tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625710.post552301277615857509..comments2023-07-02T08:30:24.301-04:00Comments on 618 Rants and Raves: Finally: A Cop Who Gets It.Mr. 618http://www.blogger.com/profile/09888639331798664267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625710.post-51680894840313738482012-12-02T11:53:24.753-05:002012-12-02T11:53:24.753-05:00One of the NY Times articles on this case (http:/...One of the NY Times articles on this case (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/nyregion/new-york-officer-lauded-for-giving-boots-to-barefoot-man.html) quotes a woman saying she also bought boots for a homeless man last year, allegedly for the same man, and another woman is quoted as saying she saw the homeless guy just a couple of days later, again barefoot, so -- unfortunately -- you're probably correct. <br /><br />On the other hand, regardless of the outcome, DePrimo went against the grain of the current crop of NYPD officers, and did the right thing. Will he become more cynical, and less believing, as a result of this? Probably.<br /><br />But maybe not. And that's what I'm hoping for: that whatever happens with this specific homeless man, that DePrimo remembers we are all human, we are all deserving of respect and compassion, and most of all, I hope he remembers it could happen to any of us.Mr. 618https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888639331798664267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625710.post-24620421980172600142012-12-02T03:10:33.604-05:002012-12-02T03:10:33.604-05:00Sad to say, the boots are probably already hocked ...Sad to say, the boots are probably already hocked at a pawn shop for cash to feed whatever this junky's addiction is. Still, I agree that it's nice to hear about a cop who tries to do the right thing rather than a cop who is on a power trip. <br /><br />- Badtux the Too-cynical PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.com