Man makes thieves plant back plants they had stolen, video goes viral

- A man found the alleged thieves who stole his trees and instead of turning them in, he filmed them

- The video shows the man making the two guys replant the trees they had taken from his yard

- The clip had South Africans laughing out loud and Briefly.co.za took a look at some of the comments

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A man who found that some of his plants had been stolen found a new way to get back at the people responsible for his loss.

A video surfaced online showing two men planting back the trees they had taken, as demanded by the home owner.

"Plant it back my friend, plant it back" the man tells one of the thieves.

The clip was shared on Facebook by South Africa Live on Monday and it has already gathered more than 26 500 views.

South Africans could not contain their laughter as they listened to the man telling the alleged thieves to plant back his trees.

We decided to take a look at some of the comments the footage gathered:

Shepherd Curvedrive commented:

"Crime doesn't pay for you boys but thanks for the laughs at their expense. Glad the owner got to enjoy the moment too."

Mohlalamobe Mohlala added:

"They must do his gardening for the whole year as punishment."

Nhlakanipho Vusi wrote:

"Aybo, now I've seen it all. I never thought people would steal a tree."

Franco O'Riley said:

"I love this. No race mentioned! Now we may enter 2020."

BL Mnisi commented:

"South Africa - land of karma."

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Take a look at the video below:

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Source: Briefly News