USA: forgiveness in court

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Date posted:  1 Nov 2019
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USA: forgiveness in court

Brandt Jean hugs Amber Guyger, the police officer who shot his brother

These are the words of Brandt Jean, brother of Botham Jean, a man shot dead in his apartment in Dallas in September 2018 by a female police officer. The officer had entered what she thought was her apartment and mistook him for an intruder. They were spoken in the courtroom to the officer.

‘I hope you go to God with all the guilt, all the bad things you may have done in the past. Each and every one of us may have done something we’re not supposed to do. If you truly are sorry … I forgive you. And I know that if you go to God and ask him, he will forgive you.

‘I’m speaking for myself: I love you just like anyone else. And I’m not going to say I hope you rot, and die just like my brother did, but I personally want the best for you. And I wasn’t going to say this in front of my family or anyone, but I don’t even want you to go to jail. I want the best for you because I know that is exactly what Botham would want you to do. And the best would be give your life to Christ.

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