Child taught a lesson of love after stealing candy from a store

Article: 'Love' spread to little kid who stole candy from the store

Source: Han via Naver

"Over the Lunar holiday, we (the police) received a call from a convenience store owner saying that there was an elementary school student who tried to steal a piece of candy stuck to a doll. The owner reported it to the police in hopes of teaching the kid a lesson.

When Lieutenant Park met the child in question, he found that she was just a first grader who immediately burst into tears in fear once she saw him. Upon hearing more about her background, he was able to discover that she lived alone with her grandmother... Her mother had passed away four years ago and her father was traveling the nation in search of a job. They were barely making ends meet off of the insurance received from her grandfather's death...

'Just how badly did she want that candy?' they all thought to themselves. The store owner passed on a special gift set of various snacks to the lieutenant and he himself bought a box of apples and a box of yogurt to visit the young girl's home with.

The grandmother teared up at the gesture of the visit and the lieutenant made a pinky promise with the child to never do bad things again.

Thank you to the store owner and the lieutenant who thought to console the child with warm actions than strict punishment."

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1. [+11,720, -181] I'm sure there are so many around us who live in difficult circumstances like this... So upsetting, really..

2. [+8,668, -125] Amazing of the lieutenant. Sometimes the only thing a kid needs is attention. I hope the father comes back to the family soon for the sake of his daughter.

3. [+7,519, -152] A heartwarming story indeed!

4. [+7,092, -275] Teared up reading the article... the world is still quite worth living.

5. [+6,190, -150] It's because of people like him that make the world worth living still!

6. [+1,039,- 87] I remember getting caught stealing a book from a book store and the store owner called my parents and taught me a lesson then sent me home with the book and a few extra study books... I cried all night eating the chicken my dad bought me and promised to never do it again. Today, I'm a teacher.

7. [+760, -17] This is what I want my taxes to be spent on...

8. [+712, -10] Yes, this is what should be considered 'favorable arrangements'. Kids who rape, steal, assault, and bully other students should never be given favorable arrangements.

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