Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151128221143/@comment-24674051-20151203171310

Actually, you can restore something stolen (restitution), but you can't "take it back". The deed is done, and while you can restore the stolen item or apologize and repent for the wrong action, you can't make it not happen.

That's just like when you say something that you really did not want to say. You can apologize and make amends, but you can't unsay what was said.