A police officer in Peru approached an elderly man who lives on the street and invited him to lunch. Someone recorded the moment, uploaded it to TikTok, and within hours millions of people had seen it.
Most applauded: they speak of hope, of the fact that there are still good people wearing the uniform, and that gestures like these should be replicated. But another part of the audience asked an uncomfortable question: why record him? If the gesture was genuine, they say, it didn’t need witnesses or a camera — just doing it was enough.
On the other hand, they respond that showing these acts also serves a purpose: it inspires others to do the same and humanizes an institution that is often criticized. What do you think: does helping and sharing it diminish the value of the gesture, or add to it when it motivates more people to act the same way?
