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Title: ‘Forgiveness is better:’ SC restaurant owner poses with man who robbed business
Post by: Machiavelli on January 18, 2019, 05:13:21 pm
Tanita Gaither
WBRC FOX6 News
January 17, 2019

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The man known as Mr. Seafood took to Facebook to show that despite his business being broken into, that won’t stop his compassionate spirit to forgive the man who committed the crime.

Kevin Scott, the owner of Mr. Seafood #1 in Columbia says his restaurant on Two Notch Road was broken into overnight on Jan. 13. He’s been in business in that location since July 2017...

“God inspired me,” Scott said. “I talked to the guy and he said he did it to feed his family, and his story didn’t seem dishonest to me. He apologized and offered to work to pay off what he stole, but I don’t want that. I just don’t want him committing crimes.” ...

More (http://www.wbrc.com/2019/01/17/forgiveness-is-better-sc-restaurant-owner-poses-with-man-who-robbed-business/)

Website (http://www.mrseafood1.com/)

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mrseafood1/)

Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-seafood-columbia?sort_by=date_desc)
Title: Re: ‘Forgiveness is better:’ SC restaurant owner poses with man who robbed business
Post by: XenaLee on January 18, 2019, 05:23:59 pm
Tanita Gaither
WBRC FOX6 News
January 17, 2019

More (http://www.wbrc.com/2019/01/17/forgiveness-is-better-sc-restaurant-owner-poses-with-man-who-robbed-business/)

Website (http://www.mrseafood1.com/)

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mrseafood1/)

Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-seafood-columbia?sort_by=date_desc)

Let's hope that divine intervention and that act of kindness turned the robber's life around and led him away from a life of crime.  Being given another chance can sometimes work miracles.