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Homeless man assaults and robs good Samaritan who gave him a coat on New York City sidewalk
Mag Grand ^ | January 13, 2022 | James L

Posted on 01/13/2022 10:41:15 AM PST by allen592

A surveillance camera captured the moments a good Samaritan got walloped on a Midtown sidewalk in New York City on Wednesday morning after he tried to help a homeless man by giving him his coat.

The 59-year-old victim got into unexpected trouble after he tried to help 25-year-old Xavier Israel, who was lying on a sidewalk in front of 476 5th Ave at around 8:40 a.m.


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1 posted on 01/13/2022 10:41:15 AM PST by allen592
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A lot of homeless folks are totally nuts. Interacting with them at all is dangerous.
God bless the guy that tried to help his attacker, though.


2 posted on 01/13/2022 10:43:16 AM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: allen592

Don’t feed the animals - leave it to the experts 🤪


3 posted on 01/13/2022 10:43:34 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: allen592

No good deed goes unpunished...................


4 posted on 01/13/2022 10:43:53 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Little Ray
A lot of homeless folks are totally nuts. Interacting with them at all is dangerous.

Yep, no telling what was going through the homeless dude's insane or drug-addled or drunk mind. The good Samaritan should have simply asked the guy if he wanted a coat rather than trying to tuck him in like that.

5 posted on 01/13/2022 10:46:06 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: allen592

Rabid animals are known to bite the hand of those that try to help them.


6 posted on 01/13/2022 10:49:11 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: allen592

Rabid animals are known to bite the hand of those that try to help them.


7 posted on 01/13/2022 10:49:31 AM PST by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: allen592

It’s New York. Waddaya f#cking expect?!


8 posted on 01/13/2022 10:49:42 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: allen592

Not every reason a person ends up on the street is an innocent one.


9 posted on 01/13/2022 10:51:32 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: allen592

Never, ever interact with “homeless” types. Doing so is only asking for trouble.


10 posted on 01/13/2022 11:00:50 AM PST by ScottinVA (Enough. Cage the libs.. now. )
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To: allen592

“Xavier Israel”

That’s an Amish name no?


11 posted on 01/13/2022 11:00:59 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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anyone on the streets is there because they WANT to be there and don’t want to follow shelter rules like... no drugs.


12 posted on 01/13/2022 11:02:27 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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“That’s an Amish name no?”

Black Israelite.


13 posted on 01/13/2022 11:04:24 AM PST by dljordan (Slouching towards Woketopia)
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To: allen592

More evidence that there is such a thing as too much compassion.

Every virtue taken to its limit becomes a negative.


14 posted on 01/13/2022 11:08:03 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: allen592

The vast majority of the permanent homeless are the result of ECT and major tranquillizers. The mental health charlatans are fully aware of what they are doing. Using drugs and shocks they create a permanent class of insane people. Then the shrinks demand more billions to “solve” the problem.

Always follow the money.


15 posted on 01/13/2022 11:08:53 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: allen592

Sometimes, even sustained eye contact can send the wrong message. It’s a primative impulse, one we still have in common with Apes.


16 posted on 01/13/2022 11:11:13 AM PST by lee martell
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To: allen592

Dealing with the homeless is like petting a strange dog. You’re taking your chance at getting severely hurt.


17 posted on 01/13/2022 11:15:48 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: Little Ray
A lot of homeless folks are totally nuts. Interacting with them at all is dangerous.

Just a few days ago, at 11:30 pm on a snowy evening, there was a downcast and disheveled middle-aged woman crossing the slippery, snowy intersection, attempting to wave-down cars, and to communicate, for some unknown reason. I didn't see any other people, nor a traffic wreck or anything. I drove over a curb and sidewalk to avoid her getting any closer.

A leftist (female) relative in my car chastised me for not stopping and seeing what she wanted.

18 posted on 01/13/2022 11:22:15 AM PST by PGR88
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If you think someone may be in extremis but don’t feel comfortable engaging with them yourself, you can always call the police to come and check on them.


19 posted on 01/13/2022 11:26:59 AM PST by Cecily
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To: allen592

Akaky Akakievich!


20 posted on 01/13/2022 11:29:58 AM PST by nickcarraway
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