Cenk Uygur
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Homeless Man Given Boots is Barefoot Again
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December 4, 2012
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2:53Now Playing"The New York City homeless man — whose gift of boots from an NYPD police officer became an online sensation — is back on the streets with no shoes.
The New York Times found him Sunday night wandering barefoot in Manhattan. The paper identified him as Jeffrey Hillman.
Asked about the $100 all-weather boots Officer Larry DePrimo gave him on Nov. 14, Hillman says he's hidden them because "they are worth a lot of money."
He says he's grateful for the gift, but he wants "a piece of the pie" because the photo was posted online "without permission."
Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss Jeffrey Hillman, the alleged homeless man photographed receiving boots from NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo. If the boots he received are too expensive for him to wear and he's barefoot again, is this symptomatic of huge problems faced by the homeless?
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