A thief in the house

He did the wrong thing. The thief was probably lying. would have had him mow the lawn, dig the garden, fix up the basement, put the insulation in, etc. Oh and the tree in our backyard needed pruning. That would put a little towards the stuff he stole and made him realize that it would be easier if he went down to the Unemployment Insurance or Manpower and got a job. Anything would have been easier than what we would have put him through.

The whole situation is crazy. The home owner did a great job of keeping his cool and inviting the robber to breakfast! But going along with it, shows that this robber may have some intelligence by accepting the breakfast, and giving back what they think was all of what he intended to take. By giving back part of it, he did get away with some loot. But now, the home owner can ID him for what was taken! Yikes! Maybe not so smart?

Yeah I think so too. I mean inviting him to breakfast and for a cup of coffee.it's good that he prayed with the robber but still I would of gotten away or got to a phone to call 911 and let the police handle everything.

Uh, that is a bit weird. Okay he tried to reason with the guy. Im sure the home owner was scared so he tried to do everything he could so the guy wouldn't shoot him maybe. BUT the fact that the guy claims to have givene everything back and then they decided to call the police. HUH? I woul dhave called the police as soon as he left. Or maybe I woul dhave tried to go to the bathroom while he was still in my house eating breakfast and then go to the phone an dcall th epolice. This is a crazy story. I doubt this is TRUE.

I don't think anyone's crazy. What I do think though is that the man who invited the thief to coffee is a very compassionate and rational person. I applaud his effort to comfort the thief because not all thieves steal without reason. It sucks that the wife ended up calling the cops but honestly, how many people would care enough to offer comforting to a person who's willing to go so far to invade a person's privacy and home especially when they could potentially be killed. The man of that house is truly an amazing person.

This is pretty amusing. Whether it is true or not, we may never know. However, I think the man was brave to do what he did considering the results could have gone in the other direction. Anyways, this is something else and if he was able to help someone change for the better, more power to him.

oh that was kindly of the man. i also read sometime ago, about a man who led a robber to Christ by praying with him and listening to the man's hurts. i think it is noble for him to do so.

Uh, that is a bit weird. Okay he tried to reason with the guy. Im sure the home owner was scared so he tried to do everything he could so the guy wouldn't shoot him maybe. BUT the fact that the guy claims to have givene everything back and then they decided to call the police. HUH? I woul dhave called the police as soon as he left. Or maybe I woul dhave tried to go to the bathroom while he was still in my house eating breakfast and then go to the phone and call the police. This is a crazy story. I doubt this is TRUE.

I wouldn't say that this man is crazy but I would suggest that people not try this if they find a burglar in their home. I am surprised that the guy didn't get hurt and what would you talk about to someone that had just came into your home and stole your stuff? I don't think I could do such a thing!!

i think the man sympathised with the thief and the thief maybe that was his first time of trying such a thing if not, doesn't he know that what he has taken, if not found they'll be able to locate him for the house owner would have acquitance with him due to the interaction. the man knows what he has done, he couldn't take away the things due to the armunitions and probably couldn't fight him maybe because he is too strong for him and the best thing is to get use to him and know him a little and it'd be easy to locate him with the police.

I think he a little off myself.That's so crazy.I would of turned him in right away.

Oh,my good heavens,God protect

Ah! I would not have gone to breakfast with him. I would have panicked and called the cops as soon as I could.

Either the homeowner very polite or fool

Perfect........his nature sounds so much like mine....the most important thing that he got out of inviting the thief is his 'Life' more than anything else.. Afterall a thief is a thief he had come to rob.. And the man couldn't have helped him in any other way.. What's funny is the thief decided only to take the wife's jewels..how sad... No wonder the wife won't co operate..

all i have to say to this is ... OH MY GOD!! i would be freaking out! what was this guy thinking??? that is truely insane.. he should be thankful that he didnt get hurt or worse killed!! some people are just too nice and not cautious enough

The homeowner must have nerves of steel. I'd freak out if I ran into a burgler in my home with or without weapons. To sit down and have breakfast with him...Wow. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I would absolutely love to see the expression on the police officers face when he took this man's statement. Wow...I believe in the power of prayer, but sometimes the Lord gives you other options lol.

Wow that's an inspired thing he did. Very brave to say the least. I probably would've freaked out and just started yelling! I hope the robber feels bad for stealing from such a nice guy....... The skeptic in me thinks maybe he pawned the jewelery and didn't want his wife to be mad so he created an elaborate cover up.

This sounds quasi incredible, but if it really happend - BRAVO to this guy. On the other hand if the thief was armed - it was a smart move of this guy to keep him calm and not violent. i did not understand if thethief gave everything back except the jewelry of the wife, or did he gave all he stole before he was invited for the breakfast? TheFortunes