Robber Escapes Arrest by Becoming Muslim

A Muslim convenience store owner said he decided to show mercy on a would-be robber after seeing the man collapse into tears and claim he was only committing the crime to support his starving family. The Long Island store owner caught the robber off guard by pulling a rifle on the the bat-wielding thief. The robber started crying and the owner ended up giving the man $40 and a loaf of bread and made him promise never to rob again. The robber (a black male) then promised to become a Muslim. The owner said he led the man in a profession of Muslim faith and the two ended up shaking hands. When the owner went to the back of the store to get some milk to give to the man, the thief had fled. See Chick's THE UNFORGIVEN.