Lori Anne Thompson on Truth, Trauma & Advocacy
The Roys Report
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The Importance of Mercy
Mercy is not soft soap and candy floss and popcorn. There is a savageness in mercy. It looks nothing like welcoming an offender back into the fold so he can destroy more sheep. You don't have to get a just outcome to be just do you become a just outcome. This is hard for me. It's not something I love, but I came because Julie Roy's asked me to because she did something for me and I believe in reciprocity. And because I love you.
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