Most Boys in Blue are Good

[nate_watkins]

It's unfortunate. I see it a lot.

I had one experience where I gave a homeless man a blanket I kept in my car on a really cold night. The next night he was out sleeping on the bench - no blanket.

Well, let me tell you I was really unhappy. But I took time to think about and realized maybe it was stolen or maybe he gave it to someone who needed it more. The truth is, I just don't know, but I think the knee-jerk reaction is to say, "SEE???"

I am mostly sad that the media couldn't have let this part of the story go unannounced so that people don't have fodder to feel this way. It was a great thing that officer did and now people will use it as an excuse not to help.

Someone earlier said (sorry, I forgot who - Spidey, maybe?) that what we may want to do is just do what we can to help and not worry about the outcome. I help because I can't not help. I have way, way too much empathy. It's only by pure luck that I haven't been made homeless in the past. If I choose to help it's because I want to. I can't stop or blame other people because of the choices they make, no matter how frustrating it is. But I do get why people feel this way.

I certainly agree it's good to help people. But there are some people in need that will be picky, mouthy, and ungrateful (and considering their position being that they're cold, hungry, ect. I'm sure anyone would be grumpy). And there are others who are polite and well-mannered. But in my experience, the polite ones tend to outweigh the others.

I think the officer who took the time out of his day to purchase a nice pair of boots for the homeless man did a very good deed. I'm just disappointed in the greedy response of the homeless man.

[Sundrop]

Well, the original photo spoke about the nature of the cop. The nature of the recipient is now obvious. It doesn't change anything about that cop.

Exdactly!
There was a man who used to come to my church every month to ask for "help". Some of the members got suspicious, and wanted to turn him away.
However, one of the deacons said that we are supposed to give with the right intention to help another person......what that person does with the gift only reflects upon him.