A homeless veteran begs for change on a New York street. Passers-by
ignore him, giving their money to a teen begging nearby. One man dumps
his takeout on the unfortunate veteran, showing what he thinks of his
service. You won’t believe what happened next…
The veteran asks the teen to “watch his stuff”
as he cleans up at a nearby shop. A few minutes later he returns,
bringing a slice of pizza for the boy. Little did he know that the “homeless teen” was actually part of a social experiment, set up by two brothers from Brooklyn.In this video, posted September 23, Moe and ET dress up their younger brother Omar as a homeless teen and sit him right next to a genuine homeless veteran, trying to scrounge up money for food. A six-minute video shows people persistently ignoring the older man, and giving money to Omar instead.
At one point, a man in a striped polo shirt and a fedora rebuffs the veteran, sneering at his plea that he “served his country.”
“You served your country?” the man says, before dumping the contents of his takeout box onto the unfortunate veteran. “Here’s something that served your country. How is that about serving your country?”
Asking Omar to watch his possessions as he cleans up, the veteran returns shortly with a slice of pizza for the boy – at which point Moe and ET reveal themselves. Hugging the veteran, they hand him the contents of Omar’s cup and another $200 to get a hotel room.
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