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Thieves return hand stolen from Montreal totem pole, with an apology note

• nobodyandproud 7y ago
  In real life interactions outside of the court, genuine apologies can go a long way. Nice to see another example of this play out.
  • myself248 7y ago
    https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2018/06/18/thief-returns-detroit-train-station-stolen-clock/710459002/ https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2018/06/18/thief...
• dang 7y ago
  Url changed from https://boingboing.net/2019/10/04/thieves-apologize-profusely-an.html https://boingboing.net/2019/10/04/thieves-apologize-profusel..., which points to this.
• divbzero 7y ago
  The United States also has a history with indigenous boarding schools. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was established to “Kill the Indian: Save the Man” as phrased by the school’s founder [1]. One moment of grace in the otherwise sad tale was the school’s role in popularizing the forward pass for American football [2]. Jim Thorpe, the legendary athlete, was one of the young students on that historic team. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_Sch... [2]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-early-history-of-footballs-forward-pass-78015237/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-early-history-of-...
• deleted 7y ago
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