17-Year-Old Returns Woman’s Lost Purse and Gets $3K Reward

A California teen did a good deed by driving to a woman’s house to return a lost purse. Melina Marquez says a teenager found the purse in a shopping cart at a grocery store. The driver’s license inside belonged to her friend, Eliana Martin, who used to live with her, but hadn’t updated her address. They posted the doorbell video to social media hoping to find the teen. Adrian Rodriguez, 17, reached out to identify himself as the good Samaritan. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

[@amazon4716]

That kid was raised right. Great job dude.

[@music_lover5788]

yes!

[@aznbbygirls]

Most people of his type don’t act like this. Praise and bless to this honest young man.

[@sobeit1927]

I would give him a job any day .

[@sobeit1927]

@@aznbbygirls “his type”. Stop that !

[@jexus_25]

@@aznbbygirls his type??

[@NubianP6]

*”Always do the right thing, even when no one is watching”.* The very embodiment of INTEGRITY. Great job young man.

[@juancorzo5081]

That is a lesson for the nasty youtubers making money off homeless people.

[@charlesantoine5901]

Fake

[@johnnyboi5661]

I’m all for doing good deeds but stuff like this doesn’t happen often. When opportunity like this arise, you either take everything inside and leave the purse or return it with a high chance of knowing you aren’t getting anything out of it beside recognition only. If you really want my opinion on this, I’m just going to say the Guy got lucky.

[@laramiaizz]

​@@johnnyboi5661 but he didn't even expect it..he did it because he wanted to help, no other motives.

[@ye3053]

​@@johnnyboi5661 People that do this don't do it for recognition. They do it cause they feel like it's the right thing to do. If they didn't do what they felt like doing then they would have regrets and feel guilty later on in life knowing they could've helped someone out

[@txehyungg]

"We need more people like him" *We need to be like him.*

[@dxnsenergy2322]

What if we're already like him

[@loriealbrumfield4707]

💯🗣

[@yorks89dc]

That's deep 🙌

[@txehyungg]

@@dxnsenergy2322 then you're a good person

[@nyahrashae]

Wow so inspiring😐

[@bebeesmithBebee]

What a legend. I wish this honest young man the best life possible.

[@marvelcomiks8078]

The last I checked, he received 22k in reward and bought a car with it. :). Good for him and happy for his family for bringing up such a wonderful kid.

[@destructionman1]

Did you not look this guy up? He came back the next day and stole the purse.

[@jonericandres]

@@destructionman1 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@ZeroBudgetGuide]

@@Garfieldlovingartisthe didn’t come back to steal it lol, he’s rage baiting. Plus you can look him up for hours there’s nothing that tells you he came back the next day to steal it

[@Drakhulis]

@@destructionman1 You're lame, not because that's a dumb thing to say but because your brain operates at a bottom of the barrel setting. Rage and jealousy is the most rudimentary aspects of human beings. You're quite sad while that young man is 20K richer than you.

[@MichaelNHRA]

Parenting done right. We need more kids like this.

[@primalvelocity3811]

Seriously, for real though. The world would be a literal paradise if everyone was like this, and just knew how to act right, how to be, how to behave.

[@IvanKiselyvov]

@@primalvelocity3811 imagine all the peopleeee lmao

[@BILLYRFCNO1]

what it was a scam they done a go fund me that made 22k he was her boyfriends son lol

[@thepig6054]

Way to be positive I'm proud of you

[@Soluscide]

We don't need more kids like this, we need to BE the kids (and adults) like this. Be the change you want to see.

[@USER_S4V4NT]

“do the right thing even when no ones watching” thats called integrity and this world needs more of it

[@poplaurentiu4148]

He was raised good.. and by doing good thing good things will return to him as well.. And i know this from my own experience how bad it feels because i lost my purse-wallet back in 2000 with all kind of things in it not just about money i did had around 3000$ in cash but also credit cards, driver license, vehicle documents etc and again the money wasn't that important for me seriously, i would not care about them but instead i would be very happy if i would at least get back all the important documents : driver license, vehicle documents and other papers bank and credit cards but i never get them back, i did have to block all bank accounts and credit cards get new from bank latter, change all those documents with new ones again which was a really painful experience..

[@marioyanez238]

Beginning with the Trumps

[@swed8506]

He only returned it because the ID in the purse showed a beautiful woman. He was just trying to get some yeeks

[@luciannoneichu3980]

@@swed8506 shut up kid get outta hea

[@ItachiUchiha-zv7wp]

It’s not even that, because even when no one is watching, there’s actually always someone watching 💯 I learned that from my baseball coach

[@devinw5150]

“Always do the right thing even when nobody’s looking.” Words to live by.

[@HarryPierpoint]

He knew Eliana would be looking

[@twotimefan]

If it was black boy, he would never returned it lol

[@xdidixx]

@@twotimefan don’t be an idiot

[@thc4825]

plot twist, He stole it

[@ljsmixbox44]

That was a very honest thing the guy did. He thought of himself..if it would have been him that lost something or been lost. But my dad said it a little differently. He used to tell me, always do good because someone is always watching you which is very true...when you think no one is.

[@jaida9254]

This boy's mom is the real hero.. she instilled morals into her son. So lovely to see.

[@ladyrasta5757]

That foundation has been laid, I'm so glad I can share this world with people like this!

[@jeanieolahful]

This is so sweet. He didn’t expect anything, but how nice people want to reward his kindness.

[@SirRyan31]

He prolly wanted that boot - eeeee

[@Thehanger96]

Atleast they didn't file a fake rape case.

[@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495]

Repent to Jesus Christ “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20:28‬ ‭NIV‬‬ K

[@BikeIsLife4EverGG]

imagine a happy ending with two beautiful women like that, dream. do good people

[@enlargedterritory3]

Evicted with newborn 😫 in motel bathroom anything helps $Lattimoresymone 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@martino1602]

Respectable young man. He was raised right. We need more honest ones like him.

[@SandStormXII]

💯

[@Crabby.1]

Not going to see that

[@RIDECOMShorts]

Give him, not how he was raised, the credit. We know nothing of his upbringing and only the deed he's done.

[@kiryukazuma7960]

Be one not ask for one

[@Endsomniac]

He actually only did it cuz he thought the woman it belonged to was good looking and he was gonna make some of his sexual fantasies a reality 🤣

[@honestdave]

Kid was raised right. There's still hope for the youth.

[@CaptureCat88]

Plus Melina is kinda hot right?

[@reneastle8447]

Amen, Dave, let's have all the kids raised right.

[@user-mh7te1re7b]

Inside job

[@forgivezharion6989]

Ratio + yb better + nobody asked + this u 🤓🤓👨🏼‍💻👶🏽👨🏼‍💻

[@user-mh7te1re7b]

He’s Sus.

[@greenalien3857]

He was raised with class dignity and compassion. I hope he has a protected safe and abundant life . Old soul.

[@ladyrasta5757]

Great job young man and a big nod to his parents!

[@toffeelatte6042]

This kid nailed exactly what peoples' thought processes should be - "If I lost my stuff I'd want it back too"

[@joemac9249]

Lesson kids you get bigger tip to return purse.

[@dimi2016]

@@joemac9249never know when the purse might belong to a grateful milf as well 👀 always gotta dream big lmao

[@joemac9249]

@@dimi2016 Haha. Wait until you see like 4-5 cars with Milfs going in. Then you have a good time.

[@philleotardo1500]

@@dimi2016bro thinks he lives in a porn movie, do you think she’d answer the door like “Oh I have no idea how i could EVER repay you… I know how!” and proceeds to open her silk bathroom to reveal she’s wearing nothing but lingerie and just starts unzipping your pants?

[@imJACOB99]

@@dimi2016bro🤣

[@nataliem.3879]

Now this is a kid that was raised right!!! I loved to see parents who raise their children with morals and values!!! Good job kid!! 👍👍👍

[@goldenwolf2462]

Absolutely I love to see kids raised right in the world! Great job to the parents!

[@haggardnobody2183]

Can you like. Shut up?

[@jalenbrewster6777]

And he's a nice dude cause he gave her purse back

[@lennygriffin2761]

@@josephmartinez6269 hahahaha!! this was so hilarious i forgot to laugh 😐

[@channeled.]

@@josephmartinez6269 wtf...you good.🤨

[@sandrabarrie84]

“Always do the right thing, even when no one is looking”, Adrian, your mom did a great job raising you. She must be so proud

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Great young man.... glad u got 3gs u deserve it

[@stormstaunch6692]

Funny, there’s a 17 year old kid in my group home named Adrian. Interesting coincidence.

[@gloriousgal2001]

Exactly 👏👏

[@whatumean5712]

I been doing that before sb even told me that😭 and to my luck good things always come my way

[@thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261]

@@stormstaunch6692 Not really.... it's just a first name, somewhat common.

[@daffyduck9753]

Mom sure did a hell of a job with this wonderful young man....and kiddo, your character speaks volumes .....Spirit knows, and will remember what you did.

[@yagirlnee7415]

Notice how the young man did not record himself taking the purse to the woman and posting all over social media. He wanted to do the right thing for the right reasons. Kudos to him and his parents!

[@thegentlemansmith5411]

This is a very good point, no self flex needed

[@d.t.o-xin6237]

And to think that in todays standards he probably gets looked at and assumed he’s a trouble maker by the way he’s dressed, the tattoo, the race when in reality he’s a good kid. His reward was well deserved

[@zachking6326]

*Boomer detected*

[@Corin11]

@@zachking6326 that has nothing to do with boomer. If you need to record yourself doing the right thing for clout, you're not really a good person. That will be the case whether you're 15 or 60

[@andrewcomments5812]

Check out Matthew 6 in the Gospel of Matthew. It's a real good one to follow.

[@SumitBara]

Also, he didn't go about making himself the bigger person. He humbly said his mom taught him to do the right thing even when no one's watching. That's a fine gentleman right there! 💯❤ God bless him! 🙏

[@vincecool72]

And then after all his mom said to her son: aright son give me the money you can have it back whenever you want but just let me keep it

[@meniskiss]

He was raised by great moms 🙏

[@kimson305]

@@vincecool72 naw that's something a dad would do which is why he said his mother taught him

[@organixgirl]

And his mom taught him well.

[@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495]

Repent to Jesus Christ “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20:28‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ht

[@JazzyB9481]

The face he makes when he looks into the camera after ringing the bell just looks so kindhearted...I hope this kid has a wonderful life 😭

[@robertsandberg2246]

He did look like a kind person.😉👍

[@snackon9058]

Staged event 🤣

[@norma3753]

My lil cousin looks exactly like him and he is very kind. One of the reasons why i love this video🥰

[@brightmacsworld8353]

Ain't he a good samaritan

[@mtnstrand2819]

I agree!

[@jonthurlow1433]

"My mom told me since I was little to do the right thing even if no one is watching." That's freaking fantastic kiddo, you deserve that reward even if you didn't expect it. Mom deserves a reward too.

[@lastarfoo]

based off this he probably gave half or more to his mom to be honest

[@kara8892]

1. His mom raised him well. 2. I hope to be like him. 3. He must be protected at all costs.

[@KM-zn3lx]

What you talking about! Protected at all costs! Strange!

[@jeromesuarez5293]

@@KM-zn3lx no, we must protecc

[@crow4120]

@@KM-zn3lx ???

[@x.7819]

then be like him. it's literally a so SIMPLE task. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@julius_jp_5702]

1. s 2. t 3. f 4. u

[@nw6gmp]

The feeling of doing the right thing and then later being acknowledged unexpectedly is better than any tangible reward…

[@MrRuddest]

Imagine the parents when you see your kid go viral on the news for being a good human and hearing those reason he gave to the reporter I'm sure the mom felt extra proud

[@rave743]

I agree! Whenever I'm in the small stores (not those convenience stores) and the vendor unintentionally giving me change more than what I should have, I always give it back. Their little acknowledgement of gratitude and words like "thank you for being honest" makes me so happy!

[@JustRightPinedo]

I mean he’s also getting a pretty tangible reward now

[@stratabegood]

rather the 3k

[@rudeboyshuffling]

Just give me the money melvin

[@neonlights3739]

“Always do the right thing, even when no one is watching.” We all could learn a thing or two from this young man.

[@fernandoa589]

KZbinrs can learn a thing or two too

[@EUROPA223]

well said bro

[@iJSabelle007]

God is always watching.

[@i5lee8bit]

And his mother, the other hero in this story 👍

[@crowtein6104]

You didn’t already know when to do the right thing?

[@dadajulius6489]

He listened to his Mother's advice. Good Mother, good son. God bless them both.🙏🏾

[@techgirl517]

His parents can be so proud of him, well raised, well mannered... A true example how a teenager has to be. Best wishes to this guy and his family

[@SGE.FFM.069]

not like the most US people

[@mrspex7599]

*A true example how anyone should be..

[@juliuscaesar5270]

Come to switzerland here it is a normal thing 👍 i lost my phone 3 times and always it was brought back to me

[@aresmurphy436]

@@SGE.FFM.069 There’s always that person that ruins a wholesome comment 🙄

[@abdirisakawes6544]

Absolutely

[@kristinfrawley9244]

This teen has a huge heart and I hope good things come his way.

[@yourdaddy9622]

He got $3,000. Did you even watch the video?

[@PouLiche2000]

money is not the only good thing that can happen to him bro@@yourdaddy9622

[@yourdaddy9622]

@ryuuuu.. pretty good start there Confucius

[@MikeRotch-ur7sx]

​@@yourdaddy9622This generation thinks it deserves millionaire status for performing the most pedestrian of accomplishments.

[@yourdaddy9622]

@@MikeRotch-ur7sx it’s sad. Not everyone needs to win a lambo or a million dollars. A great gift is any money they didn’t have before, and give them a little motivational speech. They would have hated growing up without youtube and the internet where people did things just to be nice. Now if two people get in a fight, all the bystanders pull out their phones. It’s sad.

[@jamesshawjr5299]

He was raised very well! His mother should be extremely proud of him!

[@zzthelazy351]

now this is the comment i was looking for

[@randomyoutubeacts6mviews2y6]

Not just some raised well He is actually raised well Doing good deeds goes to everyone if you don’t even get 3k

[@Random-dd4lt]

That’s his mother 💀

[@Cittie]

@@Random-dd4lt no it isn’t

[@jeanjanky3398]

@@Cittie it is … it’s been a lie whole T

[@Scratchingforcash]

Now that’s a good kid. Please stay like that bro.

[@someone_simple]

Call him man

[@PaanDuh]

W dude and his mom for raised him right

[@soledadramirez4796]

Yeah, cuz dad's never do a good job lol

[@theominousgreenglow26]

Yeah he took it back cuz he saw a hot Spanish chick on the ID...

[@otfxclan8739]

@@soledadramirez4796 ?

[@OmniscientNull]

@@soledadramirez4796 ?

[@toji_reborn]

@@soledadramirez4796 ?

[@IceBreakBottle]

Shoutout to his mom for raising him right and shout out to this kid who listens to his mom and wanders through this world doing the right thing. Much love

[@jackiecorsaut7618]

dont lessen the credit given by saying good job to his mom, He returned the purse. give Him the credit dumbass

[@oveezeeramoz504]

Yessir!

[@IceBreakBottle]

@@jackiecorsaut7618 I think you have spent a bit too much time on the internet. Why do you have so much hate and negativity in your life that you have to project it onto others. Your bad vibes will not kill my vibe :)

[@vnb1t]

What about his Dad too.

[@4Syorha]

​@@IceBreakBottle perhaps they have been affected by other misfortunes. Strengthen your vibe by making them see the light just like the young man did returning the purse. Do them a favor.

[@derekdavila432]

THAT is a GREAT KID. We need more of these type of kids.

[@KingoAnimate]

This is a young man, not a kid. 17 is legally a “boy” but in reality, nope.

[@Kavishka_Rodriguez]

​​@@KingoAnimate uncle,under 18,all the kids❤

[@Velocifaptor92]

​@SonicFan167 Bruh you're like 12

[@kalsarikannit9587]

SonicFan167: *Achually ThIs is a young man, not a kid. 17 is legally a “boy”* ☝🤓

[@duckIinq]

man this is something we should do, his parents taught him right.

[@AloneintheZone]

A true gentleman! He didn't even post a video of himself doing a good deed to social media for attention! I support this King!

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

This vato is honest. I bet ppl judge him just cus of how he looks. Makes me happy he got this recognition ☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@mariomm9080]

in my country cops would accuse him of stealing it anyway

[@googlesucks3163]

Well. He does look like a clown lol.

[@LazyBones6969]

@@googlesucks3163 Ironic + cringe

[@user-jg5qf2om5g]

@@LazyBones6969 true lmao

[@ronanbloodedge5378]

That foo is Hella studious

[@trinity2145]

He found a purse, that probably had $100, or whatever was in it, and he was rewarded with over $3000, and counting. ❤️ His reasoning was spot on. Do what you would want done for you. He was taught well. Awesome job, young man!

[@rochester3]

hope he gets the money

[@jalenbrewster6777]

He's a very nice dude

[@AdrianTypeBeat]

That’s a $10,000 bag I’m sure that’s more that what was in it. Good dude

[@rochester3]

@@AdrianTypeBeat gofundme is 5k now lol

[@noraphillips461]

😂😂 may be there's no cash in that purse.. hey but his good that he return it, shows he has good ❤️..

[@jamiegrooms4217]

Integrity: Doing the right thing even when nobody is watching. Credit to that amazing kid.

[@bellavampirella]

Credit to his parents for setting example 🙌

[@melissalitus8879]

I love that!! Real example of integrity and honesty

[@MrSimSwap]

You think he didn’t realize this would happen and get a larger reward than what was in the purse?

[@Kcmo_]

That is exactly what integrity means.

[@Ilovevintage77]

It made me cry tears of happiness to see this young man’s example.

[@My_Crazy_Neighbor]

"My mom told me to do the right thing even when no one is looking"... that's the definition of integrity. He has great integrity and that fact that he attributes that to his mom is just the icing on the cake.

[@Xavierpng]

This is a direct result of good parenting. His parents should be proud to have raised such a good, honest young man.

[@Leo-pz5ge]

I've already seen you about five times today.

[@floridethgenosolango8552]

This is the first time i see you commenting something that's not hilarious 🤣

[@gio-the-MEX]

How do you have so mutch free time

[@ezzeldinmostafa3602]

Is he your son?

[@Learnbynet]

no is not parenting, it just a good person thatsit!

[@wrestlingfan2024]

Most adults don’t act like this teenager. He’s literally the example we need to follow. Edit: Teen

[@zekko600]

Does he look like a kid to you ?

[@TYreLL0416]

@@zekko600 No. He looks older than me

[@TheOfficialDirtyDan]

@@zekko600 many kids look older for their age? I’m 19 and look like I’m 23 lmao. At least I’ve been told.

[@nikhilramphul2766]

That we can agree on

[@zekko600]

@@TheOfficialDirtyDan im tryna say that 17 yo isn't a kid

[@AfricanVulture]

That was very kind, honest and thoughtful of a young man to return the lost purse.

[@jordanedwards9681]

@@j887276 but 8 out of 10 people not returning it at least without taking the money so not so common

[@giftog3685]

Thank the parent

[@eduardochavacano]

They posted in social media without his consent. That was sick!

[@sleverlight]

Its also kinda refershing to have positive instead of negative news

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

Ikr

[@trishaferreira2309]

“Always do the right thing, even when no one is watching,” Awesome mom who raised an AWESOME son! 👍👍❤

[@la381]

I'm sooo proud of him and his parents!!!! Very proud of the women who received the lost purse for giving him a reward. Bravo!!!

[@st4rryrubyroadto207]

definitely

[@henryallen3208]

Sure

[@eeelizabethh95]

The fact he went out of his way to the address shows a lot. I am not going to lie, I would have just returned it to the store. Takes a lot to go out of your day to do something nice! 🥰 kudos

[@andrewDaMack]

Yeah. I once found a wallet on the street and I just mailed it to the address on the drivers license. Him actually going out his way and driving to their address is something special. I got goose bumps.

[@deftones8717]

Right?! I’ve found stuff (mainly phones) in stores a few times and just brought it to the customer service desk.. and every time I’ve done it, I felt kind of iffy about it because you don’t necessarily know whether the worker will actually put it into the lost and found or simply pocket it for themselves. But oh well, at least we do the right thing, which is more than the majority of people can say.. but this kid went above and beyond, and he clearly has a good heart and a solid moral compass. The world needs more of that!

[@lmjesuschrist7450]

He probably knows u can't always trust people.

[@unclegardener]

Heh. I guess you get a lot of free time once deleting social media. I’m confident he doesn’t have any social media accounts.

[@knowhim3624]

This is the Son, brother, cousin, friend, that we ALL Hope and PRAY for!!!

[@quetheriot3197]

This kid did the right thing. He and the people that raised him deserves infinite blessings

[@jytvreal]

Rare to see a behaved teen in califiornia

[@bitpof7523]

💀💀💀

[@nicknamefn]

@@jytvreal ikr

[@KingoAnimate]

He’s not a kid

[@nicknamefn]

@@KingoAnimate he technically is ur not an adult until ur 18

[@missriss_xoxo]

Wow they actually ended up raising $19,000 for this young gentleman. Amazing, let’s keep more stories like this going!

[@codymoe4986]

For returning a purse? If that kid has any class, he'll donate it to charity...

[@Juice4o2]

@@codymoe4986 has any class? 😂😂

[@Ihatesports420]

@@codymoe4986 sounds like you don’t have any class

[@jessicapreston9808]

That is so amazing!!!!! I love it

[@jessicapreston9808]

@@codymoe4986 why should he have to donate it? I hope he can use it for something like college tuition.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

He became the change he wanted to see in the world. Humanity desperately needs more people like him. It’s really nice to see wholesome and heartwarming acts of good deeds like this more often.

[@UltimateNut]

Seriously that quick?!

[@nishaj4095]

Yes really refreshing to see.

[@catspjs6229]

You’re literally everywhere lol what do you do for a living

[@HelloHero08]

You're the PewDiePie of the comment section.

[@doctordoom4458]

Stop saying we need more people like him. Be that person

[@Onix.556]

This is EXACTLY how good deeds should be done, not for likes, clicks, and views on Social Media but just like this young man did. EXCELLENT JOB, YOUNG MAN!

[@shiningmylight1969]

This young man is a true testimony to all things good and everyone should be like that.

[@JoseRamos-mv2ty]

He a square ⬛

[@kinglou0703]

@@JoseRamos-mv2ty u lame ash for that 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

@@JoseRamos-mv2ty And you're a triangle ...

[@abdim1500]

@@KeithCooper-Albuquerque I like the hidden meaning of this tbh

[@ebkdemon8823]

he stole nd brought it back

[@sauntersway3980]

"Do the right thing, even when no one is watching." God bless that mother, shes is a great lady! God bless the boy, he has a good heart.

[@GitikaMandloi]

Good Moms make the world a nice place!!

[@scroob72]

This is the advice my Grandmother raised me on and I've followed it and passed it on to my own kids. It's not about what other people see you do, it's that's feeling you have when you do the right thing.

[@p.mckenzie2921]

@@scroob72 yes my grandma and dad Raised me and my brother that exact same way.and I always feel like Jesus sees all that you do. So I try to do the right thing.

[@islandgurl4927]

The boy??? He is a young man.

[@tsrav5]

God is always watching.

[@robertwalker841]

Imagine what the world would be like if everyone was like this kid.

[@Manuel3525m]

Would be boring weird uneven

[@EmmanuelLainfiesta]

@@Manuel3525m only in your simple mind

[@robertwalker841]

@@Manuel3525m would it be boring if he returned your stuff ?

[@user-se8de2ly6c]

@@Manuel3525m room temperature iq behavior

[@joselucnico]

@@Manuel3525m i don’t think so

[@user-zj1bn6mu9j]

He’s a really good dude. He deserves it. Hats off to him and his parents for raising him the right way.

[@sssup11]

It's not about "we need more people like him" it's about you being that person. Have a great day.❤️

[@EdwinCVal]

Woadie

[@hotes2192]

@Ian John Facts man

[@joshg6792]

Exactly

[@cliffordhill2365]

Spot on lol!

[@majestic8054]

@somethingwhatever How is it a scam? It's a scam to reward a young man who was raised right, and did a good deed? What's your problem? You think the kid probably isn't a good person In life? What is it??? Because clearly you've got a problem with him getting rewarded for being a good Samaritan

[@Benjy1]

The world could be saved if there were more people like this. all we need to do is look after each other and that would solve 99% of the world problems

[@turkishgod5903]

Kinda stupid comment. This does happen everyday. Not everyone is cold hearted

[@notabot2928]

Kind of like the Bible says love thy neighbor don’t steal don’t be envious Don’t lie etc….

[@ras3evo536]

Or if no one lost anything

[@wackytoons88]

@ everybody does fool

[@ginb981]

💗

[@PsychoGaming805]

Just shows how you can be a good role model regardless of age. Momma taught him well. Awesome dude and I hope the world continues to reward his kindness!

[@JamGunForPBJ]

I hope I became him 😳

[@lTz_SunSet]

@@Emma-dh1lx that’s not a funny thing to say..

[@active_milan0682]

Bro i used to watch ur vids

[@z...03]

I don't like it when parents get the credit for their children's achievement. Who tf cares ab his mom? Ya'll should praise HIM for being a good person and returning the purse. Especially when you don't know if his mom is even a good parent at all.

[@saltshakergg1813]

Jesus taught him well 😂

[@worldsasuri9430]

This teen is truly well raised.Such a good guy!

[@chilltarts]

The definition of “Integrity” is doing the right thing even when no one is watching. That’s exactly what I tell my son all the time!

[@_Umbrael_]

Air Force core value right there. He'd make a good airman.

[@emretasdemiir]

​@@_Umbrael_yeah when i was an Air force cadet (not in the US), the seniors were always saying that 😅

[@Trev891]

straight FACTS!!

[@kamikazekid94]

He was certainly raised well. I’m glad he got rewarded. Nice job young man.

[@4everfreethinker]

Yes, but being raised well is only part of it. More importantly, he made the right decision all on his own. Because despite how he was raised, like many others, he could have chosen to go the other way when making his decision.

[@pameladonardo5]

We need more parents to raise children with integrity like this young man!!! The Lord has truly guided this boy's parents and it shows!

[@nickice7009]

We need more of this in our country. Rewards for people who do the right thing. Awesome job ladies!!! And kudos to that young man.

[@AnimeWatcher107]

IN every country.

[@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850]

I don't disagree with you, but people should do the right thing anyway regardless of a reward

[@pandaguy1775]

@@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850 Yeah, thats what I was thinking

[@marissamayhem6504]

@@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850 not sure what your point is. That’s exactly what this young man did. He wasn’t expecting anything in return.

[@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850]

@@marissamayhem6504 did you even read the original post I replied to? They said "rewards for doing the right thing". I have never help anyone with the thought that they might reward me, I'm sure this young man was the same. But the OP made it seem like we should reward this behaviour but we shouldnt, we should just teach people to be decent human beings that care about each other

[@jmill5995]

The fact that he didn’t care about being identified says everything about him. Universe willing, he’s going to have a good life.

[@relaxxzz9956]

That just means he has nothing to hide. Only people that do bad stuff or have a bad mind will not identify themself most of the time.

[@akeemt149]

Lord willing he will have a good life.

[@MrHobj34]

He has everything to hide. He just wanted the reward. F4&&ot

[@jameshall5132]

It's the ego mane

[@rjles_]

@@akeemt149 yes

[@angcharap5617]

you know the world is in a bad place when small acts of kindness like this gets praised a lot

[@icecreamcookies1787]

You know i don't think so, people just love acts of kindness in every form because its heartwarming and they just appreciate the goodness of people a lot.

[@lottie3863]

@@icecreamcookies1787 yeah but like.. he got $3000 for giving someone's belonging back and not stealing it. thats like.. human decency

[@affluentgad2939]

@@lottie3863 not really, he went out of his way to return it, its more than human decency imo

[@snackon9058]

this whole thing was staged, and fund raiser was a fraudulently set up.

[@mmm77171]

@@lottie3863 he wasted some of his gas to return her purse so yeah he should get some kind of praise for returning the stolen purse

[@BeholdOmega]

Young man with integrity a rare breed!

[@DhaleBEvans]

Everybody keeps saying, "There should be more people like him." No, we should be like him. Do a good deed even if nobody's looking.

[@frankytrevor7]

TRUE to that!

[@Amor1990]

Yup & not take money for something simple

[@allaboutmemes7395]

My boi speaking facts

[@jonathanjohnson9611]

Old people don’t want to hear that. They just want to criticize the youth.

[@allaboutmemes7395]

@@jonathanjohnson9611 also speaking facts also I was raise around old heads sooooo I got to learn a thing or to but I wasn’t criticized I was the most favorite kid around the block

[@Kooaid-9]

My mom lost her driver’s license once and someone actually dropped it off in our mailbox we were so surprised they didn’t even need credit or validation they just did it just to be kind. Faith in humanity restored

[@akeembrown7661]

It was me

[@Brooklyn84113]

@@akeembrown7661yeah no

[@FernandoMosqueda-xb7fx]

You can’t leave a purse in the mail box or front door someone can take it. He didn’t ask for anything he simply drop the purse off

[@akeembrown7661]

@@Brooklyn84113 you’re welcome

[@samuelamoia9782]

Beautiful man!!!

[@gluejay]

He must have fantastic parents!! My big hug to his mom and dad for raising him so well.

[@snackon9058]

a case of a fraudulent stunt was detected

[@BrickWolfy]

You can be a good person without being raised well

[@devshav]

@@BrickWolfy true!

[@devshav]

@@BrickWolfy it also depends on good friends that treat you well

[@tellitlikeitisalways3698]

Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one’s watching. Bravo young man.

[@xSinisterFiendz]

Momma raised this young man right! She has got to be real proud of him after seeing this. This kid has great things in his future.

[@daisyrelaxedsounds]

Yes! I can feel it in my soul that she is proud of him. Future leader I see! Bless him 🙏 ❤

[@y2kpopofficial]

@Uncle Adolf do you have to be so negative?

[@eio4528]

The key factor is one of his parents, his mother, taught him something valuable. This speaks highly of his upbringing. Parents have a responsibility and schools can never replace that.

[@benpark4013]

Yes my brotha' you stated it clearly. I'm a stay at home mom and I get the joy of teaching my babies moral values. My oldest daughter will be the first in our family graduating from ORU. All my children have done what this young man did. They learn from home first. Take care my brotha'

[@MrTravisAl]

@Ben Park brotha ben! Glad you’re enjoying the stay at home mom thing.

[@lifewithwaraybisaya9326]

So true😊💕

[@astromontanee]

@@benpark4013 “They learn from home first” that hits my heart deeply.

[@KD400_]

Both mother and father taught him especially his father because sometimes young boys don't listen to their mothers and today young boys don't have fathers today like before

[@phongdao9239]

The kid deserves every dollar and I wish him a great life.

[@swed8506]

He only returned it because the ID in the purse showed a beautiful woman. He was just trying to get some yeeks

[@cvlcek144]

@@swed8506 You need help🙄

[@swed8506]

@@cvlcek144 what makes you say that? What type of help?

[@joy3681]

@@swed8506 precisa de ajuda mental kkkk

[@AcidiFy574]

@@swed8506 he has no way of answering it If it was the other way around, the woman would've stolen it

[@edwardoverby1945]

God bless him immensely, a young man with character, maturity and love.

[@abhijithkg1467]

"Do the right thing even when nobody's watching you" his mother is a good person who knew the power of those words n what it can do for her son, it's enough to guide a person on the right path, n these words can be adopted by everyone too. 🤗😊

[@Milesco]

She raised him right. 😊👍

[@evanalleman247]

It's the exact thing my work teaches us, they call it integrity

[@lorenbrown7100]

To bad the right thing isn’t always the right choice but it is sometimes

[@veroniquendambo3242]

Good training and discipline begin at home. Good job to his mom!

[@user-lz2dn6ov4w]

Good character is to do good when no one is watching

[@TMAN0603]

That young man was raised properly. “Do what’s right even when no one is watching “.

[@keniquenembhard8210]

Remarkable

[@Courtney-Alice-Gargani]

Massive respect for this young man. I wish more people had this much integrity.

[@shlatt_homixide]

fr bro

[@randomshihtzudog8578]

Don't worry there's PLENTY of people in the world like this. There is 8 BILLION of us on this planet

[@undyingdimitar7005]

aren't you a young woman. pfp checks out

[@jikook7457]

Bravo, dude! Great parenting and a kind soul is the reason this happened. I hope he receives many blessings in life. I think he will.

[@beckyrodriguez9629]

This happened to me about 8 years ago and till this day I'm greatful. I couldn't believe the guy brought it all the way to my house. I'm happy people like this still exists, this young man is truly a gentleman.

[@mikeawesome9212]

Did you reward him? Did you atleast give his wanger a suck?? If not you should have, you owe it to him.

[@OrganicTrash]

the scary thing though.. especially as a woman... is concern for your safety. bad people could get a hold of your info

[@lordyoav7836]

@@OrganicTrash don’t lose your purse

[@onouphrios]

@@OrganicTrash do you get pleasure out of living a miserable life?

[@RIBBY_BOY]

Haha the kid that returned it has ur last name thats so cool maybe he is ur cousin lol

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

We need more stories like this. Making good people famous is how we’ll heal society.

[@user-qk7tp3wk9f]

Exactly right! Instead they make shows about scumbag serial killers and shooters and the masses whack off to it. Clowns

[@TheDumpstarInCle]

Good call! Nice name, too.

[@specjalistapatologii3315]

Behind this info, working hell on full time in world. Who nobody talk about it. Just be wake up people and stay focused

[@figuero007]

Not rlly

[@emmamorales9698]

I agree 👍💯

[@lindsaydeclute714]

That comment about his mom saying “always do the right thing even when nobody is looking” brought me to tears 😭. Just when I’m ready to give up on people I hear a story like this. Bless this young man, his mother, the women who did the go fund me page and the people who donated.

[@artvandelay1099]

Don't give up on people Lindsay! The moment you do, you risk ignoring someone who might make a difference in your life. I know it's hard sometimes to keep the door open. Meeting the right person or people will more than make up for everything wrong that's been done to you. If your door is closed, that can never happen. I know it's easier to say it than to do it, but be patient, make sure you're around the right kinds of people, maybe say a prayer, and good things will happen. It's an old saying, but it's a good one: you're known by the company that you keep.

[@emort6]

Stop watching cnn

[@My5sons1114]

Same! 🥹

[@clarissaywy]

I can relate a 100%

[@janmay7961]

@@emort6 and you stop watching Fox News

[@dancegenie]

Nice to see a youngster doing the right thing instead of everything we usually see on the news about kids doing wrong.

[@dh0123]

Not everybody out there just wants to take people's stuff there's a lot of people who do the right thing I'm proud of this young man

[@chefgamming4882]

Not much of them going around.

[@azaelmaldonado3685]

😂😂only if you knew

[@amandamosteller1371]

There's still a lot of good people. The news, media etc just show the "bad" ones a whole lot more.

[@azaelmaldonado3685]

@@amandamosteller1371 you didn’t get it🤦🏻‍♂️ but ok

[@amandamosteller1371]

@@azaelmaldonado3685 no I don't get your comment but I also wasn't replying to your comment, I was responding to the original comment.

[@bighx6099]

We need more stories like this. Outstanding job young man. Your integrity is far beyond your age. Your parents raised you right.

[@oneofthedudleyboys.3337]

No we need better stories, action confrontations, wipeouts etc.

[@nazomius7033]

This is literally normal behavior that most people would do. Only the few would steal it

[@poseidon7359]

@@nazomius7033 Except stealing it would be more common lol

[@nazomius7033]

@@poseidon7359 Stealing might be the perceived norm, but that doesn’t always happen.

[@clarissaywy]

His mom must be so proud of him

[@dottiewest385]

You can tell he was raised right. Kudos to this young man.

[@snackon9058]

It was staged and fraudulent fund raising, beware of those scams!!!

[@snackon9058]

most americans actually believe in this story 🤣 so easily fooled people now days in america 😂😂😂

[@kylehannigan1879]

@@snackon9058 bro what

[@snackon9058]

@@kylehannigan1879 the story was staged in order to pull in money, it was a a stunt....

[@SpinosaurusIV]

@@snackon9058 ???

[@truegrit7697]

What a sweet young man - he was raised right! ❤

[@snikksnakk4445]

We know that the world is messed up when doing the right thing raises eyebrows. Let that sink in for a moment. Mad respect to this fine young man.

[@hahaaxd4041]

Couldn't have said it better

[@npl3042]

Hold on i need to let that sink in, its been stuck outside my house

[@jasminenguyen4051]

@@npl3042 please😂

[@snikksnakk4445]

@@npl3042 Good your house ain't sinking. :D

[@strugglingcollegestudent]

So true. It’s sad this isn’t everyone’s response to finding a lost purse

[@AlexBoneChannel]

His parents deserve a some appreciation too. Raising kids ain’t easy but these parents nailed it.

[@brilliantran9808]

Parents don’t define a individual.

[@AlexBoneChannel]

@@brilliantran9808 I did not say parents define an individual.

[@exis2096]

why make one person’s actions about someone else entirely? he couldve chose to not listen to his moms yet he did

[@yellowreal9150]

@@brilliantran9808Right.

[@andresramirez4469]

he is actually an orphan

[@petergriffiinbirdistheword]

Mad respect to this kid, but this family is the real MVP of this story. To reward him for his kind deed in that way is beautiful! This lesson will stay with him for life.

[@karinneeskens]

They didn’t reward him out of their own pocket. All they did was set op a gofundme and other people chipped the reward amount

[@kyleivy86]

@@karinneeskens but they still did it for him quit trying to be negative

[@janepatrick97]

you got time 😭

[@chrislevi1457]

The family isnt the real mvp of the story tf its defo that boy

[@jaymoney7772]

@Star Ship I'd like some of the drugs you're taking please.

[@bkim7000]

Why don't all news stations understand that love sells way more than fear?! We want more of this!!

[@iamDavidaRose]

Yes!!!

[@M3ganwillslay]

Advertisers dont like this kind of content

[@damonestephens8722]

Because as much as you might not think fear does sell much more. Bad news and fear sells much more than good news and happiness. Bad news usually grabs people attention. Why do you think people love gossip so much.

[@joelsimmers2767]

because it doesn't

[@will_9910]

That's factual wrong. Negativity sells more than positivity especially in such a trash social media era of toxic behavior.

[@Allhailhitmanbang]

I hope my future son will have as much integrity as this kid

[@RedNestheNightmareEntity]

That's if you raise him right

[@onewomanarmyish]

Seriously as a Mom of boys, THIS IS THE STANDARD OF HUMANITY to teach young men to have. Hats off to you young man, you have my respect, Sir.

[@marsisfar1226]

teach them regardless of their gender !! everyone can learn something from this guy

[@maryharris8723]

😊

[@evansisco4367]

@@marsisfar1226 I thought ur name was Mars Isfar and i was like "ur name rhymes dude" now im like "oh lol it's just Mars Is Far" just something random lol, but good point!

[@onewomanarmyish]

@@marsisfar1226 I just said as a mother of boys...I don't have any other gender of children at the moment to teach so calm down.

[@onewomanarmyish]

@@memesfromreddit8800 Fs. Just was saying I ONLY have BOYS ATM so I was proud of this young man bc I have SONS. If I had a daughter obviously the comment would have been different. I can't teach anyone else's kids anything except my own😅😂🤣

[@siriusblack7714]

I love when a kid is humble and respectful

[@ran3om591]

Ayo😏

[@whiteheartsr]

He's a teen

[@fuhrfhrei3441]

@@whiteheartsr your point? Most people People refer to anyone under like 21 sometimes even 25 a kid. He’s not a child but he’s still a kid

[@whiteheartsr]

@@fuhrfhrei3441 How is Child and Kid different words?

[@areaxisthegurkha]

@@fuhrfhrei3441 your implication is a little clouded.

[@flowerfreedom7168]

"Do the right thing even if no one is watching" beautiful way to live he has a good mother.

[@keniquenembhard8210]

That is epic😭

[@malevolence6020]

and dad too. Dads don’t get the credit they deserve we always get the short end of the stick

[@GR-iz4rh]

Yeah Fr no lie, all my generation know how to do nowadays is fart but bust and eat hot chip and lie!

[@uniquelycheri9330]

@@malevolence6020 very true.

[@flowerfreedom7168]

@@malevolence6020 he said his mother told him this in the video no dad was mentioned maybe there is one idk

[@mariagasca7253]

What a nice young man. 🙏

[@destineeher23]

He’s not even my son but I’m extremely PROUD of him. He was raised right with love, morals and integrity. God bless him! So happy to see a young Hispanic man showing the world to do the right thing! Setting examples! 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼

[@brightmacsworld8353]

He's a good Samaritan to have around

[@pelon7109]

There probably wasn't even anything valuable in the purse. I bet if there was 10000 cash in it it would be a different story

[@AM-gc4yd]

@@pelon7109 who knows...who cares

[@kapzom7399]

@@pelon7109 Oh come on, even if that were true he wouldn't go out of his way to drive all the way to her house just to return it then. He would just leave it. Sorry it's so hard for you to believe some people do good things for the sake of being good lol

[@ladamadenadie1658]

​@@pelon7109 tu nombre lo dice todo weh. No todos somos como tu. Even if it contained 10k this Latina would return it to it's owner... in fact I'd go out of my way to find the rightful owner and so would my kids. ✌️

[@hotcookies4sale]

Don’t just say in the comments “We need more people like him.” Integrity is the trait this person learned, you can learn it too.

[@raahkz9190]

Facts

[@Twisty757]

The ones saying it already known so they dont need to learn anything, maybe you need to learn that.....

[@raahkz9190]

@@Twisty757 then why do they say it

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

Why do those other comments that say “We need more people like him“ get a whole lot more Likes and replies than this one?” There’s a whole lot of good deeds people can do not just for views (Just as long as they don’t fake it) Even outside of being recognized in the Army.

[@raahkz9190]

@@jonahabenhaim1223 and ur point is

[@Lokey1100]

Don’t ever change young man, your parents have done a fine job. Hats off to you

[@Zephlynnation]

@jcorb 🤡

[@Lokey1100]

@jcorb you don’t need to be wealthy to have good morals, it takes good parents, not money, to do that.

[@abyss5725]

@@Lokey1100 exactly. poor parents can still teach their kids to do good

[@abyss5725]

@jcorb whats wrong with u

[@Lokey1100]

And please explain what conflating means???????? 🤔

[@claudiocadalcoinvestimento3008]

how hard is to know people like this young man, doing the right thing. God Bless him.

[@gravy180rs]

“Always do the right thing, even when nobody’s looking” Such a strong message in a day and age where many only pretend to care and do a good deed for social media likes and recognition and not because they’re a genuinely good and kind person. Well done to this young man.

[@goblinoide]

Yep. Those "giving money to a homeless person" videos always make me cringe, because it's so obvious that the uploader is just doing it to be seen of men. Matthew 6:1 "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 6:3-4 "But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly."

[@magsplice]

@@goblinoide amen

[@ClosedOpenness]

Always do the right thing DESPITE no one looking.

[@danyf3116]

@@ClosedOpenness I think DESPITE adds more to that sentence.

[@maricelfallas3271]

God is always watching us

[@allyb1289]

I was so depressed watching all the videos on KZbin about how far our society has degraded. Then I came across this clip. So commendable what he did. Kudos to that young man. "You're never wrong for doing the right thing".

[@MrGuestYT]

As a teen myself im happy to see others around my age do the right thing. We really need more people like this guy!

[@anonymanonym5717]

as a more people myself, we really need like this guy

[@alakazaam4292]

@@anonymanonym5717as this guy, we really need myself like people more

[@hesklairvoyant]

and the right thing myself, more people we guy like really this need!!!

[@foolishly.o]

as a like this guy myself, others around my age as a teen!

[@SpooN12344321]

as a girafe myself im happy to see others around my age do the right thing. We really need more girafe like this guy!

[@mickeelahpowell4437]

The sad part is that people probably look at him thinking he was no good because of how he looks & dresses . But clearly this proves that clothes & looks don’t mean anything , I love seeing good things like this ❤

[@MartVale1]

Never judge a book by its cover

[@timg6176]

@@MartVale1 yet people do every day. When I was young I was also like this kid. Over the years my heart turned cold. I'm a vicious human being today, and view damn near every human as disposable trash.

[@terriblouin6099]

@@timg6176 Very sorry you were mistreated. I hope you could try again doing the right thing and give way to the possibilities that could come from that. Again so sorry for how you were treated. You didn't deserve that 😪

[@goudagrishhdoe8925]

Imagine if he was a couple shades darker. They might have called the police on him to figure out why he’s there with the purse.

[@earthandwind820]

@@MartVale1 ….But people do. I grew up in the city and see it all the time.

[@Rich-kp1eu]

How proud his mother must be of her son. She did a fine job raising this young man. He is going to succeed in everything he does because he has character.

[@patrickfarrell4751]

He is a fine young man from a fine mother. This apple didn't fall far from the tree!

[@backagain5216]

Well I returned a empty purse to an old lady after taking $3000 from it. I also ate the bag of prunes she had to keep her regular. My mother was not proud of me.

[@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations]

@@backagain5216 Lol

[@Dailycutecats]

Her moms chancla worked really well

[@xcalibur4376]

@@backagain5216 😭😭😭