Man Snuck a Photo of This Cop on the Roadside, LOOK What He Was Doing

Darren Ballard saw a police officer on the side of the road and witnessed something he deemed worthy of a photograph.

The image of a deputy sheriff sharing his lunch with a homeless man has now gone viral.

Tacoma resident Ballard had been driving with his fiancée in the car when they had to stop right next to a police car that was stopped on the side of the road.

Both were surprised to see not what was going on in the car but close to it, and it prompted Ballard to capture the moment.

“I look over and there’s an officer in uniform, sitting on the grass, sitting with a homeless guy sharing a sandwich and I was just blown away,“ Ballard explained.

Darren Ballard

To sit there and get personal with him on a level, he’s just being friendly. It’s awesome,” Ballard said.

The post online spread quickly, as thousands of people commented on the officer’s kindness and generosity. 

“Just saw this cop having a sandwich with a homeless guy in the cut wanting no attention just doing a good deed,” wrote Darren Ballard. “There are good police officers out there people this made my day please share!!!!!”

With heartwarming comments from folks online, one wrote, “I think this is fabulous. Cops are humans too — just like this fellow that happens to be homeless.”

“Most are good people. It’s nice to see this side of them.” Another wrote.

After the image went viral online, details about the sheriff and the homeless man came to light.

According to the man, James Haynes, him and Deputy Mike Huffman have known each other for over a year and have shared a sandwich together multiple times.

“Sometimes we talk for hours, sometimes we talk for 10 minutes,” Haynes explained.

“He takes time out of his day to talk and if he gets a call, he’ll run and take it,” saying that he’s grateful for the food, but many times the conversation means so much more.

“He smiles all the time and makes me laugh,” said Haynes. “It’s very depressing out here.”

The image has acquired symbolic meaning as a result of all the unfavorable media coverage police have received nationwide.

“It meant a lot to me for everyone to see this image because there are awesome police officers out there and they don’t get enough credit,” Ballard said.

 

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