Jitendra “Jay” Singh owns a 7-11 convenience store in Toledo, Ohio. Recently, an employee alerted him to a possible shoplifter while he was working in the store’s back room.
Singh took a look at the surveillance camera footage and noticed a teen walking through the store, slipping various items into his pockets. He confronted the shoplifter and told the young man to put the stolen items on the counter.
At first, the teen only set one item on the counter. Singh gave him one more chance to be honest and instructed him to fully empty his pockets. This time, he did.
The teen explained to Singh that he was stealing because he and his younger brother were hungry.
Singh told his employee, who had called 911, to hang up the phone. Next, he provided the young man with some meals, to offer more nourishment than the candy and snacks that had been in the teen’s pockets.
The store owner recognized that sending this child to the justice system would probably not help the situation, and instead provided a family in need with food. Thank you to people like Mr. Singh, who believe in helping their community any way they can.
So many hungry people in America and it’s a shame we have to get a buck for everything. Instead of wasting it, why not give it away to hungry people? Humanity still exists for this shop owner.
Maybe this can be a turning point in that boy’s life.
Sometimes a little kindness is what a person needs.
Sending Good Thoughts to his and his sibling.
And a Big Thank You to Mr Singh for having compassion for these kids.
props to the store owner!! what a wonderful man!!
Yeah, family friendly? When an animal gets abused, we should say, these, people are so cool, that torture animals? Sorry, they do not deserve nice.
The correct way to help would have been to find out where the teen lived, check out his family and then give what was appropriate. The owner’s heart was in the right place but he didn’t think it through.
But could he be sure it wasn’t just a story the teen was spinning him?
UTMOST GRATITUDE FOR BEING A HUMANE (NOT JUST A HUMAN).
THANK YOU FOR FEEDING THE HUNGRY. THE KARMA WILL RETURN THE GOOD BACK TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU ETERNALLY.
Very noble of you, Mr. Singh. You are truly doing as Jesus Christ has instructed Christians to do, which many of them ignore. No matter if the kid was telling the truth or not, your heart was in the right place and I pray God will bless you and your family immensely. Thank you for caring and your compassion.
I’ll just take what food I want from stores and tell them that my brother and I are hungry…hungry for candy and snacks that my parents won’t feed me. Will I get off?
I said exactly the same. Are we cynics or are we practical?
I what Jesus would have done. Poor teens are hungry. Thank You !
Er moeten meer dierenrechten komen.dieren zijn zoals mensen met gevoelens pijn en verdriet.mensen zijn zo verschrikkelijke.wezens.dieren zijn eerlijk wezen waar je heel veel liefde van hebt.en liegen nooit.dat kan je van de mensen niet zeggen.ik hou van alle dieren.maar niet van mensen
Mr. Singh you are a real hero. The world needs more people like you. 😊😊
Good and compassionate man.Thank you Mr. Singh. You are a special human being. May you and your family always be protected.
What a hero…I bet you that this act of kindness will encourage that young man to pay it forward of his life circumstance changes which I hope it does. I wish there were more people out there like Mr. Singh
Way to go Mr. Singh I wish there were more people like you & than maybe the world would be a better place.
Thank You Mr. Singh. Wish I lived nearby so I could shop at your store.