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Restorative justice, forgiveness, and victims of crime
from Ari Kohen's entry in Running Chicken:
....I follow Howard Zehr (2005, p. 47) in thinking about forgiveness, when he argued that
Forgiveness is letting go of the power the offense and the offender have over a person. It means no longer letting that offense and offender dominate. Without this experience of forgiveness, without this closure, the wound festers, the violation takes over our consciousness, our lives. It, and the offender, are in control. Real forgiveness, then, is an act of empowerment and healing. It allows one to move from victim to survivor.
Nov 11, 2010 Forgiveness, Victim
