Could you forgive?

THat must of been horiible for the parents. Not only having their daughter killed but having to go to court and listen to the person that killed her apologize. I would never forgive them. Most things in the world are forgivable but murder over a boy is definitly a NO.

Forgiving is not the art of forgetting the pain, rather, it is the willingness to be hurt once again. hello vjenkins86! it must have been a very difficult ordeal for the parents at that moment, looking at the girl who took away their only daughter pleading for their forgiveness. But how could they? at that moment? it was a very unimaginable pain for the parents. and no matter how good the parents must be, they might find it in their heart to forgive, but not at that moment, not the next months or years, but in the long future. i would forgive her, in time, if i were in their shoes. But not this time, i could not find it in my heart to just accept her forgiveness for taking away someone i dearly love. maybe when the scars would fade a little, after some time, maybe i would find the courage to be able to look or think about that girl, without hatred and with forgiveness in my heart. maybe then, i would forgive her.

That is a horrific situation to be in. I don't think someone could forgive that fast most especially that we're talking about someone getting killed over something very petty. If I were the family, I don't think I could just brush off the situation that fast, I am only human and I'm pretty sure that I'd be leaning over 'revenge' for a year or two. I guess time could only heal a broken heart.

Such a situation would be heartbreaking to go through. I can't imagine the thought of loosing a child so tragically. As a christian, i know in my heart i should forgive this girl. if God can forgive her of this sin, I should too. I just don't know that i could give my forgiveness to someone for taking away the life of my child. It would be a terrible burden to bear.

Its hard to say yes. Maybe it will take years. I do not know. Maybe not at all. But if that happend to me, I will not rush into forgiving. Only time will really tell.

Every body should be responsible for what he or she did. This is not noly for the justice of the society, but also for the victims. Apology is so slight that cannot fill the vacancy of the parents' feelings. It takes such a long time and a punishment to the criminal to cure the wound. Perhaps after that, we can consider whether we will show the forgiveness to the criminal who really hurt you.

I can't give a clear answer to this, because it depends on that person. If she's really sincere, probably I would forgive her.

It seems in the final analysis, forgiveness is the only acceptable option. To stay bitter and angry and resentful only kills one's self slowly (but surely). Perhaps the important thing to internalize is that we best hold on to what no one can take from us - perhaps that is the connection to the Invisible, Intelligent and All-powerful Energy - God, if you will." What do you think?

I think i can't forgive them. But I must. If I don't do that I would be forever bitter and won't move on. I only need the proper justice for my daughter. I only pray God to my early recovery of my grief. I know it is really hard to forgive but I think this is the only way to be peaceful. However, don't ask me for forgiveness at once. Please give me time. Anyway, healing wounds come at the right time.

It must have been a horrible experience for the parents.., every time they look at the teenage murderer's face.., asking for forgiveness of what she had done to their daughter.., I know it's best to forgive but it's easier said than done when you are in the situation.., I couldn't forgive anyone who took away someone who means a lot to me.., especially if it's a family.., she deserve to be forgiven but she will have to pay for what she had done..in jail..

I think it is impossible for them to forgive the girl. I don't think anyone could have forgiven the girl but they should forgive the girl at least in the court. The victim's parents should forgive the girl as they know the pain of losing a child. They should accept the plea of the girl and forgive her lately, as she would be really guilty of her sin. I wouldn't have forgiven the girl at the moment but after some time i would have forgiven her. She destroyed my life does not mean we should destroy hers.What do you say?

...in cases like this, it is not that easy to forgive or heal the wounds..it takes time..the fact that the suspect said that she is sorry does not change anything..she is still needs to be punished with the mistake she made..

I'd be called a hypocrite if i would say i'll forgive that girl. I think her apologies are a little too late since the harm has been done and she can't do anything to bring back the life of that other girl. Maybe in time i could forgive that girl but at the moment? i just couldn't. Who knows, i may pity her and forgive but she left a stain that could never be erased so the treatment would rather be cold, its because i think is never easy to forgive and forget those kind of tragic experiences... Good day!

Yes,I forgive just because not that I am super human being,just because I cant be like killer.

NO, i could not forgive anyone that harmed or killed one of my children. I really don't know how i would sit in the courtromm w/them w/out wanting to harm them. I guess will soundreally bad to alot of people but that's just the way i feel.

I doubt I could.. it would take me a looooong time if not forever.

It would take a lot of courage to forgive her but I would try. I would still want to see her punnished for what she did, but I wgo outould also hate to have 2 girls lives out the window. It would be hard to forgive for sure, but I would try to.

i know it is hard to forgive some, specially with this case but i know in time she will be able to forgive that person, we are humans. i know GOD will be able to understand if ever we could not accept what had happened, we may forgive the suspect but one thing for sure we will never forget

I saw this same thing on he news. This is crazy! You want to cry over your daughter but then again you know that your supposed to forgive. this puts the family in a tight spot. If it was me I would be very very angry I would forgive but God knows I wont forget. But hating the young girl will not bring their daughter back but I know their angry and you cant really blame them.

As a onlooker, I would the family to forgive her. But if this thing happen to my family, it will be hard to say yes. I know it's best to forgive, but it easier to said than done when you are in the situation. I love my family very much, so I don't want to lose anyone of them. It will be a horrible experience in all of life,I don't know it will take how many years that I could recover for it. So I hope this thing don't happen to me forever.