Good Cop, Bad Cop: Buy 'Em Boots, Move 'Em On

So this happened. Larry DePrimo, a young NYPD cop, saw a barefoot homeless guy on a cold night in Times Square, felt bad, bought him boots, had his picture taken, and saw it go viral on the NYPD's Facebook page, prompting much awww-isn't-that-nice press for a department that can use it. To be clear: DePrimo seems like a swell guy, who did a swell thing, and bravo to him. The NYPD is another, more complicated story. The police "shouldn't just be good to one of us. They need to be good to us all." - Vernon, a homeless man.

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