“Can I give her a hug, please?”
BRANDT JEAN, younger brother of murder victim Botham Jean, asked the judge in the trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, who had been convicted of murdering his brother, Botham Jean, if he could give her a hug.
During his victim impact statement, Jean forgave Guyger and said, “I want the best for you, because that’s exactly what Botham would want for you, and the best would be to give your life to Christ.” The judge allowed the hug.
“For if you forgive others the wrongs they have done, your heavenly Father will also forgive you…” (Matthew 6:14, NEB)
Source: World Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 20; 10.26.19; Quotables p. 10
