Grieving Father Has Kind Words for Connecticut Killer's Family
Fighting back tears, the father of a 6-year-old killed in Friday's school shooting shared with reporters some surprising words of sympathy for the gunman's family.
Fighting back tears, the father of a 6-year-old killed in Friday's school shooting shared with reporters some surprising words of sympathy for the gunman's family.
A US soldier who was involved in a firefight in Iraq is seeking redemption and forgiveness from an Iraqi family that lost three members in that chaotic gun battle. In the midst of the battle, his unit opened fire on three cars killing the drivers, all members of the Kachadoorian family who drove into the intersection. Since then, the Marine has become like a son to the family, visiting several times and talking often by phone.
The heart-wrenching exchange between a father whose son died in a car crash and the teenage drunk driver who was behind the wheel left witnesses in a Wyoming courtroom in tears on Monday. The victim's father pleaded with the judge to show leniency.
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the fate of 2,500 offenders who were sentenced as teenagers to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A few blocks away, family members of their victims came together quietly to support the opportunity for young wrongdoers to eventually seek rehabilitation outside of prison.
The descendants of Plessy v. Ferguson, one of the Supreme Court's landmark blunders, which upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws mandating segregation have united to create a civil rights education organization bearing their famous names.
It would be easy — expected, even — for Mary Johnson to hate Oshea Israel. After all, he killed Johnson's only son, in 1993. He went to prison for that — and toward the end of his sentence, he become a man to whom Johnson could make peace.
Six months ago, Raphael Hameed was walking with his 5-year-old son, Ish, in Colorado, when they were hit by a speeding car and the boy was killed. The driver asked for forgiveness after her sister formed a close bond with the family. Hameed said, "I told her, immediately, 'Yes, of course I forgive you. We all make (mistakes).'"
After stealing the book in 1982; having it professionally restored; and autographed by the author, this thief finally sent their favorite novel home.
Though they found themselves on opposing sides of the political barrier, Raheem Jones and John McGraw were glad to forgive each other in court.
Instead of resenting their attacker, these college students have forgiven the woman and asked their communities to pray for her mental illness.
In October 2016, Abraham Davis was caught vandalizing a Texas mosque. Then, in a show of forgiveness, they ended up paying the fine for him.
This 42-year-old man was able to use a cell phone for the first time after he spent the last 24 years behind bars following a wrongful conviction.
A kid sent $40 in the mail to John Zelnio as an apology for scratching his truck. But there was one problem: John couldn't find any scratches!
It can be hard to forgive someone who has wronged you, especially when they may have had a hand in the loss of a son. But that's exactly what Jitmoud did.
He was responsible for the death of their husband and father - but despite that, the family showed compassion in the only way possible.
Instead of allowing a court case to fester with negativity, James Scott Berish and the Medina family chose restorative justice and forgiveness.
When a man insulted Sarah Silverman on social media, she chose to respond with kindness, rather than anger.
Amy Biehl's parents not only forgave her killers, they worked side by side with them to transform lives in South Africa, and they became like family.
After a man shot up a mosque, its members welcomed him with open arms as he came to apologize in person and ask for forgiveness.
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