Posted on 08/31/2019 2:38:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Parents of Boy Thrown Off Mall of America Balcony Decry Assailant’s Actions as ‘Evil’ But Forgive Him During Sentencing
The parents of a 5-year-old Minnesota boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America decried the assailant’s actions as “evil” while saying they forgive him at a hearing Monday where a judge handed down a 19-year prison sentence.
Emmanuel Aranda showed little emotion during his hearing. When Hennepin County District Judge Jeannice Reding asked whether Aranda wanted to say anything on his own behalf, the 24-year-old Minneapolis man responded with a simple, “No.” Reding then sentenced him to the term he agreed to when he pleaded guilty last month to attempted premeditated first-degree murder in the April 12 attack.
Aranda told investigators he went to the mall “looking for someone to kill.” According to the complaint, he had tried unsuccessfully to talk to women in the mall but their rejection “caused him to lash out and be aggressive.” He said had planned to kill an adult before choosing the child instead.
The boy, identified in court only as Landen, plunged almost 40 feet (12 meters) and needed multiple surgeries for head trauma and broken bones. No update on his recovery was provided in court Monday, though his parents described it as miraculous.
“Your act was evil and selfish, you chose to listen to the worst parts of yourself that day,” the boy’s father said in a statement read by prosecutor Cheri Ann Townsend. “You chose evil over good and chose to take your hate and hurt out on my precious boy. That is where your impact on us stops, you will take nothing more from us.”
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Forgiveness?
Unusual in Minnesota to serve more than one-third of a sentence. While he’s in he’ll be part of a radicalizing Muslim gang. Another time bomb.
Yeah, I know...God sayeth, “Vengeance is mine”
When?
Yup. The animal didn’t give a damn. Did Christian Freepers actually forget about “an eye for an eye”?
These are Minnesotans, who STATEWIDE, inflict evil on themselves with pathetic or outright evil politicians. Give Minnesota to Canuckistan.
No forgiveness. If I was the dad I would try to find a way to have him killed in prison
Why only 19 years? There is no way this evil thug should ever walk free again.
To “forgive” these subhuman scum is to submit to their ways. They see this as weakness, it does not move their black hearts. They do not repent they push harder.
Kill them all let God sort them out.
I’d also point out that the parents can forgive him for all the grief and disruption he brought to their lives, but they cannot forgive him for the harm he’s caused to someone else. It’s not like he threw THEM off the balcony.
Yep - doing what Christians should do. Note that they did not say “Your Honor - please don’t make him go to prison.” In fact, they may have well tried to plead for a stiffer sentence. Forgiveness and justice aren’t the same thing - and one should have both. I think the dad’s statement summed up the idea of forgiveness well. This guy already devastated their family. Holding on to the hate, or even giving a fleeting thought to the scumbag just takes more from the family.
Not sure that I could do it. I know I’m supposed to think “What would Jesus do.” Often it is more “What would Clint Eastwood do” thoughts.
Not sure that I could do it. I know I’m supposed to think “What would Jesus do.” Often it is more “What would Clint Eastwood do” thoughts.
Only truly sick parents would forgive such a horrible act.
Oh, that is right. The little boy was white and the attempted murderer was black.
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what did the mall do? (Serious question - haven’t followed this case that much)
A clear example of why America teeters on the edge of abject tyranny...
Administering proper justice helps a lot of people truly be able to forgive. And its ikprtant because forgiving doesnt mean forgetting or letting off the hook, it lets you shift your focus forward and move on. But real justice is required for many folks to let this happen. Otberwise its like a missing body, you’re stuck in limbo.
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