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03-06-2013, 10:30 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/officer-shoelace.jpg?w=620
Quote:
A Toronto Police officer was caught in an act of kindness on Tuesday as he tied an elderly man’s shoelaces in a photo that has gone viral on Twitter.
Mark Borsboom, a paid duty officer, was on duty near The Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m., he came across the elderly gentleman, walking with a cane near Bremner Boulevard and Lower Simcoe Street. “He wanted to prevent him from tripping on his lace,” Toronto Police Service media officer Wendy Drummond said.
Borsboom offered to help the man, stooping to tie his laces for him. The moment was captured by marketer/social media strategist Jason Cassidy and quickly spread around social media. It was eventually retweeted by the Toronto Police’s official Twitter feed.
Cassidy was walking by and saw an elderly man with what appeared to be breathing apparatus as well as a cane. He noticed a police officer at the elderly man’s feet.
“I thought he was being searched for drugs or something like that,” he said.
But once he realized the police officer was tying the elderly man’s shoes, he whipped out his phone to capture the moment.
“I kind of went, oh my god,” Cassidy said, “I have to share this.”
As soon as he got home he posted the photo on Instagram and Twitter and watched the beautiful photo, quite unexpectedly, turn into a viral sensation.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?153574-Polis-Officer-Stoops-2-Tie-Shoelaces-4-Elderly-Guess-Wat-Race&goto=newpost).
http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/officer-shoelace.jpg?w=620
Quote:
A Toronto Police officer was caught in an act of kindness on Tuesday as he tied an elderly man’s shoelaces in a photo that has gone viral on Twitter.
Mark Borsboom, a paid duty officer, was on duty near The Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m., he came across the elderly gentleman, walking with a cane near Bremner Boulevard and Lower Simcoe Street. “He wanted to prevent him from tripping on his lace,” Toronto Police Service media officer Wendy Drummond said.
Borsboom offered to help the man, stooping to tie his laces for him. The moment was captured by marketer/social media strategist Jason Cassidy and quickly spread around social media. It was eventually retweeted by the Toronto Police’s official Twitter feed.
Cassidy was walking by and saw an elderly man with what appeared to be breathing apparatus as well as a cane. He noticed a police officer at the elderly man’s feet.
“I thought he was being searched for drugs or something like that,” he said.
But once he realized the police officer was tying the elderly man’s shoes, he whipped out his phone to capture the moment.
“I kind of went, oh my god,” Cassidy said, “I have to share this.”
As soon as he got home he posted the photo on Instagram and Twitter and watched the beautiful photo, quite unexpectedly, turn into a viral sensation.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?153574-Polis-Officer-Stoops-2-Tie-Shoelaces-4-Elderly-Guess-Wat-Race&goto=newpost).