Entries tagged with “Bill Pelke”
Policy Issues
Juveniles
,Race
,Victims' Families
,Jun 13, 2023
BOOKS: “Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy”
In Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy, author Alex Mar presents an in-depth account of a violent homicide and its impact on a racially divided community and the individuals involved. Mar not only discusses the fears associated with modern crime and punishment but also addresses the human capacity for compassion and forgiveness. In the prologue, Mar writes that “this is a story that asks what any community is willing to accept as just consequences — as…