I thought the same thing despite the hate you are getting this happens everywhere, I grew up in a mostly white neighborhood and I still saw that kinda thing happen.

I had some mixed feelings about it as well. I wondered if maybe that store was his escape from a bad home situation, or something along those lines. I hope it works out for the best for the young man, and kudos to the BB folks for being so thoughtful.

Wow... I feel so sorry for you. This is a literal example of this article. You volunteered to help children who live in troubled situations and then you get attacked for it. People start playing the race card when not once did you mention there is racism. You spoke of your empathy for people in situations that could…

Your comment elicited a bit of hate, which I don’t get at all. It wasn’t accusatory nor racist. It was genuinely nice of you to hope for a stable home life (I guess maybe people thought you were doing the opposite?).

Since you hoped that he has a stable home life (which, as you said, an abusive/neglectful home makes…

A little ironic how you never mentioned race, yet people’s minds hastely made the conjecture that that’s where you were coming from.

Ignore the schmucks. I volunteered afterschool in a mostly white area. I had the same reaction as you. It stands out that he really does not want to be at home. Plenty of kids I worked with would have an even bigger problem on their hands bringing that home, and a few would feel like you are trying to get rid of them…

I’m not getting the hate for CHRONICpeace’s comment. He/she is only stating that they hope the kid has a good home to go to. I grew up avoiding time at home. Whether it was playing Magic the Gathering at school and studying physics and chemistry, home sucked. My parents were the type to tell me not to accept…

Sadly this is what I was wondering. That was an awesome gesture by Best Buy’s employees but I hope that that teen can actually use and enjoy his present because if he can’t he’ll probably feel too ashamed to go back to that store.

Pretty awesome. I just hope his life at home is stable enough for him to actually use it. I used to volunteer at a after school program, and so many kids/teens were there because their parents/guardians were negligent or abusive. I can just imagine him going home, and having his parents say, “You didn’t pay for that!”…