can. So you are putting a hit out on this thing eh?
I'm gonna need to know everything about this skunk. What he does for fun, where he hangs out. What time he goes to bed, when he awakes, Who he pals around with. You know the drill.

[tvguy]

Not on topic, but this IS for TVguy.
Theres a skunk living in my barn. Would you like to kill it? I would let you

this IS funny

it is, and it isn't mister! My dog thinks its a new friend
& TVguy's my neighbor. I would let him kill it LOL

My Rottie killed one in my yard last year and somehow never got sprayed. If I thought he could do that again I would bring him over

[tealeaf]

He hangs out with my dog, when she forces herself on him. She's been hit twice now since the bad rain on Thurs (why I want the 'hit'!). Not too bad, tho! But she's still miss Stinky.
Even after bath(s). She may have scared him off today, I threw some rocks where it has nested in there and nothing happened. I won't get too close tho, thankyouverymuch. You can come and look if you want. It is very muddy here. Randy shoots things sometimes too, maybe?

[PonderThis]

If you trap it live you can transport it someplace else. I've done it with homemade box traps. Didn't get sprayed either.

A friend used to transport his to his ex wife's house.