Back in June, a Long Island store owner decided to take pity on a bat-wielding man who attempted to rob his store by giving him $40 and a loaf of bread. At the time, Mohammed Sohail—who was armed—said, "He started crying that he was out of work and was trying to feed his hungry family. I felt bad for him. I mean, this wasn't some kid." Now the Post reports that Sohail received $50 and a thank you note from the would-be thief. He "reluctantly" turned over the note to the Suffolk County police, who want to investigate the crime, but said, "I forgive him. I do not want police to arrest him. I'm not going to press charges. He sent me a Christmas gift." more ›

After Harlem store owner Charles "Gus" Augusto shot at armed robbers who were pistol-whipping his employee, killing two of the suspects, the 72-year-old (pictured) lamented, saying, "I would have been happy if they'd all run out the door. I'm sick to my stomach over it," and "This is terrible. This is really awful." The NY Times revisited some store owners who have similar feelings: "A few owners said the shootings in their pasts, even those from decades ago, were still too painful to talk about. One, who would speak only anonymously, said, 'I’ve been trying to forget about this since it happened.'" But one, Youssouf Drame, was open about not regretting his decision. Last fall, Drame managed to wrest away a gun from robbers at his electronics store in Brooklyn (the robbers pistol-whipped one of Drame's employees) and killed two of the four robbers. He was shot seven times and showed the Times his scars, saying if he was confronted again, "I’d do worse...I worked so hard, and they wanted to take what is mine." And of the Harlem shooting at Augusto's store, Drame said, "How are you going to rob an old man like that?" more ›