62-Year-Old Woman, Abandoned By Family in Chinatown, Gets Helping Hand From SF Police Officers

[@mrgonzalez4583]

that cops mother raised him right. shame on that ladies family just abandoning her

[@nephilimnameless9809]

So was SHE a bad mom then?

[@blacksuite1]

I guess she didn't raise her kid right.

[@FullFrontalInvestigations]

That guy is a real, true cop!! More like him are needed everywhere!!

[@JosephKulik2016]

The Most Important thing is NOT that he is a "real, true cop", but that he is a "real true human being". It's the fact that this cop is a Great Human Being that makes him a Great Cop. Don't you get that ??? ... [e-mail]

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@JosephKulik2016 Both of you are right.

[@marvinbatiste4377]

Amen

[@FullFrontalInvestigations]

@@JosephKulik2016 you have to be a good human being first before you can be any sort of public figure. Just my opinion:)

[@FullFrontalInvestigations]

@@JosephKulik2016 I hear you thouhg 110% this man is a good human being no doubt!!

[@katel3962]

I don't speak Mandarin or Cantonese, but grandma can live with me any day. I work at a Chinese grocery store. 🤗

[@jeanniesherman3591]

BLESS YOUR HEART

[@johnydub7346]

I am grandpa do that count?

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@JosephKulik2016 You sir, feel the same sadness that I feel about the society in which we live. America teeters on the brink of collapse today because it was built on a crumbling foundation of genocide, human exploitation and legalized greed.

[@wakeup3581]

@@JosephKulik2016 Dear Joe: Your an insignificant creep and your perception of the world is only true to you as it is a perception. So in reality Joe the world is only as bad as the thoughts in your own head.

[@UncleLawrence91]

How are you able to do that? Do you speak any SEA language or is it a place where everyone has english down pretty solid?

[@deletedwaffles]

I choked up a bit. I can't believe people would just abandoned family like that. Especially the older members. Glad that Officer Ma and the rest sprang to work to help the lady get back into some kind of housing. Shame on the family.

[@Lovely-Haitienne]

As a social worker working in a nursing home, I see this a lot. Families come and drop off their loved one to never be seen nor heard from again. It’s very sad

[@maxmulsanne7054]

If you only knew my grandmother... the woman was lucky that no one strangled her while she was alive.

[@sokkim4570]

@@maxmulsanne7054 I know what you mean. I hate to say it, but I knew an elder when she was alive, she was something special.

[@maxmulsanne7054]

@@sokkim4570 Well thank goodness I had one good, blesseded soul for a grandmother. But the other (wicked) one?... she was something else. Her father (my great-grandfather) had to go around town and put out the fires (AKA rumors) she was lying/telling to other people.

[@Lovely-Haitienne]

@@maxmulsanne7054 Lol! Believe me, I’ve met plenty like that! Still saddens me when I see it though, likely because they often die alone in the end.

[@jvs333]

These men are “police officers” not cops. To care for the community they patrol and not just busting heads unnecessarily

[@chuckruckus3648]

Yeah you believe that. You still hate cops. This was a social workers job. You keep defunding Cops have always did this, always. The media knows that. They changing message up

[@luvbunny1237]

Exactly....so rare too

[@theHAL9000]

There are more cops like these two than you realize all over the country. And the unfortunate truth is that even these two cops at times will need to use force, up to deadly force, in protecting other lives or their own. Just people, with a very demanding and at times risky job.

[@tr7287]

the fuck is the difference. It's semantics.

[@jvs333]

@@tr7287 wrong one is what you call a professional (doing their job with professional respect to their career) The other “cops” are given to them because they take no pride or honor in their uniform and profession, it’s just about the power authority trip. More people who put on the uniform should take pride in what it represents and not just see it as a ticket to exercise their ego power trip

[@tonosama516]

That family better face justice. Cheers to the officer!

[@maxmulsanne7054]

@@JosephKulik2016 Well spoken! 🙂👍

[@tonosama516]

Elder abandonment is a form of elder abuse and is a crime in every state, as it should be.

[@sneat2028]

@@tonosama516 This is not elder abuse.

[@tonosama516]

@@sneat2028 You are expressing an opinion, which is highly subjective and not factual. Fortunately, laws minimize subjectivity through codification. San Francisco is part of California and must follow state laws. The Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act states: 15610.07. (a) “Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult” means any of the following: (1) Physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm or pain or mental suffering. Sneat, you might think it’s ok to abandon your elders, but the law, in it’s wisdom, recognizes that elders are vulnerable and need to be protected. Elders require a level of care that can eventually be comparable to the care for children. The law doesn’t allow people to abandon children, or do you think that also should be legal?

[@sneat2028]

@@tonosama516 It’s not an opinion it’s fact! Elder abuse is taking advantage of an elder who is of a certain age or, abusing an elder of a certain age. Your initial comment is not only an opinion it’s ignorant!

[@bakerstreet101]

Wow, a policeman who knows the people in his community. You don't see this too often.

[@benthomson9397]

Asians are noted for their care and love of the elders in their families but I guess there is an exception to everything.

[@GuizhongLin88]

Whoever abandoned her either realize her wrongdoings and apologize by taking her back or face justice.

[@pandacub6164]

not really, most asian kids leave for college and never come back to visit their families.

[@TofuNapa]

@@Kierispet159 As an Asian who grew up in an Asian community for half my live, yes we do take care of our elders. There are many Asian households that has 3 generations under 1 roof. Most of us are raised to respect our elders. They raise us as children and we return the favor by helping them when they can no longer help themselves. Honestly though, every culture/race are plagued with a-holes who would abandon and rob their own family members. A-holes are a-holes.

[@lagroup3426]

That's what there are known, but it is also a broad generalization, I don't see Italians and Armenian people abandoning their families either.

[@fumiyama165]

There is always a rotten apple

[@80bbygrl]

Who dumps their grandma?!?!

[@lisasingh5088]

Evil people

[@tataatthedisco]

my mom use to cook dinners for an older gentleman as a favour and his son forced him to sell his condo for the money and never visited him. money can change people...make you forget who gave you life! :(

[@FaezMCH]

Most likely her children were born here and adopted the American culture: senior home or abandonment.

[@Saulibarra1111]

Ok😆

[@lorenebonsu146]

Agreed

[@proudasiangirl576]

No excuses, period! Disgusting and despicable!

[@proudasiangirl576]

@ Why would you even suggest suggest such a horrible thing. Who said that she wanted to die?! What kind of person are you?

[@inlandempress4587]

@ that end of life option is only for those with a terminal diagnosis and can make good judgements. It also costs about $5k in California. What a shitty thing to suggest. SUICIDE.

[@winniebear4227]

Thank you for taking care of your community and its grandmothers! Absolutely beautiful.

[@kasudano2232]

How horrible for that poor woman!!! BUT THOSE OFFICERS....HEROS

[@e.a.corral4713]

Never defund THE POLICE. GREAT JOB.

[@episdosas9949]

prayers that the police start to help all homeless people like that.

[@paulsmith5339]

most of the time ,the police just drive past the homeless

[@sandragreen9560]

The homeless situation is multifaceted. Too many people are grifters and do not want to work, period. I have tried on many occasions to help this population, and it is the most frustrating thing I've ever attempted. This poor woman got great help from the policeman, which is wonderful. She is not your average homeless person. Drugs, mental illness, and entitled young people are all a part of the problem. This must be addressed because the numbers are growing and no end is in sight.

[@katwalkable]

Great policework. We need more like this. Very surprised any Chinese family would desert their mother...usually in that culture they honor their elders. Something very wrong.

[@williambrandondavis6897]

I can imagine at least a few scenarios that I think would justify abandoning a family member like that. What if she was extremely racist or an abuser? Or maybe she is a sociopath or perhaps her family was murdered and they can not help not being there. Two sides to every story.

[@Ldancingcat]

In general Chinese families take care of their elders, but each family has its own dynamics too. Some families are caring and loving and some are dysfunctional. There might be illness, mental illness, substance abuse, who knows?

[@katwalkable]

@@Ldancingcat Very true.

[@Hair2Stay100]

She is only four years older than me, omgoodness. She probably gave her whole life to her family. I still see youth in her face. God be with her and I am so sorry this happened to her and so thankful for good heart people. God bless them all.

[@logo2818]

these 2 Asian cops are the new face of policing in America. you need to hire more just like them. thank you both for your compassion and protecting the community and culture

[@annamarcaletti1025]

GOD BLESS THIS WOMAN AND POLICE OFFICER 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@maxmulsanne7054]

Looks like to me He has.

[@geoffdb9638]

Very touching, uplifting story and very warm of those city police officers who patrol dangerous streets and who encounter rudeness and criticism on a routine basis. That special lady who has been abandoned in such an insensitive way. I'm so grateful to listen to and to watch this beautiful human story. Not another tragic, sad ending; that is police work.

[@josie5592]

That cop was fine

[@winniebear4227]

Yeah,my first thought. 😍

[@apaddy5390]

@Crypto W he still could be, he's looks mixed to me.

[@chickentender4037]

The officer deserves a commendation, his family must be so proud. Not everyone cares for strangers that way.

[@elic8041]

It is heartwarming to see especially during these trying times. It is during times of need that we are able to see someone’s true character

[@MandyM4]

Heartwarming!!! ❤️❤️❤️ This is what is needed in sf to feel warm and love the city!! Bless those good officers

[@davidc8560]

Terrible family. But 62 isn't really that old. They're treating the story like it was 6 year old abandoned.

[@cutzymccall7675]

Yes 62,is not that “old.” Strange story, frankly.

[@ol3770]

She looks pretty weak. Walks with a walker. Dont speak English. Properly dont have a job either. No where to stay. Could have easily become a victim of random attacks against Asians that have been happening. Its just helping an old vulnerable woman in need before something bad happens to her. Not strange story. Strange people with strange questions more like.

[@jansonshine9082]

She is new here and only speaks Chinese. Imagine being in that situation before making judgments.

[@davidc8560]

In San Fran's Chinatown.

[@ol3770]

@@davidc8560 so?

[@kateysandon]

Hats off to the police officers and the community!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I’m so glad this officer is there for her

[@Rando_Pants_01]

This is being reported as if this person was 82 years old🤣 62 is nowhere near feeble or not being able to take care of yourself, there is way more to the story there... really grasping at some straws

[@deletedwaffles]

She looked like she could barely walk. Probably doesn't know any English either. It's not hard to accept that she was probably being taken cared of then they didn't want to do it anymore and left her behind.

[@leeb.7188]

She could have early-onset Alzheimer’s and they don’t want to deal with it. My grandmother starting developing Alzheimer’s in her 60’s, but my mother is 89 and sharp as a tack. It varies quite a lot even in families.

[@StopTheMadness1111]

I've worked with elderly folks in my time and they aren't always as nice and cute as they pretend to be. Nobody knows what kind of toxicity she was bringing to the family.

[@davidwong9001]

But you don't just abandon them in the streets. You try and find an old folks home for them to live

[@rnbnart]

Wow, how can people be so heartless and to their own family. Thank God for the officers.

[@ericac.4316]

Ahh tears … thank you for doing this. Pls update

[@afi642]

I hope she treated her kids well

[@robertof.s.7491]

They are still alive and well right?

[@eleanorbacosa4063]

God bless you police officer. Kindhearted

[@Hoycelolland]

Thank you officers for your devotion to your community. Much respect. You be made a huge difference. Support from Texas.

[@thcollect3544]

Good cops! Other cops need to learn from these two. 💯

[@michaelsteen9396]

Every time you hear about a bad cop REMEMBER THERE ARE ALSO COPS LIKE THIS OUT THERE before you judge them all. Props to SFPD for employing such wonderful human beings !!!

[@matthewwiederspan3025]

Well-written comment. Not every police officer is a brutal killer, and suggesting so is an insult to those who do their jobs with dignity, like the kind officer featured in this video.

[@paulboy741]

Heartbreaking & touching at the same time.

[@frankcastle5737]

Ahwww, how can we do this to our elders🥺

[@williambrandondavis6897]

If you met some of the ones I have come across you might understand. I sat at a restaurant recently and overheard one old man talking about how great the German leader was in the 1930’s. It’s not like bad people don’t age. You imply we should treat old people with respect regardless of their character.

[@ellaruiz8718]

God BLESS THIS YOUNG MAN REAL TALK HE A BIG HERO FOR ALL ARE GRAMAS!!! AMEN

[@thomaskim5394]

How do we know she was really abandoned for no reason? There are always two sides to the story. Don't believe everything people tell you.

[@sct4040]

I would like to see a followup soon to this grandma.

[@veronicawilliams6902]

Many of us have been homeless and abandoned by our families, sleeping in the car with our babies. She was fortunate.

[@TheReelRevolution]

I met Officer Ma a couple of weeks ago. He and his partner were parked outside looking out for people so they would not get mugged or robbed. Good guys.

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Bad enough people abandon pets. How do you just dump a grandmother?

[@Amanita23]

By "Family" you mean the traffickers that dropped her off the boat?

[@SuperToughnut]

Wow! A police officer did his job? Give him a medal!

[@janjust4205]

Now that’s serve and protect- thank you 🙏

[@takaogibson845]

62yrs old is not that old. Why would they abandoned her. That's just so shameful.

[@williambrandondavis6897]

Racist, abusive, crazy, trouble maker? Pick one.

[@joycejoyner6940]

Must be more to this story.

[@Limeayy]

I swear Police were not this nice during the time i lived in Chinatown.

[@slappy8941]

This video is an emotional rollercoaster ride.

[@modernskyn]

LA needs more cops like this guy

[@LeeeroyJenkins]

LA doesn’t have the budget to hire bi-lingual officers. However go a couple blocks away to Beverly Hills, and 1/2 of all the officers are bi-lingual.

[@Livetoeat171]

That family needs to be charged with abandonment and publicly shamed!

[@bronxtours4193]

Very beautiful story .and amazing cops and community

[@Lsxzr1]

People leave animals on the side of the road and people leave their grandmas, parents, and kids on the side of the road. The reality that this world has come to is beyond sad. If you are one of these people leaving lifes to fend for theirself then I hope your life becomes as horrible as the lifes you leave to suffer. Just like animals feel lost and confused so do humans. Thankful there's still good people trying to make a difference 🙏

[@proudasiangirl576]

This story left me in tears to think that her family is capable of doing this to her. This is cruel and inhumane. There should be some legal accountability held against her "family" for abandonment! I couldn't do this to a dog! It's truly despicable!

[@knuckletherapyserveothersf6092]

Good to hear. Thanks law enforcement

[@sarita5572]

How heartbreaking. Sending prayers she is taken care of and finds people who take her in as family. I could NEVER do this to my momma.

[@shawndavid3113]

Thank God 🙏

[@yehuo2825]

The family needs to be prosecuted!!!

[@johnedwardjones999]

Great job. A touching story on many levels.

[@anitainmo489]

This broke my heart. May God bless these police officers. We need more cops like these amazing officers. May their numbers grow.

[@rainkings4862]

Handsome, kind, caring, they did a very good thing in helping this woman. You can tell they have empathy and not all people have that.

[@11.5milemarker7]

Very nice to hear that there are caring police officers in a city as large as San Francisco, Godspeed on their journey...

[@oaklandtraphouse]

How could they leave their grandmother terrible family so sickening

[@throne988]

Thanks Officers, you did a great job! With all my respect...awesome job.

[@ol3770]

Thank you for your kindness officer!

[@Jessica_Starr]

Who would abandon there mother or grandmother like that... I am slowly losing my faith in humanity.

Maybe she was awful and violent. Perhaps a child abuser. Who knows why I'm sure they didn't just do it for fun cmon put your thinking cap on

[@Jessica_Starr]

@ still you put her in a senior living home who deals with elderly people like that, not leave her on the street with her clothes in a plastic garbage bag.

[@rslavin71]

Well done SFPD!

[@sandramoore4356]

What kind of person/persons could just abandon an elderly lady on the side of the road? Much less their own FAMILY?!?!

[@kpepperl319]

Her family needs to be held responsible.

[@lagroup3426]

To be honest I feel that this is such a burden to a young Asian American cop because he has enough struggles to climb the ladder and conquer professional challenge. There are tons of uneducated non English speaking Chinese grandparents in america, and all they did was work minimum wage jobs all their lives. It is really no one else's responsibility but them and their families.

[@tsingbabu8841]

I agree that it is no one else's problem but their own and/or their family. With that being said, if I saw her begging and struggling in the cold night as I walk by and she ask for help. I'm definitely going to just ignore her and be on my way. Her passing the very next day on the news won't even faze me.

[@hammypie]

Back the blue 👮‍♂️!!!!

[@steveneasterling8832]

Is this not illegal ?! Leaving a helpless and elderly family member like that on their own !

[@smustipher]

Caretataking can be stressful and overwhelming, but I couldn't imagine living with knowing that I left a family member - or even an acquaintance with no other resources - out on the street. Glad she's OK, this could have ended VERY badly for her, sending prayers of gratitude for the officer who intervened on her behalf.

[@peterong1295]

I meet officer William Ma. He’s awesome!

[@uchidaoginome]

That's what uniformed cops in EVERY community should be like. They should know the community personally, its cultures and speak the locals' languages, yes even when the local language is a version of English that isn't mainstream.

[@benjamindenton9453]

No reason not to integrate our road signs are in English not French not Spanish not mandarin

[@uchidaoginome]

@@benjamindenton9453 Not sure what you're trying to say. I'm just happy there are police, like the guys I do judo with, that understand the communities where they work. I don't know what that's for to do with road signs or integration. Are you bringing up a separate point about the abandoned elderly woman not speaking English? She still deserves your compassion. If you were in or enforcement, brother, I know you wouldn't let that old woman become homeless had you the ability to communicate with her.

[@johnadam3707]

WHY BRING HER TO THIS COUNTRY THEN ABANDONED HER CHILDREN HAVE NO SHAME

[@melissaprather1863]

So very proud of them

[@beatrizchavez7704]

Poor lady, I’m glad there is still nice people in the world!

[@pinchecassie]

I hope they'll post updates on the granny's family arrest and prosecution.

[@annieoannie]

Such a wonderful young man! He and his partner exemplify what good policing is.

[@marieblaha6263]

God bless you officers, and grandma

[@peacepeace5788]

Asian usually help their parents like Muslim do. How crazy this world have become

Not anymore they abandoned them due to the asian culture of money worship

[@doug3322]

100% Sure if Grandma got dumped on the street. She probably earned it. She may seem sympathetic now, but her past actions more than likely led to her situation

[@ol3770]

Thanks for the info detective.

[@marthamartha3222]

Thank god she's safe and has a place to stay.

[@raykuang2889]

What a class act! I see Officer Ma often when I'm in Chinatown; love the beat officers there!

[@elpipiripau7647]

Not all cops are bad. There are human beings under those uniforms. Maybe, just maybe these human beings care about others.

[@demonatemu]

that's elder abuse what ungrateful children if they don't want to take care of grandma the family should do what american families do and dump them in a old folks home not on the street!

[@hothotheat3000]

Everyone is focusing on her age and “aww little grandma” but what they aren’t talking about is her behavior towards the people who left her. Was she abusive towards them, controlling, crossing boundaries in the home, a threat to the children in the house? There’s more to this story.

[@4848patty]

What kind of crap is that what kind of person would leave their grandma or mother in the street like that no heart

[@4848patty]

Thank God for those two kinds Samaritan police officers God bless you guys

[@jenniferjones4249]

I don't know how anyone can do this. My mom is high maintenance and when she calls I dread it but I still take care of her because my conscience gets the best of me every time. If I even think of saying no it will bother me to the point I can't sleep so I go see her.

[@npc2480]

Let this be a lesson to all Chinese grandma’s out there that when their kids say that they are full then it means they are FULL!

[@3xyppihc]

Full of shit to do that to their own grandma

[@ryezengd8617]

This is very sad . God bless this woman

[@gew2510]

How i would love to this to my mother

[@xblahxnikkix]

How can you abandon that old lady shame on that family

[@xtina4968]

The poor lady. May God bless the cop and watch over the lady.

[@lanaconin5704]

That family will get their karma one day 💯🤬

[@Jin420]

How do you just abandon a family member??? Thank God for those officers. ❤❤

[@amindra963]

San Franciscans and SF Police do have heart! Greetings from Toronto

[@youngkwak9931]

Chinese rather have a Mercedes than take care of their mom. Plenty of immigrant Chinese like this

[@thegraceofalady3629]

Heartbreaking