Brisbane City, QUEENSLAND—A homeless man from the streets of Brisbane has stirred controversy by rudely refusing to appear in a Good Samaritan's new Facebook profile photo.
Benjo Kawadji, 53, who has been homeless for over 20 years, was met with surprise when a stranger offered him spare change for the first time since 1999.
Darren 'Dazza' Hodgers, a first-year student at the University of Queensland, was just passing by when he saw an opportunity to
While Mr Kawadji initially appreciated the kind gesture, the interaction went sour when Dazza pulled out his iPhone 6S to capture a photo of their meeting.
"Are you F***king serious? I gave him a whole F***king TWO DOLLARS, and he wouldn't take a selfie with me." Dazza complained to The Bokchoy. "I would'a gotten so much puss with that photo. F*** that guy, I hope he dies in the gutter."
It is believed that Dazza took to Facebook to vent his frustrations, calling out the homeless man and discouraging others from helping him.
"If I ever see that filthy hobo again, seriously gonna knock his teeth out. Ungrateful C*** who wouldn't take a selfie with me after I gave him all my spare change," Dazza wrote in a post that has gone viral, earning over 1,000 Likes from his friends, classmates, and family members.