Interesting how a UK paper would describe the unchristian response as “very satisfying” and thus promote an antichristian ideology of unforgiveness. While understandable in human terms, it ultimately degrades the family of the victims when they harbor hatred or vengeance in their hearts, and one can hope they will be able to let that go, particularly if the wrongdoer is sincere in their penitence. None of this has any bearing on the sentencing or punishment to be meted out, in any case.
Some times, it’s best to exercise one’s right to remain silent. That may apply to both the convicted perp and the victim’s family in this case.
She did not admit to her sin or crime. She also deleted all the evidence.
The Bible says that if a brother sins against you, and repents, you must forgive.
She has not repented and does not appear to be in Christ, either.
She pled guilty to one count each of reckless driving resulting in death and attempt duty to stop at the scene of a crash involving death in January, court records show... Cannon appeared in court for her sentencing hearing on Wednesday and sobbed as she asked Deloria's widow and family for forgiveness.
'It's unfortunate, I didn't mean for this to happen. I'm so sorry,' she cried, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'Please forgive me, please.' His family, who were seated in the courtroom gallery, shouted back: 'No.'
....the judge instead ordered that she spend between three years and eight years in prison...
She is guilty of failing to report, and of denial and ,covering it up besides recklessness resulting in manslaughter. It is good that she was remorseful, and begged for forgiveness, but could have said that she was guilty on multiple counts and worthy of whatever justice the court required.
Meanwhile, the victims themselves are also guilty of misuse of instruments that God have given them, perhaps even if not in that degree (but have they aborted children?) of this women's guilt, and should drop the charges against her in their hearts (though measures to prevent her from doing so again to others could be required), as they will one day plead for mercy for the misuse of what God gave them, and the effects of them.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. (Luke 11:4)
and thus promote an antichristian ideology of unforgiveness.
A few thoughts.
1) We are to forgive IF there is repentance. Not to forgive just because one has worldly sorrow. Was this repentance or worldly sorrow?
2) It is better if there is repentance and forgiveness, that they are complete but that seldom happens
3) Just because there is repentance and forgiveness doesn’t mean there are no consequences.
Showing remorse may help mitigate her sentence.
I agree. Harboring the hatred in their hearts is bad for them. Forgiveness eases their burden.
I have recently realized that conservatives like to virtue signal by "forgiving" on behalf of other people.
You are not the victim, the victim is dead.
Since you are not the victim you do not get to decide that she needs to be forgiven by you.
Forgiveness does not mean escaping temporal and eternal consequences. Jesus forgave the one repentant thief on the cross, but He didn’t tell the soldiers to then go ahead and take the repentant thief down and let him live.
“particularly if the wrongdoer is sincere in their penitence.”
Read the article. She wasn’t sincere at all. In fact, she went to great lengths trying to cover it up.