I was in a conversation with one of my peers about homelessness. One of the writers of my PR team asked if I had heard about the homeless man in New York. I had only heard about the police officer giving a pair of shoes to a homeless man on the street, but my colleague was talking about how the homeless man was revealed as being fake. I never heard of this and I have no idea how I could have missed this news.
Anyways, even though I'm late to the news, I still went to research it. I found this New York Times story that describes the "homeless" man's situation in detail. I was bummed to hear about this news. I felt that the police officer was trying to do a good deed, not for attention or good publicity, but just because it was the right thing to do. Then it turns out, the man wasn't homeless and didn't wear the boots the next time he was on the streets.
It's a bummer when you try to help someone who you think is in need, but really they have the means to provide and live comfortably.
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