A looter recently returned stolen items that he had taken from a sports store in La Mesa, California.
Play It Again Sports owner, Dan Buxton, says looters took tons of merchandise from his store within minutes, depleting his life’s savings as peaceful protests gave way to violence, vandalism, looting, and rioting. One arrest was made, but Buxton says something unique also happened when a young man approached him and said he needed to make things right.
“He said, ‘Can I talk to you outside?’ And outside in the car he said, ‘I feel horrible, I was not part of the rioting but I did go into your store and I did take things.’ He gave me back a couple softball bats and a bag full of stuff from Sally’s Beauty and just said he felt bad about it — it’s not who he is.
“I told him that I forgive him, and that I made bad choices when I was young, and you made a bad choice, but now you’re making a good choice,” Buxton said.
FOX 5 in San Diego says the community is still grappling with how to heal and move on after cleanup and repairs from the riot.
