"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." For some, that might be true!

This incident is certainly unique. I'm sure that more horrific crimes have been committed, but very few have recieved the publicity that this one has. I think it would be easy for some to forgive them, and say "your debt to society has been payed". I agree that the world would be a better place if there was a bit more compassion shown to those who could benefit from it. I don't think it's up to me to forgive anyone for something they did to someone else. I'm not from the States, so I can't say "as a member of society, to which this debt is owed, I feel you've payed enough!". Looking from the outside in, my view is a little less panoramic, and I'm looking at the crime and not those who committed it. If the girls were a little less attractive and not quite so well spoken, would those who hope for their release still feel the same way? I believe that people can do things in life for which there is no forgivness! No second chance. No opportunity to right the wrong! That's Gods job not mine!

"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."