A Toronto police officer's act of kindness has taken the internet by storm after a photograph of him helping tie an elderly man's shoelaces went viral on Twitter Tuesday.Jason Cassidy, a Toronto-based marketer and social media strategist, was walking along Bremner Blvd. and Lower Simcoe St. at around 4:30 p.m. when he noticed a police officer kneeling in front of an elderly man."I was walking home from work and I spotted an older gentleman ahead of me leaning up against someone who was below," said Cassidy. "At first I thought it was an older gentleman being searched for guns or drugs."It was only after getting a bit closer that he realized the officer was not searching the elderly man — whom Cassidy described as having a cane and a breathing apparatus that ran through his nose — but instead tying his shoe.
Upon realizing what was happening, Cassidy instinctively pulled out his phone to photograph the moment, which he later posted to his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
"He was down on his knee for at least 15-20 seconds and the traffic was pretty high because the Jays game was just finished," he said. "It was one of those moments where telling someone about it wouldn't have had the same impact."
According to Const. Wendy Drummond, Mark Borsboom, an officer with Toronto's central 14 Division, was on duty near a parking garage close to the Rogers Centre when an elderly man approached him asking for help with his shoelaces.
"In the officer's words, it's something that anyone would have done," she said
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