Scruffy Homeless Man Asks Cop for Hot Shower, Then Officers Completely Transform Him

Scruffy Homeless Man Asks Cop for Hot Shower, Then Officers Completely Transform Him
Photo courtesy of City of Rome, NY Police Department
Epoch Inspired Staff
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From the archives: This story was last updated in July 2019.
The world will be a better place if we all have compassion for one another—even those we pass by casually on the street. As a famous philosopher once said: “Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one’s foot has caught fire.”

Here’s a touching story of how police officers at the Rome Police Department lent a helping hand to a down-and-out fellow, who just needed a little kindness.

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