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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2015, 03:53 AM Jun 2015

In Court, Victims' Family Members Tell Charleston Shooter 'I Forgive You'

The judge allowed the family members of the shooting victims to speak directly to Roof.

In what was a stunning and heartbreaking turn of events, family member after family member told Roof, "I forgive you."

One said, "God forgive you," too.

"I will never hold her again. ... you hurt me, you hurt our people, let God forgive you, and I forgive you," another family member said...


"We invited you to our Bible study at 8 p.m. Wednesday," the mother of Tywanza Sanders, killed at the church, said. "May God have mercy on you."

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_breaking_charleston_shooter_victim_family_member_says_i_forgive_you

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In Court, Victims' Family Members Tell Charleston Shooter 'I Forgive You' (Original Post) Fearless Jun 2015 OP
i don't understand why the families were Saphire Jun 2015 #1

Saphire

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1. i don't understand why the families were
Sat Jun 20, 2015, 06:05 AM
Jun 2015

allowed to say anything to him in open court. Even though we know he's guilty, we're to assume him innocent until proven guilty, right?

Did I miss something? Can someone explain?

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