Owner's sympathy for blubbing thief
A convenience store owner showed mercy on a would-be robber after seeing the man cry and claim he was only committing the crime to support his starving family.
The Long Island store owner provided the bat-wielding man with $40 and a loaf of bread and made him promise never to rob again.
The man dropped the bat, picked up the bread and tucked the $40 into his waistband before fleeing, police said.javascript:emoticon(':?')