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What a nice guy this Cop proved to be......

Why did this Police officer need to buy these boots out of his own pocket ?

Are there no agencies available in New York for such circumstances ?

This evidently took place right near a shoe store. It was cold and the man needed shoes for his feet. Why go through all the "red tape"? The cop just wanted to help..right then and there.

Bruv;1411582 wrote: What a nice guy this Cop proved to be......

Why did this Police officer need to buy these boots out of his own pocket ?

Are there no agencies available in New York for such circumstances ?
Bah humbug, Scrooge

along-for-the-ride;1411592 wrote: This evidently took place right near a shoe store. It was cold and the man needed shoes for his feet. Why go through all the "red tape"? The cop just wanted to help..right then and there.


I am not knocking the cop, it was a marvelous thing to do.

I just want to know how anyone can end up totally barefoot in the Big Apple, no tattered soulless battered and worn shoes/boots/trainers, but no footwear at all.

Was the guy a drunk or addict or homeless and why are there no do-gooder charities touring around that town ?

Bruv;1411598 wrote: I am not knocking the cop, it was a marvelous thing to do.

I just want to know how anyone can end up totally barefoot in the Big Apple, no tattered soulless battered and worn shoes/boots/trainers, but no footwear at all.

Was the guy a drunk or addict or homeless and why are there no do-gooder charities touring around that town ?


Yes, the guy was homeless, and possibly a drunk, or addict, or psychologically "impaired" in some fashion.

Yes, there are agencies and charities around the City, but there are a lot of homeless, often impaired in some fashion, who easily fall through the cracks.

And I have to say, there are homeless who might have indeed had shoes,

but sell them to someone for money for other items.

That should have read Sole-less.

So......I wasn't leading here, but a cop buying a down and out some nice new boots is probably only feeding his habit, whatever that might be.

Far better to take him off the street and into some sort of program ?

My experience, a lot of them won't go into programs. They cling to their

alcoholism (or whatever else) and don't want to give up their independence.

Really sad, as I see no way around that kind of thing.

Yes I think you are correct.....................people are strange ain't they ?

Bruv;1411605 wrote: That should have read Sole-less.

So......I wasn't leading here, but a cop buying a down and out some nice new boots is probably only feeding his habit, whatever that might be.

Far better to take him off the street and into some sort of program ?


Don't you live in lah lah land lol lol

Well Bruv, I hate to say it, but I just saw a report tonight on the news that

the homeless man is indeed shoeless again, he sold the boots apparently.

I can't find a report to give a link to, but if one shows up in the next

couple of days, I'll post it.

fuzzywuzzy;1411629 wrote: Don't you live in lah lah land lol lol


Probably

valerie;1411633 wrote: Well Bruv, I hate to say it, but I just saw a report tonight on the news that

the homeless man is indeed shoeless again, he sold the boots apparently.

I can't find a report to give a link to, but if one shows up in the next

couple of days, I'll post it.
Which kind of agrees with my la la land philosophy

NYT: Homeless man grateful for boots, but barefoot again - US news - The New York Times | NBC News

Yeah, I wasn't going to bring that up.

In a city like NY, you'd better be prepared to defend your stuff.

A new pair of shoes would be worth a lot.

Barefoot homeless man not actually homeless | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

It would be interesting to know the full sad story.

Bruv;1411786 wrote: It would be interesting to know the full sad story.


There are a lot of those sorts of stories in just about any city.

Bruv;1411786 wrote: It would be interesting to know the full sad story.


So would I. I sense a 'blame the victim' attitude here.