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A Positive Social Experiment: The Homeless Man

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A positive social experiment would be like one I once watched. There was a homeless man cold and hungry. A man pretends to leave his wallet close by and films the homeless mans reaction. The man kept hold of the wallet and never touched the money. Ten minutes later the man came back asking the homeless man if he had seen his wallet, which he handed back. They had a chat then the man with the lost wallet pulls out the money from his wallet and gives it to this man and told him to buy some food and blankets. Of course the man was overwhelmed and cried . This man one this social experiment to make others aware that not everyone that was homeless was on drugs or a alcoholic. It was a positive experiment because he proved his point and helped people

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