I praise his compassion and humanity. Just shows that whatever religion you adhere to a good heart is a good heart.

this was a very touching story. let's all appreciate this for what it is, a story on mercy and we should never condemn others until we walk in their shoes.

i will pray today for both of these men..there but for the grace of god could be any one of us..

"Pay it forward." These are difficult times. Many people are suffering. For those of us who are more fortunate, it is a shame that the cynicism and smugness so prevalent in our country today prevent us from practicing virtue and compassion effortlessly. Next time you see a Bell Ringer from The Salvation Army, drop all your spare change in the bucket. If you are not volunteering in your community right now, then start. Don't know where to start? Try http://www.volunteermatch.org/ .

A life begins at birth and what happens to that person ultimately affects us all. BTW, I highly recommend seeing the film "Precious" if you are particularly affected with cynicism and smugness and think that people are what they are by their own choice and therefore do not deserve our compassion and support.

See, there's hope for humanity after all ; )

It's funny how you can pretty much tell the ideology of posters from their comments.

Conservatives see the world through a lens of scarcity and fear:
"Letting him go was dangerous and put other people at risk."
"This is what the courts are for."
"He'll be back at it in no time."

Liberals are excited about hope and forgiveness:
"I'm glad he got a second chance."
"What an uplifting story."

We'll all be better off when we realize that this - the sense of community and brotherhood - is what creates the schism that's poisoning our government and our social discourse. To a Republican, there is no social contract. You're on your own, no matter how desperate and low you get.

This story is from the New York Post?

Has there been a coup?

What goes around, comes around.

The robber brought his deadly weapon, a baseball bat, to threaten his would-be victim. He didn't know he was going to a gun fight. The video shows him changing his tune and becoming religious in a "New York second". The lesson may have been learned, yet the law provides a prison sentence for armed robbery, and in releasing the perp, the store owner may have inadvertently endangered possible future victims. Despite the reimbursement and declaration of self-reform, if this guy ever offends again, he will be using a firearm, and he may well shoot first as a precaution.

A refreshing story.

I was a bank teller in the 70's. Friday was always busy with payday. I transposed numbers and paid out $50.00 too much (that was a huge amount back then) and freaked as I realized my mistake when I was balancing my drawer.

Anyway, This gent called me close to closing to tell me I'd given him $50.00 too much and he'd bring it in on Monday, which he did. He was in his early 30's, I'm sure had a young family with ongoing needs and he choose to return my mistake. I can still see his face.

I'd trust this robber over any banker any day of the week.

This is definitely a once in a life-time story. I'm glad it ended with no one getting hurt.

There are good men in this world. God bless him.

This story made my day!