While it is indeed unusual in our society for people to offer forgiveness for this type of act, what you need to realize is that by forgiving this person, Warrick actually releases himself. Forgiveness allows him to move forward with his life and not be consumed by his mother's death. It is healthy for the forgiver to forgive. It does not absolve the perpetrator, it releases the forgiver.
posted by grabowski84 at 02:21 PM on November 07, 2008
Warrick Dunn faces his mother’s killer
While it is indeed unusual in our society for people to offer forgiveness for this type of act, what you need to realize is that by forgiving this person, Warrick actually releases himself. Forgiveness allows him to move forward with his life and not be consumed by his mother's death. It is healthy for the forgiver to forgive. It does not absolve the perpetrator, it releases the forgiver.