Young Man’s Selfless Gesture Toward a Special-needs Person on a Crowded Bus Goes Viral

Young Man’s Selfless Gesture Toward a Special-needs Person on a Crowded Bus Goes Viral
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A Canadian student’s bus ride turned him into an internet hero after he extended a small but meaningful act of kindness to a stranger.
Godfrey Coutto, a then-22-year-old student in Hamilton, Ontario, was snapped holding hands with a man on a local bus by a fellow commuter. The photo was later posted on the Facebook page “Only In Hamilton” on Oct. 6, 2015, and was shared by thousands after people realized what Coutto and his fellow commuter were doing.