@papa-pepper, we all deserve a second chance. I read his confession and good for him.
When I was a little boy, I got caught replacing chrome valve stem caps with plastic caps. I was around 8 or 9 and I felt so bad. I never stole again. I was a criminal once and never again. Thank you for your post.
I wish I would have stopped stealing when I was a child.
Even after I got worked over with a pistol as an adult I still did not stop.
Thankfully, all that is finally behind me now.