I don't know the year this happened, but thought it was a good story.
Homeless Donate $3,000 to Cop Who Refused to Arrest Them
New York City Police Officer, Eduardo Delacruz, 37, was ordered to arrest a homeless man for sleeping in a parking garage. He refused, saying, he would not arrest people who had nowhere else to go. One month before Christmas, and with 5 kids and a wife to support, Delacruz was suspended without pay for 30 days.
Homeless groups were so touched, they set up a fund to raise money to help the officer and his family deal with the loss of $3,600 in net pay.
On Christmas Eve, the homeless and their friends gathered on the steps of city hall to present a check for $3,000 made out to Delacruz's wife.
Some gave money they earned from recycling cans and bottles, or portions of their welfare checks. "A lot of us gave quarters, nickels and dimes," said Joe Bostic, one of 30 former and current homeless men and women in attendance. "We just wanted to thank him by contributing however we could."
The officer was "very moved" by what the homeless did and though he could not attend, sent a message: "God bless everyone, especially the homeless."
Inspiration Point: "Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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