My son Darryl lost his handphone whilst playing basketball this aftrnoon.
He left his phone and his wallet on the bench whilst playing basketball with two others.
After the game, he discovered that his phone was missing along with RM50 from his wallet. The wallet was not taken.
Darryl and his friends suspected it was taken by one of their other friend who was loitering around when they were playing. But without proof, it remained a suspicion.
Later in the evening, he tried going to a nearby phone shop known to the family. Yes, his stolen phone was there, sold to the shop earlier on by a young boy for RM150.
CCTV recording showed it is his friend. The shop called the boy and told him to return the RM150 or a police report will be made. The boy immediately returned the money and pleaded for forgiveness.
He said he stole the phone as he needed money to pay for his tuition. He normally works for his tuition fee but have no job at the moment.
At only 16 years old, this boy has to take such steps to pay for tuition. The bigger question is why should he need tuition if our school system is sufficient.
This is a really sad situation for this young boy to go through. However he must still learn that theft is theft is wrong no matter your reason.
I can find it in my heart to forgive him but I sure hope that both he and Darryl will not forget this lesson in life.
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