Teh One Who Knocks
06-01-2017, 11:47 AM
Tanveer Mann for Metro.co.uk
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He was the homeless hero who cradled injured children to safety during the Manchester terror attack last week.
And, deservedly, Stephen Jones was given a roof over his head as a thank you in the days that followed.
But one person was not happy after learning that Stephen got a house before she did – and made her anger very clear on Facebook.
Emily Walton, 22, took to Facebook to rant just two days after the attack: ‘F**k you world homeless man in Manchester offered a house and job for helping in terror attack and people like me and chaz cant get a place f**k you England.’
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When a friend tried to point out that the man had risked his life to help injured children, the mum-of-one, who has been waiting for social housing for over a year, responded that she ‘didn’t give a s***’.
She then added: ‘He’s probably drugged up on heroin and still gets a place’.
Since the status was posted, hundreds of people have criticised the mum for being ‘disrespectful’ and have even allegedly sent her death threats.
Kerri Macari, 37, from Crumpsall, was so upset when she saw the ‘disgusting’ status.
She said: ‘When I first saw the status I was so angry. It’s disrespectful. Everyone has come together in Manchester and for someone to slag another person off for helping those in need, it’s disgusting.
‘I thought she really had a nerve and that’s why I shared it. I wanted her to realise the seriousness of her words.
‘People like this shouldn’t get away with it. They don’t realise that when they post something online, it’s out there forever.
‘You can’t fully delete it and people can just screenshot it and share it. That’s what happened here. There were lots of people sharing it and commenting saying what she had said was wrong.
‘I was fuming. I have daughters and they’ve been to an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena before so it really got to me.
‘The homeless man that [Emily] is condemning held a little girl in his arms as she passed away.’
Emily, from Wisbech, has since said she regrets posting the comments.
She said: ‘I wrote the status thinking nothing of it and it’s been shared. I wasn’t thinking anything at all when I posted it but everyone has been on my case.
‘We [have] got a house now, [but] they [only] told us the other day. I was receiving death threats from people all over and they were offended by the status.
‘I don’t want people thinking that I’m the bad person. I posted it, not in a nasty way, but just as a status.
‘I didn’t mean nothing by it posting the status. I do give the homeless man credit that he helped them people. I regret writing it.
‘Of course I’m sorry for what I said on the status. I didn’t want to slag anyone off.’
http://i.imgur.com/uhZ5GXC.jpg
He was the homeless hero who cradled injured children to safety during the Manchester terror attack last week.
And, deservedly, Stephen Jones was given a roof over his head as a thank you in the days that followed.
But one person was not happy after learning that Stephen got a house before she did – and made her anger very clear on Facebook.
Emily Walton, 22, took to Facebook to rant just two days after the attack: ‘F**k you world homeless man in Manchester offered a house and job for helping in terror attack and people like me and chaz cant get a place f**k you England.’
http://i.imgur.com/jptgwYn.jpg
When a friend tried to point out that the man had risked his life to help injured children, the mum-of-one, who has been waiting for social housing for over a year, responded that she ‘didn’t give a s***’.
She then added: ‘He’s probably drugged up on heroin and still gets a place’.
Since the status was posted, hundreds of people have criticised the mum for being ‘disrespectful’ and have even allegedly sent her death threats.
Kerri Macari, 37, from Crumpsall, was so upset when she saw the ‘disgusting’ status.
She said: ‘When I first saw the status I was so angry. It’s disrespectful. Everyone has come together in Manchester and for someone to slag another person off for helping those in need, it’s disgusting.
‘I thought she really had a nerve and that’s why I shared it. I wanted her to realise the seriousness of her words.
‘People like this shouldn’t get away with it. They don’t realise that when they post something online, it’s out there forever.
‘You can’t fully delete it and people can just screenshot it and share it. That’s what happened here. There were lots of people sharing it and commenting saying what she had said was wrong.
‘I was fuming. I have daughters and they’ve been to an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena before so it really got to me.
‘The homeless man that [Emily] is condemning held a little girl in his arms as she passed away.’
Emily, from Wisbech, has since said she regrets posting the comments.
She said: ‘I wrote the status thinking nothing of it and it’s been shared. I wasn’t thinking anything at all when I posted it but everyone has been on my case.
‘We [have] got a house now, [but] they [only] told us the other day. I was receiving death threats from people all over and they were offended by the status.
‘I don’t want people thinking that I’m the bad person. I posted it, not in a nasty way, but just as a status.
‘I didn’t mean nothing by it posting the status. I do give the homeless man credit that he helped them people. I regret writing it.
‘Of course I’m sorry for what I said on the status. I didn’t want to slag anyone off.’