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Enrique

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16. but the NYPD got good PR out of it

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:55 PM

Dec 2012

which is worth money. They might be able to calculate how much it is worth. They put the picture up on Facebook, maybe at least give him a standard fee a model would get for an ad.

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Remember the homeless guy, the cop and the boots? [View all] DollarBillHines Dec 2012 OP

when glurge meets street life datasuspect Dec 2012 #1

Oh, well. The point of a gift is giving it, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #2

Good point... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #5

Exactly. AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #36

Well, Delphinus Dec 2012 #3

frankly, i'd rather see him not homeless and taken care of than simply getting boots CreekDog Dec 2012 #27

Actually he isn't homeless after all Marrah_G Dec 2012 #42

wow. CreekDog Dec 2012 #43

One reason it may be better to give to the homeless shelters and food kitchens. nt RiverSong Dec 2012 #51

He is still poor Marrah_G Dec 2012 #57

somebody who needed new shoes is wearing them............. kooljerk666 Dec 2012 #4

give it to him Enrique Dec 2012 #6

It was not taken by the NYPD Marrah_G Dec 2012 #9

No one has made any money off the photo, as far as I can tell. intheflow Dec 2012 #14

but the NYPD got good PR out of it Enrique Dec 2012 #16

They also have photos up on their fb page of officers intheflow Dec 2012 #18

I'm sorry, but that's just ridiculous to the nth degree. cali Dec 2012 #19

. dionysus Dec 2012 #24

His cut of it was the boots. Nolimit Dec 2012 #49

If what you are saying was the case, why would the man get anything. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #52

Amazing how your perspective and decision making changes when you are poor and desperate stevenleser Dec 2012 #7

The 'piece of the pie' doesn't seem to refer to the boots jmowreader Dec 2012 #8

Maybe he wanted a cup of coffee and a literal piece of pie slackmaster Dec 2012 #11

+1 HiPointDem Dec 2012 #22

never look a gift boot in the mouth snooper2 Dec 2012 #30

As replied on the other threads that were posted previously this morning, Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #10

Spot on slackmaster Dec 2012 #12

Indeed. But you can't force mental health care on anyone who doesn't want it, kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #20

That is true, but if help were available it is likely that many or even most of those that need it Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #26

Inaccurate Salon headline and more complex situation suffragette Dec 2012 #13

Thank you Oilwellian Dec 2012 #46

Looks like she's corrected it now suffragette Dec 2012 #58

...and compensation for beer and travel money... jberryhill Dec 2012 #15

... which I am owed. XemaSab Dec 2012 #29

well, he didn't get to go on the Today Show. why is that? he's the guy who needed the attention. spanone Dec 2012 #17

yes. that is the creepy thing about charity. this film deals with the phenomenon. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #23

So? Earth_First Dec 2012 #21

Years ago, when I worked at a grocery store, there was a homeless lady in our parking lot SoCalDem Dec 2012 #34

None of this takes anything away from Officer DiPrimo and his act of kindness. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #25

Exactly, Stinky... DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #31

He gave from his heart, and did not have any way of knowing the man's circumstances beyond the fact SoCalDem Dec 2012 #35

Here are some details of his life: Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #28

USA today followup: Barefoot man given boots by NYPD officer not homeless PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #32

Has he actually lived in any housing over the past several years? From reading the various.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #40

Excellent question. Just like with the boots just because he has an apartment doesn't mean PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #41

i don't see how this changes anything JI7 Dec 2012 #33

The only thing I ever give to homeless people in the street Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #37

Remember the story of the man who gave out gift certificates to McDonald's? mainer Dec 2012 #38

Sometimes we put too much stock in a single photo. randome Dec 2012 #39

Someone on this website predicted this last week. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #44

What happened to the eidetic memory? randome Dec 2012 #45

... Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #48

Guy walks down a beach that is covered with dying starfish. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #47

Nice person, does something nice. Aerows Dec 2012 #50

Good for him..The cop sure seems to just have done it to become famous graham4anything Dec 2012 #53

Well hold on, he also said he'd get rolled if he was out in new boots Recursion Dec 2012 #54

The guy isn't even homeless, he's just mentally ill and a criminal to boot. geek tragedy Dec 2012 #55

If Jeffrey Hillman has access to a paypal account, I will paypal him something right now graham4anything Dec 2012 #56