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.
One was sleeping on the sidewalk in front of the door. Deliveryman had to poke him lightly to get him to move. He humped up and acted like he was having all these spasms.
Another was threatened with a club when he started acting crazy. When threatened they aren’t that crazy.
I gave a nice warm coat that didn’t fit me to a street guy a few years ago, he was so thankful he broke down and cried.
The inmates are running the asylum
Nice coat.
It’s not his fault, they ought to give him more.
Definitely read Nikolai Gogol's The Overcoat story. Not about homelessness, but the heart of all Russian literature.
Stupid of the GS to put the coat ON the sleeping dude. This isn’t your kid in their bedroom. This is a guy who sleeps on the street and has to fend of thieves and thugs, who is among a population with a very high percentage of serious mental disorders. He clearly flipped out. Wake him up. ASK him. Or best of all, leave him alone. Sheesh.
(Stupid of the GS to put the coat ON the sleeping dude.)
Yeah I wouldn’t do that either.
Yep. Ever notice that when a news story involves a "good Samaritan" it is usually in the context of the good Samaritan being a victim?
The streets are todays mental health asylums.
No good deed goes unpunished.
There are a lot of untreated schizophrenics on streets. They skip their medication and then can’t be relied on to seek treatment. It’s a destructive circle. Obeying the rules in a shelter is a problem when one thinks the shelter is the enemy castle.
Yup!
And for that you can thank the Kennedy clan!
I try to avoid them.
It is best to give/donate through a charity that specializes in homeless outreach. They know how to handle the recipients.
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