Another Great Cop

[Cuts Crooked]

....but some folks still gotta denigrate him:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/nypd-boots-homeless-man-photo-145219581.html
A photo of a New York City police officer kneeling down to give a barefoot homeless man in Times Square a pair of boots on a cold November night is melting even the iciest New Yorkers' hearts online.
On Nov. 14, NYPD officer Lawrence DePrimo, who was on counterterrorism duty in Times Square, saw the older homeless man without shoes sitting on 42nd Street. DePrimo, 25, left and then returned with a pair of $100 boots he bought at a nearby Skechers store.
"It was freezing out, and you could see the blisters on the man's feet," DePrimo, a three-year veteran of the department who lives with his parents on Long Island, told the New York Times. "I had two pairs of socks, and I was still  cold."
The random act of kindness was captured by Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., who was visiting the city. Foster, communications director for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, emailed the photo to the NYPD with a note commending DePrimo.
"The officer said, 'I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let's put them on and take care of you,'" Foster wrote. "The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man.
"I have been in law enforcement for 17 years," she continued. "I was never so impressed in my life. ... It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost."
Foster's photo was posted on the NYPD's Facebook page on Tuesday, where it received more than 320,000 "likes," 77,000 "shares" and 20,000 comments—most of them praising DePrimo, who seems to have restored Facebook's faith in humanity.
"This is one hell of a police officer," Desiree Wright-Borden wrote.
"Wow," Jack Horton wrote. "It's nice to know there are still good people out there."
"Angels truly do walk on earth!!!" Charlene Hoffman-Pestell wrote.
Some commenters, though, were skeptical, saying the photo could have been staged.
"Clever stunt!" Louis Zehmke wrote. "The hobo is 'parked' at the entrance of a shoe shop."
But Foster claims DePrimo had no idea he was being photographed: "The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching."

[BUGEYE]

I just saw that on the news, good for him.  and he seemed like a nice guy...

[Anna]

Good man, the kind of policeman we were told as children were the ones we could always depend on.

[finisher]

Only three years on the NYPD eh. Very cool thing but I say give him a few more years before his outlook changes.
Usually only takes a SOFT LA sheriff two or three years working the county "clink" to become a donkey orifice. Many of the others were already that way starting off  [size=78%]. [/size]

One can only hope he keeps that good nature through the years and that he doesn't one day get himself dead because of it.

[Gun Runner]

I saw this on the local news tonite, and they say he will be on Good Morning America program tomarrow.

Gun Runner

[DDZ]

So much for the idea that all cops are control freaks, always looking to beat the crap out of someone.

[Anna]

So much for the idea that all cops are control freaks, always looking to beat the crap out of someone.

DDZ it is unfortunate that you are right about this but you are. We all see the end result in what they become over time but this thread is about the good ones and we hear so much about the other.
So I will reframe from the norm, it is refreshing to see a good cop thread once in awhile.
But he is outnumbered and I wonder his long it will take before that catches up with him.                   In some places on the web it already is except here. I think the IQ of this site is head and shoulders
above most of the other ones. Regardless of our differences, the others remind me of a night of watching the WWF.

[DDZ]

 Regardless of our differences, the others remind me of a night of watching the WWF.


Thats funny, and I agree. I have never ventured very far into other web forums, other than a gun forum for the purpose of gaining information. You are right the majority of them are nothing but fighting and cussing, which is not allowed here. Which does make this forum one of the best. Many of us are very adamant on certain subjects, and because of that some sarcastic remarks come out. Including from me, but I'd be willing to sit down and have a cup of coffee or a beer with any of you.