Boris has thrown his support behind a new initiative launched this weekend which aims to reward random acts of kindness on the streets of London. The Kindness Offensive, supported by finance firm ING Direct, launched at the weekend and aims to “highlight how warm hearted people really are for no real reward, just to be kind.”
One of the first recipients of such an award was 23 year old Katie Moore who helped a man pretending to be lost on London’s South Bank. She received a medal, flowers and balloons for doing WHAT EVERY OTHER RIGHT MINDED INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE DONE IN THAT SITUATION.
BoJo said, “This is a truly inspirational project that will brighten up the daily lives of so many Londoners.” The initiative will shortly be extended and will include medals, vouchers and cash rewards for people who “don’t run over little old ladies”, “hold the door open for someone with shopping” and “queue politely for the bus”.
Has human nature really got to the point where we have to hand out flowers to people who perform acts that have been the absolute minimum benchmark of politeness for decades? Good grief….
Surely the obvious reaction is to take advantage of the man’s distress and confusion at being lost and either a) laugh at him b) mug him or c) bribe him for a vast sum before you tell him the way home?
Toughen up Boris, the world and his wife is on the make and there is no way they are going to be decent human beings without a huge payout. Be thankful you weren’t sued, mate.
It’s all in the title. Kindness is now regarded as positively offensive.
The Kindness Offensive have given away tons of food to hungry people and tons of toys to kids at Christmas. Can’t be bad.
As far as I have heard about the Kindness Offensive it is a really good thing.
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