Mother and her son's Killer in a BBC interview on Restorative Justice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- 85% of victims say that meeting the offender who harmed them in some way helps. A mother is sitting next to the man who killed her son after one punch. The offender got 30 months when found guilty of manslaughter.
The honesty in this video is so breathtaking.
It must be incredibly difficult for both of them to do what they did. I can definitely understand the need for revenge that a victim might have. However, the bottom line for me is, how can we bring healing to all parties and recover at least some of what was lost. If someone breaks my arm, I might feel good about breaking their arm but my arm will still be broken. I think the most rational thing to do is to focus on fixing my arm as best I can and fixing whatever is driving the offender to do such harm.
The criminal justice system administers revenge. It does not focus on helping th victim. In fact, it may even encourage the offender to deny responsibility and not apologize to avoid incriminating oneself. The victim will want revenge but I think this need is PARTLY driven by the lack of accountability and lack of remorse of the offender. I think in some cases at least, a genuine apology (not a contrived one) and at least an intention to try to restore as much as can be restored will help the victim more.
Also, the criminal justice system apparently is not too effective in helping the offender to recover from the madness that drove him to do them harm in the first place. This will make it more likely that he will go on to harm others in the future - or at the very least, not contribute to society in any meaningful way.
I'm not belittling the impact of the crime by suggesting that we all shake hands and just make up. I just think it's more rational and compassionate (to both victim and offender) to really answer the questions: how can we best undo what has been done and how can we prevent it from happening again? That may involve locking the offender up (serial killer who is too dangerous to be let out), but apparently, this is not always the best way.
Feel bad for both ends of this story many punches are thrown each day hardly any end up with fatality’s
What is wrong with this mother how is she a true mother she’s more angry at the justice system than the guy who’s killed her son I’d hope my mother wouldn’t react like this
Why on earth would you just punch someone for no reason? Wow
Calm down Oliver
he said his friends were in a fight so he went over and punched him
@Oliver here here....he is old enough to know consequences of a punch. He deserves life
How did he die from a punch? It was not intentional murder by any standard.
Thats why he was charged with manslaughter and not murder
@@dagon_hydrA True.... But still not intentional which is not my view, just the sad truth. He should still get the book thrown at him for sure. My point was, he is not a killer... Or an intentional one.
He died from hitting his head on the road when he fell unconscious.
@Sir Francis Drake So if you push me and I fall over and hit my head on the way down, tha'ts makes you a murderer?
Look at him. Got away with it and he knows it.
If you look into this more deeply, it is obvious that he has clearly accepted his guilt and is doing all he can to help the family he wounded and also prevent further families suffering. If the victims mother can forgive and build a bond with him, surely the wider public can support what they are trying to do?
Watch the vice video on him and I think you’ll have a different view
Id be pissed if I was the mom.
Psychic are you?