{"id":1167,"date":"2015-07-26T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2015-07-26T12:10:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T12:10:37","slug":"cop-shares-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/cop-shares-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Officer Comes Across A Homeless Man Slumped On A Sidewalk. What Happened Next Took My Breath Away."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/florida-man-offers-cops-vodka-spritzer-during-high-speed-chase\/\">Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/open-carry-men-walk-into-detroit-police-station-with-guns\/\">police<\/a> officer has become an internet sensation after photographs of her eating lunch with a homeless man emerged. Ten days ago, TiAnna Greene was taking her daughter to Summer Camp when she saw Sgt. Erica Hay sit down alongside the man and hand him some <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/top-10-foods-to-boost-your-immune-system-naturally\/\">food<\/a> and a\u00a0 cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;What really caught my attention was the fact she then pulled out food for herself and started to eat with him. She just seemed very, very comfortable. I got my phone out and started snapping pictures because I was so overjoyed by the interaction.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>TiAnna Greene<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1170\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cop-shares-lunch-main.jpeg\" alt=\"Cop Shares Lunch 2\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1169\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cop-shares-lunch-main-2.png\" alt=\"Cop Shares Lunch 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Greene posted the photographs on her Facebook page, and the story swiftly went <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.com\/tire-retreading\/\">viral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know who she was but I really wanted her to know that it touched me and I&#8217;m pretty sure it touched that gentleman. I told my daughter, &#8216;See. That is truly a sign of compassion.&#8217; It really brightened my day, and I actually had several good days after from that one encounter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1171\" src=\"http:\/\/dailydigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cop-shares-lunch.png\" alt=\"Cop Shares Lunch 3\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After she was identified from the photographs, Sgt. Hay spoke to TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;We&#8217;re not a large community so I know most everybody, especially the homeless in the area, but I didn&#8217;t know him. He was just there by himself alone, so I just grabbed food and went back to eat with him. Nobody wants to eat alone. I like eating with anybody.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;Isolation is the worst part about being someone who is homeless. They&#8217;re isolated from everyone, and I think any type of interaction is a positive thing. He was great. He was nice to talk to. He&#8217;s got a story, just like everyone else. It just happens to be a sad story.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida police officer has become an internet sensation after photographs of her eating lunch with a homeless man emerged. Ten days ago, TiAnna Greene was taking her daughter to Summer Camp when she saw Sgt. 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