WHY THE THIEF ON THE CROSS WAS FORGIVEN?

WHY WAS THE THIEF HANGING ON THE CROSS BESIDE JESUS WAS FORGIVEN WITHOUT BAPTISM?

That was JESUS very OWN JUDGEMENT and DESICION  as HE IS ALWAYS LOVING, MERCIFUL AND UNDERSTANDING AND FORGIVING.
  HE knew that the situation had NO MORE way for the thief to go get baptize, but JEDUS knew his heart was COMPLETELY repenting and SURRENDERED unto GOD,  so HE forgave that thief.
 SO,  anyone even today if someone dying in his LAST breath and was NOT BEFORE a believer to GOD but FINALLY committing himself to GOD in his last breath,  I still believe that GOD will give MERCY to that person and will FORGIVE him , amen.