She said "No, tell him I forgive him."
This person has a very poor understanding of the Christian doctrine of forgiveness. If the perpetrator hasn't truly repented and asked for forgiveness, no real Christian is obligated to offer any.
In fact, it's a terrible idea and very un-Christian thing to do. All this person has done is enable the perpetrator to commit even more acts of violence. How is that Christian?
The proper Christian response is to demand that an arrest be made and then follow through on the prosecution.
Anything else simply aids and abets the commision of evil.
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You are wrong. Our Lord’s tormemtors and murderers did not (for the most part) repent of their sins or ask forgiveness. Our Lord forgave them anyway. The members of the lynch mob that murdered Saint Stephen neither repented of their sins nor asked for forgiveness. Saint Stephen forgave them as well.
Should we do differently?