Forgiveness is costly, and it must be coupled with justice
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Brandt’s act of grace got us all talking All of a sudden my Twitter and Facebook feeds were all abuzz with talk of forgiveness. This was after I tweeted out, “Botham Jean's killer's guilty verdict is a step in the right direction. #BlackLivesMatter.” I’m not one for punitive justice, but when cops face consequences for killing black boys and men, when they generally have not, I do think it’s a step in the right direction. Twitter got angry again, when Botham’s killer, Amber Guyger, got a ten-year-sentence—many people thought that
Forgiveness is costly, and it must be coupled with justice
Forgiveness is costly, and it must be coupled…
Forgiveness is costly, and it must be coupled with justice
Brandt’s act of grace got us all talking All of a sudden my Twitter and Facebook feeds were all abuzz with talk of forgiveness. This was after I tweeted out, “Botham Jean's killer's guilty verdict is a step in the right direction. #BlackLivesMatter.” I’m not one for punitive justice, but when cops face consequences for killing black boys and men, when they generally have not, I do think it’s a step in the right direction. Twitter got angry again, when Botham’s killer, Amber Guyger, got a ten-year-sentence—many people thought that