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NY Police Officer Larry Deprimo Buys Homeless Man Pair of Shoes

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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    Meh, any one of us would have done the same.

    He was just doing what he felt was right.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      Meh, any one of us would have done the same.

      He was just doing what he felt was right.
      Apparently not any New Yorker though...

      Jose Cano, the manager at the store that evening recalls, "We were just kind of shocked. Most of us are New Yorkers and we just kind of pass by that kind of thing. Especially in this neighborhood."
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      Meh, any one of us would have done the same.

      He was just doing what he felt was right.
      If that were true, he'd already have shoes / boots.
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    • Profile picture of the author whland
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      Meh, any one of us would have done the same.

      He was just doing what he felt was right.
      I would've done the same. I bought a homeless man a meal at spangles once. Invited him in to eat with me.

      Haven't seen him in awhile. But if I ever do. I'll invite him again.

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    well NY'ers are pricks then.. lol
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      well NY'ers are pricks then.. lol
      New yorkers are known for being rude and crude. There HAVE been some famous exceptions though. The homeless guy sounded like an unusually deserving person. I hope all three end up the better for it! The sales person was hardly put out but STILL, the 33% discount was nice, and a chunk of that might have come from HIM!

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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      well NY'ers are pricks then.. lol
      Tell that to the New Yorkers who have been making daily trips to both NYC and New Jersey with food, water, clothing, and building supplies from my area of New York to help the hurricane victims.
      Tell that to the volunteer fire fighters who have been going to NYC from my area with trucks, manpower, and water to help in fire districts there that have been wiped out by the hurricane.
      Tell that to any of the millions of New Yorkers who have donated their time, money, food, all without a second thought to help the hurricane victims.
      Tell that to the FEMA workers who New Yorkers have been feeding, even though FEMA is suppose to be feeding them.
      Be sure you tell one of us to our faces though. Then you'll see what pricks we can really be
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        Be sure you tell one of us to our faces though. Then you'll see what pricks we can really be
        Kinda hard to say something to your face when all your avatar shows is your shiny metal a**.

        Anyhow -- NY, when you get out of the NYC area is a beautiful state. It is green and mountainous, although a little heavier populated than I like. NYers hit me as generally aloof. They weren't "rude" in excess of anywhere else. You can find rude people wherever you go. In large populations people will always seem more aloof. You have to remember there is a difference between dealing with 20 or 30 people a day and going through hundreds or thousands of them - standing in lines as opposed to personalized attention when you walk up to a counter that's not swarmed - nodding your head and saying hi to the occasional passerby and walking through a continual stream of them. Of course people are going to be more aloof. How many people can you give your personal attention every day? How many needy can you help before you find yourself one of them? People in crowded areas distance themselves because they have to.

        If you get a chance to talk to people there, though, they aren't much different from anyone anywhere else. Some are really kewl. Then there are others who are more like the jerks that live in the place just to the N. of Thom. Just depends who you talk to and in what circumstance.
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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    I gather that the stereotype of New Yorkers as rude is outdated and no longer true. In fact, they're said to be, dare I say it, friendly.
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  • Profile picture of the author esuresh
    A real great officer.
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  • Profile picture of the author ozzie2012
    I wish there were more people like Officer Larry Deprimo in the world. Then it really would be a much better place.
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    ok ok, calm down.

    90% of NY'ers are pricks then.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      ok ok, calm down.

      90% of NY'ers are pricks then.
      We are when we read things like your first post before our first cup of coffee.
      After the coffee we're just dicks
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    lol well keep in mind, I'm in the south.. people down here are ridiculously friendly.

    I pull up to the stop light & the people in the car next to me (whom I've never even seen before) start waving & smiling & yelling "HEYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

    So its easy to see why I made my original comment... Someone starts yelling at you in NYC that you've never met, you might wanna step on the gas. hahaha
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      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      lol well keep in mind, I'm in the south.. people down here are ridiculously friendly.

      I pull up to the stop light & the people in the car next to me (whom I've never even seen before) start waving & smiling & yelling "HEYYYYYYYYYYYY!"

      So its easy to see why I made my original comment... Someone starts yelling at you in NYC that you've never met, you might wanna step on the gas. hahaha
      I've lived in Fl. before and traveled a lot in the south. You're right people down south are beyond friendly.
      I live in upstate New York. I probably think less of NYC then you do, lol. Problem is people in other states think NYC IS New York
      I use to carry pictures of where I live (here) with me when I lived in Fl. I got tired of people thinking all of NY is like the city.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    The officer will hopefully be reimbursed by his precinct - if not someone else will - but what this one officer has done for the goodwill of the NYCPD is worth far more than the $75 he shelled out for a pair of boots - people say they "walked right on by this guy"...but a policeman's job is to protect - and serve - and this officer has shown that a simple act of compassion is a service that pays back ten-fold. He has set an example, and it came along just at the right time...
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    Maybe the NY Police officer is not from New York.

    C'mon people, I used to be a New Yorker as well and
    we are not all cold and rude. The city just brings out
    the worst in most people. You have to fight to stay
    alive.

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  • Profile picture of the author Lou Diamond
    Hello,
    New York City is a lot better than it used to be, back in the day Times Square was muggers row.
    Now it looks like a Disney theme park.
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanEagle
    Yeah, New Yorkers can be dicks, lol. Pretty cool of him to do that though.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
    “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.”

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/ny...for-boots.html
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

      "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."

      Homeless Man Says He?s Grateful for Boots but He?s Barefoot Again - NYTimes.com
      He GOT a piece of the pie! NATIONAL ATTENTION, and HELP!!!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
      Typical lazy, broke, welfare mentality.

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      Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

      "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."
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      • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
        Originally Posted by Joe Mobley View Post

        Typical lazy, broke, welfare mentality.

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        Yup. Sadly, that is 100% correct.

        This loser has the nerve to say "What do I get???"

        Bitch, you got a $100 dollar pair of shoes for free (which you turned around & sold for drug money *most likely* - because I HIGHLY DOUBT they are, quote, "in hiding")

        That is more than ANYONE got out of your so-called "stardom"

        The person who took the photo got NOTHING.

        The cop? NOTHING.

        The user who uploaded it to YT? NOTHING.

        Stop crying.

        And this right here, is a PERFECT example of why I refuse to donate anything to anyone in person.

        I love donating pizzas on www.randomactsofpizza.com but I will NEVER AGAIN give a single thing to a beggar on the street.

        You guys wouldn't believe my experiences if I tried.

        Heres just ONE story man.

        This dude comes up to me at the car shop while I was having my tires rotated & getting the oil changed.

        He begs me for 2 dollars so he could, quote, "buy a bottle of water and a bag of chips"

        I give it to him, and this prick comes walking back from the store with a 40 ounce of beer.

        It took everything I had not to beat him senseless.

        And yes, I realize this post probably contradicts my original post in this thread (the, "anyone would have done the same thing")

        BUT when I posted that, I meant anyone would have shown that same compassion for a stranger who was truly in need.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    WTG,

    You have that right! In my first message here I said "The homeless guy sounded like an unusually deserving person. I hope all three end up the better for it! The sales person was hardly put out but STILL, the 33% discount was nice, and a chunk of that might have come from HIM!"

    I take that back! That homeless guy got the lions share of the pie. He could have benefited greatly. Once this gets out, any further benefit he could have gotten will be GONE! Frostbite is NOT a pretty picture. The shoes are only about $100 apparently, so they are like midrange. A crook would be stupid to steal from him, and probably wouldn't. I just hope that, if he DOES get frostbite, that HE has to pay every penny. Selling those shoes might put a dent in the bill.

    Donations are DOWN, and one reason given is attitudes like that homeless guy. With donations down, non-profits now fear the fiscal cliff | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

    Does he realize that frostbite on the feet can impede the ability to walk, lead to MORE frostbite, can lead to gangrene, and can even lead to amputation or DEATH?!?!?!? And that is IF it gets treated. Of course, if it doesn't, he will go through cycles of pain and numbness and eventually freeze to death in a painful way. Most people just wouldn't want to suffer such a thing.

    If he has diabetes melitus, it may SEEM less painful at the beginning, but it will spread quicker, and he will feel just as bad.

    But NO, he feels maybe $30 is worth it. The one sure thing about mid range shoes is that the always sell for less outside of the store. Even less if weathered! Even LESS if sold by a homeless guy, etc... $30 is about the average pawn rate for a good $100 pair of shoes.

    Steve
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