Homeless man gives back engagement ring he couldhave gotten 4K for!!

[geechiedan]

Last week, Sarah Darling of Kansas City, Mo., left more than a little change behind when she dropped a donation in a homeless man’s cup.
The cup belonged to Billy Ray Harris, 55, who had been sitting in his regular spot on the sidewalk. He didn’t notice that Darling had accidentally dropped her engagement ring in with the change until he packed up for the day.

Sarah Darling had tucked her engagement ring into her change purse the day she walked by Billy Ray Harris.

“When I finally decided to leave I got on my bike and dumped the change into my hand and there was the ring,” Harris told NBC’s Michelle Franzen.
Harris thought that the ring, a diamond and platinum sparkler, was a fake. Then he had it appraised.
“It was really worth some money,” Harris said. “Worth enough that he was ready to give me four grand right there on the spot.” Harris thought of taking the money, but said that his grandfather raised him to be honest. He knew in his heart he couldn’t take the money.
“I am not trying to say that I am no saint, but I am no devil either,” he said.

Sarah Darling and Billy Ray Harris hugged each other when they were interviewed by TODAY.

Darling realized a day later that the ring was gone. She immediately returned to Harris’ usual spot, and he was there waiting - with her ring.
“It was just such a feeling of loss when it was gone,” she told Harris. “I am eternally grateful to you.”

http://todaynews.today.com/_news/20...ement-ring-i-was-raised-to-be-honest#comments

you can hear them being directed and she barely wanted to shake his hand much less hug him..damn the least she could have done was give him a reward or a hand job

theres a site set up to donate to him. check and see if its legit..

http://www.giveforward.com/billyray

 

[geechiedan]

larger clip..

she gave him everything she had in her wallet at the time.. what was that 20 dollars and a roll of certs

 

[hsm2448]

No wonder he's homeless. He's a fucking idiot.

 

[bgbtylvr]

Shit, he may have lost his house due to giving some broad a ring, so he gave it back to some other simp could walk that aisle and share a box with him soon enough. "Tell that fool I said 'All the best!'

 

[Mike In Bmore]

That was a big ass rock for it only to be valued at 4 large. Her fiance put her on beat street. But I blame her. Any chick worth her salt knows about the four C's.

 

[BDR]

If it was a sista who lost her ring and I was homeless and found it I would have given it back..

but if it was that cac ring I would've told her I lied I ain't find nothing then proceeded to a pawn shot and got 3k for it...

fuck a cac.. they will get snitched on and their shit sold by me in a heart beat..

 

[Mentor B]

If it was a sista who lost her ring and I was homeless and found it I would have given it back..

but if it was that cac ring I would've told her I lied I ain't find nothing then proceeded to a pawn shot and got 3k for it...

fuck a cac.. they will get snitched on and their shit sold by me in a heart beat..

Agree with this wholeheartedly.

 

[kwazdog]

But did she invite him to stay at her house tho?


That 4 g's could had got him a apartment for a few months and new clothing to find a job to get back on his feet...


The real secret is she deliberately put the ring in there, unknowingly to her husband...


I respect this man, but shit is real out here...



I really hope she found him a place to stay...

 

[callbacc]

Damn, I just realize I ain't shit.

 

[geechiedan]

so far the charity site has collected 2000 dollars for him..

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

heard about it
i would've done the same

 

[mangobob79]

Man I'm glad they atleast reported the brother , cos u know shit like this dont always get reported ! Dropping some $$

 

[Moore]

A decent human being.

 

[massdagod]

2 things:


1) If that was a black chick, I dont think it would have gotten back to her... (maybe it would but not as quick as it would have gotten back to the white woman.. cuz u know niggas like to shuck and jive for white folks)

2) he's an idiot if he doesnt get any compensation for it.... If I was homeless (and religious), I would look at me finding 4k as a Blessing... fuck her.

 

[DreDee]

No wonder he's homeless. He's a fucking idiot.

 

[kefta]

Respect!

 

[Mo-Better]

so far the charity site has collected 2000 dollars for him..

Just proves there are people who reward honesty. Nice story on both ends.

 

[Count23]

No wonder he's homeless. He's a fucking idiot.

 

[RoomService]

No wonder he's homeless. He's a fucking idiot.

Homeless Man’s Honest Deed Rewarded with $16K Donation, and Counting

A homeless man in Kansas City, Mo., made national headlines more than a week ago when he returned a valuable platinum and diamond engagement ring accidentally dropped into his cup of change by a woman offering some extra cash. Now, hundreds of donors have contributed more than $16,000 to a page on GiveForward.com to help Billy Ray Harris get his life back on track. The man's rewards don't stop with financial help -- the media story helped him connect with a brother in Lubbock, Texas, he hasn't seen in nearly 30 years.


KCTV first did a story on the unintended donation Feb. 9. Sarah Darling had put her engagement ring in her change purse because it was bothering her finger. A chance encounter with Harris on the street led Darling to give the man her loose change. It was only a day later that she realized her engagement ring was missing. When she came back to Harris on the same street, he still had the ring and gave it back to her.


The New York Daily News reveals when the woman and her husband returned, they gave the homeless man all the cash she had on her -- around $40 to $60. Then Bill Krejci, who is a web designer, was inspired by some media outlets' websites where people asked how they could help. Enter GiveForward.com.


For the next 90 days, anyone can donate money for Harris. The homeless man cited his reverend grandfather, who raised him since he was 6 months old, as the reason for his character trait that returned the ring to the woman. Individual donations from as little as $5 up to $500 have poured into GiveForward.com for Harris.

One comment from the Young family, who donated $250, said, "This story was on CNN and it was touching that someone with so little was so thoughtful and understanding. ... This was a unique opportunity to celebrate a good news story and act of kindness." The CNN piece was on Soledad O'Brien's show Monday.

The goal was the raise $1,000 for Harris in three months. Instead, more than $16,000 has been given to the cause in just a few days.


Krejci posts updates on the donation website. The most recent one, dated Wednesday, called all of the donors "awesome... over the past few days." Further, the web designer states he'll be having lunch with Harris in the next few days. Also, the homeless man is staying with a guy who helps run sound for a band. Krejci calls the amount of donations "unreal."

So what will happen to Harris now? MyFoxLubbock.com reports Edwin Harris, Billy Ray's older brother, wants his sibling to come home to Lubbock, Texas. The brothers lost touch and have tried to find each other over the past 27 years. When the older brother saw Billy Ray's story on the Internet, he got in touch and the two talked for 45 minutes. Edwin Harris hopes to bring his brother back to Texas in mid-March.

KCTV reveals Robin Harris, the men's sister, lives in Wichita Falls, Texas. She also saw the national story and got in touch with her homeless brother thanks to Betsy Webster, the original television reporter who broke the story.

Billy Ray Harris hesitates to come home because he doesn't want to be a burden to his family. Perhaps more than $16,000 will help change his mind.

 

[Cock Head Jones]

That was a big ass rock for it only to be valued at 4 large. Her fiance put her on beat street. But I blame her. Any chick worth her salt knows about the four C's.

Was prolly worth way more.
U know a jewelry store or pawn shop gonna shit on the homeless dude walking in with a diamond.

 

[veritech]

That was a big ass rock for it only to be valued at 4 large. Her fiance put her on beat street. But I blame her. Any chick worth her salt knows about the four C's.

There's a reason its called a pawn shop.

 

[professor153]

No wonder he's homeless. He's a fucking idiot.

 

[jwilliam85]

He did the right thing. Ain't shit he could have really done with 4k anyway but fuck up more. He seems content living off the grid.

 

[Cock Head Jones]

Funny how his fam pops up out the blue now too...

 

[catalyst]

I see this dude on the Plaza all the time. I drop him a couple of singles from time to time, but I don't usually carry cash. I don't know his story, but certainly don't judge. Each of us is just a few bad decisions from not being as fortunate as we currently are.

 

[ballscout1]

so his honesty will bet him at least 4 times what he could have gotten by pawning the ring.

so his decision to do the right thing turned out more profitiable than the decision many of y'all have made to take the quick hit and run.

 

[dabushwackers]

He did the right thing the ring was worth much more to woman who lost it and I don't mean price wise


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[Thrillz]

I bet uncle Tom is gonna tax his donation money and tax him for living on the street and make him find a new begging spot.

The gov't might just take all his new $$ and call it even!!

 

[Cock Head Jones]

so his honesty will bet him at least 4 times what he could have gotten by pawning the ring.

so his decision to do the right thing turned out more profitiable than the decision many of y'all have made to take the quick hit and run.

notice that the cats saying he shoulda kept the $ are the same ones that didnt make it far enough into the article to see they are raising $ for him now.

they were trying to raise $1000 for him and it's at $75,000 now
http://www.giveforward.com/billyray

 

[code_pirahna]

That s an honorable dude

 

[ballscout1]

notice that the cats saying he shoulda kept the $ are the same ones that didnt make it far enough into the article to see they are raising $ for him now.

they were trying to raise $1000 for him and it's at $75,000 now
http://www.giveforward.com/billyray

Hope he does go home to his brother and doesn't drink or smoke the money.


Even 1000 reward for a 4000 ring would have been nice ..

 

[II Dxnum]

so his honesty will bet him at least 4 times what he could have gotten by pawning the ring.

so his decision to do the right thing turned out more profitiable than the decision many of y'all have made to take the quick hit and run.

notice that the cats saying he shoulda kept the $ are the same ones that didnt make it far enough into the article to see they are raising $ for him now.

Meh.

Hindsight is 20/20. He nor any of us knew that donations would begin to pour in like this, there's no way he could have known that the story would even get picked up.

I'm glad everything worked out in his favor though.

they were trying to raise $1000 for him and it's at $75,000 now
http://www.giveforward.com/billyray

Up to $85,000 now!

Funny how his fam pops up out the blue now too...

Oh boy...


Is it fucked up that I'd rather hear that dude smoked, drank, etc, his money away, rather than to hear that his grimey ass family members got a fuckin' dime.