Could forgiveness and acceptance for actions of cruelty and
inhumanity be given to offenders who have seen the errors of their ways and
stepped into the light of fighting for animal rights/welfare instead?
It is a question
that I am sure that many people would stop and think about – or perhaps quickly
turn towards the negative response and say that “leopards don’t change their
spots!” Many times we as humanity will continuously reside with the image of
the deeds done and make it very difficult to accept the amends being made for
the wrongs that offenders have put out in this world.
As an animal
advocate/activists and President of RAISE UR PAW, I believe that it does take
more than just an offender saying “I have seen the light, and now I want to
change!” because it takes more than just words to be able to seek out
redemption and demonstrate to the world that these individuals have truly
transformed from the past image that they had displayed.
I agree that it is
truly difficult to see past the crimes in which offenders have created –
because sometimes those actions have burned their image so far into our memory
that seeing the individual as something different is a task that is truly
challenging.
As I sit here now
writing this blog, I am still searching for the answer of whether or not an
offender can truly be forgiven and change, and especially depending on the
crimes in which they have put out into this world. It is then that I think about other things
such as: If someone who wears make-up
tested on animals changes to no-animal testing products should they be
forgiven? if someone had been a meat-eater changed vegan... or if someone has
participated in the actions to enslave innocent life changes can they redeem
themselves? Because whether we do the action or participate and buy into these
inhumanities, there is still a part being played in the destruction and cruelty
to a living being.
But the question
still remains – can a person step away from these deeds and make a 180 and
change for the better?
Time is the key I
guess, to truly witness if these individuals have revolutionized themselves
from the past image that they have painted, and demonstrate this change for all
to observe – and if by chance that they have indeed seen the errors of their
ways and made that life-altering choice, then the decision falls upon us as
humanity whether they deserve the acceptance and forgiveness for their past
actions.
What is your opinion?
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