Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Redemptive Power of Success
How long do you hate a man convicted of running a multi-state dogfighting ring? Only as long as it takes for him to score 6 touchdowns in one game. I agree it is time to forgive, but not because he is an unstoppable monster. He went to prison, has repeatedly apologized, and spends his free time giving back to the community, educating (and implicitly apologizing to) children about the horrors of dogfighting, and working to repair the damage he did to society. Short of spite, I am not sure there is any reason to continue to try to ostracize the man.
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