Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
Officer Tony Carlson made headlines last week after a bystander filmed him shaving a homeless man’s beard in a gas station parking lot.
The spontaneous barbershop experience was prompted because the homeless man was told that he wouldn’t be able to start working at McDonald’s unless he shaved his beard.
Well, Carlson’s efforts to protect and shave paid off: an update from the police department says that the man got the job with a little help from the Florida government.
Carlson described the incident at a press conference with the Tallahasse Police Department, saying that Phil, the homeless man with the beard, had approached him the previous week asking if he knew anything about fixing clippers. Upon taking a look at the clippers, Carlson saw that the gadget was simply missing some screws.
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As luck would have it, Carlson happened to have some replacement screws on hand. After tightening the screws, the clippers worked fine.
Phil then started to shave in the gas station parking lot – but because he didn’t have a mirror, he was having some trouble. Carlson then offered to help him shave.
Footage of the heartwarming deed, which was posted by the Tallahasse Police Department, was shared thousands of times. Social media users praised Carlson’s kindness and urged the department to keep them updated on…
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