Topics:<\/b> Compassion; Consequences; Foolishness; Forgiveness; Grace; Mercy; Pardon; Suffering; Values; Youth<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 18:21\u201335; Romans 12:14\u201321; Galatians 6:1\u201310; Colossians 3:12\u201314<\/p>\n
Victoria Ruvolo, forty-five, of Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, was driving to her niece\u2019s voice recital when she passed a car driven by Ryan Cushing, nineteen. Cushing was with five other teens and had just used a stolen credit card to go on a spending spree. One of their purchases was a frozen turkey, which Cushing decided to toss into oncoming traffic. The twenty-pound bird smashed through Ruvolo\u2019s windshield, crushing her face.<\/p>\n
Ruvolo survived, though it took ten hours of surgery to repair her face and months of painful rehabilitation. On October 17, 2005, Ruvolo attended Cushing\u2019s sentencing and asked his judge for leniency. Part of her statement read, \u201cDespite all the fear and the pain, I have learned from this horrific experience that I have much to be thankful for. Each day when I wake up, I thank God simply because I\u2019m alive. I sincerely hope you have also learned from this awful experience, Ryan. There is no room for vengeance in my life, and I do not believe a long, hard prison term would do you, me, or society any good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cushing, who wept and expressed remorse for his action, was sentenced to six months in jail. He could have gotten a twenty-five-year prison sentence if Ruvolo had not intervened.<\/p>\n
\u2014Leah Ingram, \u201cCompassionate Victim,\u201d beliefnet.com (December 2005)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Compassion; Consequences; Foolishness; Forgiveness; Grace; Mercy; Pardon; Suffering; Values; Youth References: Matthew 18:21\u201335; Romans 12:14\u201321; Galatians 6:1\u201310; Colossians 3:12\u201314 Victoria Ruvolo, forty-five, of Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, was driving to her niece\u2019s voice recital when she passed a car driven by Ryan Cushing, nineteen. Cushing was with five other teens and had just used … Continue reading “VICTIM
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