Matt Lima, a Somerset police officer in Massachusetts, has made headlines in recent days after committing a surprising act: when he caught two women stealing products in a supermarket – he took pity on them, and decided to fund the purchase for them.
This was when 2 women, mothers of small children, were caught because they did not pay for certain products at the self-service checkout, where the customer transfers the products alone and pays on credit. From the security cameras, it appears that the women put some items in their bags, and did not transfer them to the cash register.
Officer Lima saw the list of items taken free of charge, and noticed that it was only food. When he realized that these were women who had not found work, and the food they had stolen was destined for their little hands, his pity was extended, and instead of stopping them, he gave them a voucher to buy these products at another branch in the chain.
In an interview with NBC, Lima said that he is the father of 2 girls at these ages. “I have two girls myself, similar to the age of the two girls who were there, so it kind of amazed me. Among the stolen products there was nothing else like health and beauty items, shampoo, nothing like that, everything was food. I just tried to put myself in To the shoes of the same family and show some empathy. “
Somerset Police Chief George McNeil praised the policeman in a statement, saying: “This incident is a true testament to the great nature and determination of the policeman.”