Comments about ‘Shop With a Cop event gives kids opportunity to ride in Lamborghini’

This sounds like a fun event, but it shouldn't be confused with charity.

People think this makes a difference to poor kids? You gotta be kidding? And you gave them a miniature Lamborghini? If you want to make a difference in their how about all of the rich people who own cars like this donate some real money to the kids for clothes, school supplies, food! You're just doing it to make yourselves feel better about driving a car that costs more than these kids' parents will ever make in their entire lives!

I think two or three of those cars together might be Half a mil. Good reporting!

Yeah.....kind of have to agree here. There might be more to it than the story gives, but this is pretty shallow IMO. If each owner had donated the dollar amount of a tank of fuel (around $70 each), that would have amounted to about $2,500 or $62 per kid. That's their school supplies! Nobody is bemoaning their ownership of the toys, but there is charity work and then there is charity work.

I will say one thing though....this story has motivated me to get in my car and go do something for the community. It might just be a donation to a local charity today, but it is something - and it is more than I did yesterday!

My first impluse is to say, Gag me!

Gosh, that's swell. Flaunt a little of the excess they'll never have. If you really want to help, how about selling the thing and donating the money?

I nominate this as the feel-good program of the year. NOT.

Wow, a lot of bitterness today. My first impulse was, can I be underprivileged for a day? I would love to ride in one of those machines, even for a few minutes. At the very least, I hope today brought some fun and excitement into the lives of these kids, something that they can go to school in a few weeks and tell their friends about. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Hey, maybe in a few years I will be that underprivileged kid who has worked my butt off to where I can take some kids for a ride in my $200,000 car.

I know that you people have the right to your opinions-------------but please---------
can you possibly find something good in a story instead of always being so negative????????

Let me make just one simple point---these people who donated their time and vehicles, even for a short time, probably did more "charity" work today than those of you sitting on the sidelines making nasty remarks about what they did!

You know maybe this will give the kids inspiration to achieve more in life. Before you belittle the people who own them, show the appreciation of what it takes to work hard to buy one. The people I met up there owned their own businesses, and did work hard to achieve there goals. Sometimes our jealousy can cloud our judgement. Think before you speak.

I know which dealer I'm going to when I use the "Cash for Clunkers" program!

have a little more cheese with your whine! and you all are doing what to help underprivileged kids have a happier day? i thought so.

This was a very fun thing for us to do. This was just part of the shop with the cop program. THey still went and shopped with the cop. People who are making rude remarks about this must be jealous. I rode in one of those Lamborghinis and it made my day! (:

I went to this event and i will be honest it was amazing and i literally had the time of my life.... and yes the cars were really 500,000 dollar cars. And all the owners of the cars were really nice and i thank them for taking time out of there busy lives and came and did that for us. ((if chet or austin lee are reading this "whats uppp" love your friends (:))

I'm sure there owners of these cars do a lot more charity work than just giving the kids a ride. What did you do to make someones day better today? Why do people have this need to make a stupid opinion about EVERYTHING.

To those defending this "charity" work. You want to know what I did today? I spent my morning working with non-English speaking workers trying to help them improve their lives. Real, substantive improvements. Then I donated furniture and home goods to people in low-income housing. That took 4-5 hours of my day. Sure, what happened today up there may have been fun, but please don't confuse it with substantive assistance.

And FYI, I make six figures per year, so I ain't some jealous whiner. I also drive a Honda Accord, though I could definitely afford much more.

This makes me want to throw rocks at my Porsche...

you are awesome.

please substantiate all your "substantive assistance" efforts by leaving us your name and the places where all of your philanthropic work was so generously given. you know, so we can all know where to send all those thank yous and well wishes.

i thought so. because most "good karma" people don't have to broadcast what you've done. unless of course you are making it up.

Uh, perhaps you missed the comments before mine at 10:55 pm?

Take a peek at a few. I wrote because a number of people on here (See e.g., Kit at 8:37 pm) were questioning the charitable nature of those who were noting that driving nice cars cross country (with the correlative tax deductions) really isn't charity.

I also find it interesting that you attack my comment, when in fact the substance of your comment (were it sincere) would directly question the very acts of those in the article you appear to be defending. Think about it.

Matt...Do you have any idea what the owners of these cars donate to charity in time or cash outside of this program? I love how people assume that folks with means don't do anything with what they have.

Also, who is to say what this activity might trigger in the minds of the kids involved? Are you sure this didn't cause mindset change about what they can accomplish in their lives. I imagine it caused them to aim a little higher as they see more real possiblities in life.

dear mr. philanthropy: i "attacked" your comment because of your self-righteous attitude (i've done so much good in the world today...and i could drive a porsche, but instead drive a camry, how cool am i). again, if you feel the need to broadcast your generosity with baseless anonymity (unlike shop with a cop and the lamborghini crew), i'll continue to suspect you're merely posturing on the interwebs. like 99.9 percent of people out here. think about it.