[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Jon Egger]

I respect the views of those who have spoken.

God forbid that anyone close to me is killed by a drunk driver or gets shot
in a robbery.  I pray and think about such situations, sometimes too much,
simply because I rely on my family to take care of me.

I would ask the court for a ten minute private meeting with the criminal so
that I could talk to them about the love of God, give them a Bible, and let
them know that I have forgiven them.

Forgiveness is not about the criminal, it's so I can forgive and move on.
God willing, in the future, the criminal will understand their actions.
For me it affirms the love of God.

Grace and peace,
brud

On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good.  I pray it is a fair settlement.
> Thanks,
> Ginga
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In the Baltimore Sun article:
> >
> > "Irwin [Heather Cook's attorney] revealed in court that any civil
> liability
> > in the case has also been resolved. A lawyer for the Palermo family
> > confirmed a resolution but declined to provide details."
> >
> > Eleanor
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Has the family brought a lawsuit against the Diocese of MD?  I am not a
> > > litigious person, but this seems a reasonable thing to do for their
> > > security going forward.
> > >
> > > Ginga
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:17 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > No, more like service or slavery to the family of the person she
> > killed.
> > > In
> > > > this case, the family is reported to be in severe financial need.
> > > > Therefore, a large financial settlement would be part of the
> > restoration.
> > > > And you chose to disregard the other part, about a menial job in the
> ER
> > > > (which would include cleaning up the blood and guts, and other scut
> > > work).
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: Jay Weigel
> > > > >
> > > > > On the other hand, restorative justice would, at least to me,
> demand
> > > that
> > > > >> Heather Cook be liable for a rather large sum of money to Tom
> > > Palermo's
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah, the three sheep and five goats for your loss system of justice,
> > > eh? I
> > > > > realize were fighting in Afghanistan to preserve that way of life,
> > but
> > > > I;m
> > > > > not sure we need to adopt it here as a consequence
> > > > >
> > > > > Don's post, I think is right on point, as was Jim Oppenheimer's
> > > > yesterday.
> > > > >
> > > > > As you know, I think the smarmiest people in the world are those
> > with a
> > > > > DSM at home who like to pull it out and do amateur diagnoses, so I
> > > don’t
> > > > > want to get too deep into this, but . . .
> > > > >
> > > > > I some of the desire to "throw the book" at Heather Cook here
> > > reflective
> > > > > more of her betrayal, as TEC people who love value a range of
> things
> > > > about
> > > > > our church and its people?
> > > > >
> > > > > Obviously,it's not about justice for Heather Cook. Id she were
> > treated
> > > > > like others in her circumstance, it would be far more likely she'd
> > get
> > > > five
> > > > > years of probation than a 20 years sentence and 13 years probation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Jim Guthrie
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>