staged false flag for good pr 
Wouldn't surprise me, did seem staged and too good to be true: I found a funny follow up story:A compassionate convenience store owner who took pity on a would-be robber has been busted on charges of selling drug paraphernalia.
The same day Mohammad Sohail's big heart earned him nationwide fame, his store in Shirley, L.I., was one of seven businesses raided by town investigators.
Pipes and bongs were seized from Shirley Express on Tuesday night, and the 46-year-old was charged with breaking Brookhaven town codes, a civil violation.
He does not face criminal charges, but will likely have to pay a hefty fine. Sohail defended his decision to sell the items Thursday, saying he never received a summons or a ticket and was unaware the pipes could be used for drug use. "I've never even smoked a cigarette in my life. I thought they were for tobacco," he said. "I don't even drink beer, just strawberry milk."
Sohail said investigators seized 101 pipes and six bongs from his premises. He worried that news of the raid would detract from the message that he hoped his act of forgiveness would spread.
