Young man walked miles for first day of work, gets car from CEO

[jpak]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/young-man-walked-miles-day-work-car-ceo/story?id=56642518

On his first day of work at a location nearly 20 miles from his house, a young man in Alabama said he was left with one option to get there: Walk.

After Walter Carr’s car broke down, he was faced with the dilemma of how to get to his job site the next morning -- it was going to be his first day with Bellhops moving company. He decided to leave his house in Homewood at midnight, after sleeping for four hours, and begin the trek to the home of the family he was going to help move.

Along the way, Carr sat down because his legs were hurting and he was stopped by Officer Mark Knighten of Pelham Police Department, the department told ABC News. He told Knighten that he had eight to 10 miles left to go in the journey.

Officers Carl Perkinson and Klint Rhodes pulled up shortly after, the Pelham police added, and all three officers took the young man to breakfast.

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[malaise]

1. Saw that

It's a lovely story - we need more like this one.

Get thee to the greatest page...because

[demmiblue]

2. ...

Link to tweet

[Turbineguy]

3. Every so often

we're in America.

[Delphinus]

7. Yes!

This brought me to tears - much needed GOOD tears.

[Cracklin Charlie]

16. + as many as you wish!

Great story.

[cwydro]

4. Wow! You mean...

You mean there really are nice white people?

Wow. Who’d a thunk it??!!

[ret5hd]

11. Were you made to feel mildly uncomfortable in an online setting?

That's too bad. Sit here and tell me about it.

[uponit7771]

5. This is a story the cops should post right here

[Demovictory9]

6. gofundme 16K after one day

https://www.gofundme.com/5pmd8-thank-you-walter

[Ezior]

8. Wow, that's Gorsuch-level job dedication. Good thing the boss is no Gorsuch! :-) eom

[canetoad]

9. Thank you for posting

I needed that.

[Elwood P Dowd]

10. Great story. K&R

[Maraya1969]

12. Thank you for this. It's nice to hear a story about human goodness, and there is a lot of human

goodness in this story. From the young man to the cops to the woman who started the page for him and all the people who donated and the CEO who gave him the car.

[Tess49]

13. Well hell! Now I'm crying. n/t

[Raine]

14. GREAT to hear something so nice

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and not a single villain in it!

[wonkwest]

15. This is so nice

Once upon a time, I ended up walking home 10 miles at 2am through snow and subzero temperatures. I was fine, but a cop stopped me and took me the rest of the way.

People can be monsters or heros.

Nice to see people recognized their shared humanity all around.

[Niagara]

17. Inspiring