The teen’s mother, Nafia Adkins, said: “My son’s in a safer place now, and we all love him.”
On Friday night, friends and relatives held a candlelight vigil for Means. And a dinner was held at Grace Bible Church.
The family, which has set up a GoFundMe page for funeral expenses, made a plea to Means’ friends: Let justice take its course. Don’t seek revenge. Don’t post messages of hate on social media.
“I’m going to leave everything up to the courts to take care of this man and do whatever they have to do to make him be punished,” Adkins told the WCHS.
“We don’t hold a grudge, so nobody else should hold a grudge. We all have to forgive and let everything take its place.”
What a nice way to put it.
Well, Nafia, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s likely he isn’t in a safe place. Probably a place quite different than you are picturing.