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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNBA Player Captures Police Officer’s Generosity Toward Homeless Man
Just seen an Indy police officer pull over. Go into his trunk n give a homeless guy a pair of shiny boots. #COPS
The officer pulled a pair of boots out of his cruiser and handed them to a homeless man holding a sign at the side of the road, Hibbert told BuzzFeed News.
The homeless man shook his head in disbelief and appeared to thank the officer, Hibbert said.
He just walked back into his car and drove away, Hibbert said.
The officer couldnt have known the NBA center was just a few cars away and would share the encounter to his 180,000 Instagram followers. The Pacers have also reached out to the police department to try to identify the officer; Hibbert said hed like to give him a few tickets to show his appreciation.
At a time when the excessive force of some officers has caught headlines, Hibbert said he wanted to bring attention to the acts of good that arent as visible.
Not all police officers are what you hear about in Ferguson, he said. This type of stuff you dont hear about too often.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/nba-player-captures-police-officers-generosity-toward-homele
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NBA Player Captures Police Officer’s Generosity Toward Homeless Man (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Sep 2014
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Gothmog
(144,945 posts)1. Great story
Thanks for sharing
cwydro
(51,308 posts)2. OMG. A good cop???
This will sink like a stone because only bad cop stories are allowed on DU.
Dincha know?
daleanime
(17,796 posts)3. Happy K&R