When a woman was accused of shoplifting at a Whole Foods in New York City on Thursday, supermarket security officers detained her while they called police. But instead of arresting the woman, the three police officers paid for the food she allegedly slipped into her shopping bag.
Their deed, as well as the woman breaking into tears, was captured in a photo that was shot by a customer who described himself as heartened by the unexpected gesture.
While speaking to pressmen, One of the officers, Lt. Louis Sojo said
“She was extremely emotional. She did thank us. She was pretty much speechless at what happened,”
“When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty difficult as a human being to walk away from something like this,”
One of the customers who were present when the whole thing played out said: “It was a nice moment for, you know, people, it was compassionate and the woman obviously was really grateful,”
