Less irritable, and more forgiving too.
There was an individual on TV some years ago, considerably disfigured by a quack plastic surgeon who openly forgave them for the fuck up.
It really rattled my cage and got me thinking. Also, I know a pretty well off couple who had an employee embezzle very nearly a million clams from their business. After the trial and what in my opinion was a VERY light sentence (just a few years) they asked for and received a moment with their employee and told them they would bear no ill will over the matter and they would be eligible for a rehire (but not doing the books) in their company when the sentence was up. I thought it was pretty classy of them, also, they could have been total a-holes about it (sued for recovery etc) and they chose not to. I wasn't that nice at the time, and I may not be now, but I'd like to think I am closer than I was.
As for the disfigured individual, eventually they were able to find a skilled plastic surgeon who substantially fixed the worst of the disfigurement. A happy ending.
There was an individual on TV some years ago, considerably disfigured by a quack plastic surgeon who openly forgave them for the fuck up.
It really rattled my cage and got me thinking. Also, I know a pretty well off couple who had an employee embezzle very nearly a million clams from their business. After the trial and what in my opinion was a VERY light sentence (just a few years) they asked for and received a moment with their employee and told them they would bear no ill will over the matter and they would be eligible for a rehire (but not doing the books) in their company when the sentence was up. I thought it was pretty classy of them, also, they could have been total a-holes about it (sued for recovery etc) and they chose not to. I wasn't that nice at the time, and I may not be now, but I'd like to think I am closer than I was.
As for the disfigured individual, eventually they were able to find a skilled plastic surgeon who substantially fixed the worst of the disfigurement. A happy ending.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
