Barefoot Homeless Man Is Given A Pair Of Boots By NYPD Office, Goes Viral, Now Is Barefoot Again
November:
Officer Lawrence DePrimo bought new boots for a homeless man he encountered in Times Square.
Yesterday:
MSN - Last week we told you about a barefoot homeless man on the receiving end of a random act of kindness in the form of a warm pair of boots. Well, he’s gone viral again for being, well, barefoot… again. His name’s Jeffrey Hillman and when asked by a reporter about what became of the boots proffered by New York City police officer Lawrence DePrimo he said, “Those shoes are hidden. They are worth a lot of money.” Sure, he’s grateful, and says he wishes there were more people like DePrimo in the world, but online fame hasn’t helped him. “I was put on YouTube, I was put on everything without permission … I want a piece of the pie.”
Oh wow would you look at that? Who saw that coming? I can’t believe that Jeffrey Hillman didn’t take those boots and turn his life around. I thought he would have put those boots on and gotten a job and gotten back on his feet. Complete the Christmas fairytale and show that power of giving in the holiday season. For sure not.
Jeff Hillman probably sold those boots for crack rocks and a blow job. Do you know why? Because he’s a homeless asshole. Thats what homeless people are. Its like the old saying in the Bible - Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Well here in New York the Gospel says “Give a homeless man a pair of shoes and he’ll sell them for crystal meth and continue being a vagrant because he’s a drug addicted junkie.” Plus you know how damaging a fresh pair of kicks can be to the panhandling game? Thats a tell tale sign that its a scam. See some guy dressed in rags smelling like shit but he’s got a brand new pair of $100 shoes on and you ain’t giving him shit. See someone walking around barefoot in December and thats a little more likely to get you to toss a few pennies in his coffee cup. So Office DePrimo – that was a real nice thing you did. Random act of kindness that went viral and probably restored some faith in humanity for people all over the internet. But next time just cut out the middle man and give him a hundred bucks worth of drugs and whiskey so we don’t have to see this ungrateful asshole parading around barefoot 5 minutes after you give him shoes.
PS – You were put on facebook, not youtube, you idiot. I don’t care if you’ve been homeless since before AOL, you should know the difference between youtube and facebook. And lets be honest you don’t want a “piece of the pie” you just want more heroin.
i was sandwiched between two homeless people on a crowded Q train. worst smell i’ve ever experienced in my life.
this photo was on the cover of every NY paper over the weekend, and I believe this dude, he didn’t sell the shoes yet. He will let the legend grow as the boots sit under the dumpster on 34th street, and he will sell them when they reach max value. He made his first thousands selling beanie babies back in the day, when the market dropped on them, he lost his home
What the fuck does this guy mean “a piece of the pie”? Does he think that being internet famous is a lucrative industry?
the homeless are even worse than the jews.
shocked he found a size 16, dudes got some waterskis down there
If you’re gonna be a homeless scab on society then at least do it in Miami. I never understood why bums are such martyrs. It’s cold in NYC in the winter. Strap a couple pieces of car tire to your feet and start walking south until it gets warm.
Dudebro, He wants to be rich and famous like ElPres off those internet dollars.
i was wandering around in Downtown Crossing in Boston when i was like 12 or 13, and saw a homeless dude. guy was definitely on the junk, all leaned out. so trying to be a good guy i went to toss him some change. grabbed a handful of coins from my pocket and realized they were pennies right as i threw them in his cup. i was like, “sorry, didn’t know those were pennies. i think i might have a quar–…” and then got hit in the face with the pennies i just gave him. i was done with the homeless after that.
Wow, heroin, crack and meth. Those must have been real expensive boots
A+ blog KFC.
Guarantee that’s not the first time some kind heart bought him a pair of kicks that he sold for meth. The asshole is conveniently squatting in front of a shoe store.
Never give a homeless man anything. I once watched a homeless man get a free deli sandwich from a good samaritan trying to help out. Once the guy left, the homeless man chucked the food in the garbage. The homeless are pieces of shit
cool story dro man- no one gives a shit. ppl interact w/homeless bums asking for change every day, all day.
dudebro, it worked for Jenna Marbles.
“Piece of the pie” hahaha…..Obama say I gon get piece of da pie
brickkilledaguy, if you don’t like the story, that’s cool. but taking the time to tell me that, and using lame internet expressions like “cool story”, is nothing short of faggotry.
fuck the homeless. They just sit there all day strung out… I rather my charity dollars go to something more useful.
Charity as a whole is a glorified welfare system. Donating money because some crackheads had kids and now we gotta keep them warm with clothes in the winter, because their daddy is the “man” and “thug” and can’t be bothered to take care of their own kids.
Or some skank welfare momma has 6 kids by 5 daddies and cant feed them herself. So we gotta step in and buy them meals, provide after school educational programs. I only donate to children based causes, because it is not their fault they were born to losers who can’t provide for them.
Toys for Tots — if their crackhead parents put down the meth/crack pipes for a day or two, they could afford $20 for but little D’Andrealikikia a basketball for christmas.
*buy* not *but* — you get the fucking point…. everybody has their hand out and keeps bleeding the working man dry. I love passing the Toys for Tots box every day in my office building… I bust my ass all day to provide for my family, and give my kids Christmas… meanwhile parents all over are just sitting around waiting for a handout.
tornopen with the essay of the year! I agree
i tried to ‘thumbs-up’ tornopen twice…didnt happen
Dro, dude was begging for a tire iron to the domepiece.
There are some charities I believe in. Charities around job training and education… teaching and enabling people to support themselves.
Walk for Hunger: Why can’t the homeless walk? Like an idiot I did the walk for hunger one year in the 90s (my ex-girlfriend made me do it…. I was a chump for her tits and stuff)… the whole time I kept asking “why aren’t any of the needy people walking”…. “they sure as hell are not at work”…. people around me were acting annoyed.. until one dude said “yeah, where are they?”…. they are sitting home waiting for us to deliver meals to them.
homeless = I give up on life, I give up on effort, and I want everyone to take care of me. Let’s stop glorifying them as victims.
I like to smoke a little herb and inhale a bottle of whiskey sometimes, I just don’t do it at 8AM on a Tuesday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvg1IwR85OI
This totally makes me want to hand over my hard earned paycheck to the next barefoot, smelly ass degenerate I see.
Sometimes, being put out on the street is unavoidable. Just ask Duke & Duke.
stuff like this makes “bum fights” great…especially ‘bum hunter’ shits hilirious
My vote is tomopen as comment of the decade. In Florida where they beg on every intersection, I only give dog food to the men with dogs. Fuck. They probably eat that and leave their dog to starve.