Would you persecute the killer of your beloved family member if you had the choice? A mother did and she even forgave him. In Noyan, Iran, is where Samereh Alinejad forgave her son’s killer. In addition to this, she demonstrated an amazing act of mercy and has affected the whole community. My real life example of mercy is when this Iranian mom chooses not to persecute the killer. This story teaches us that we need mercy today because there can be more people who forgives the killer and these people won’t regret ending one’s life. Samereh Alinejad’ seventeen year old son, Abdollah, was killed in a street brawl when Bilal Gheisari slid a knife through his throat. Adding on to her pain, her other son was dead because of a motorcycle bumping into his bicycle. One of these boys on the motorcycle was Gheisari. Nevertheless, when Alinejad got the chance to persecute this killer, she chose not to. Before her decision, she was angry and didn’t want to forgive this man. Many tried to convince Alinejad to forgive this young man’s act, yet she made this merciful choice to forgive. The anger in her heart vanished and instead peace took its place. …show more content…
Especially in Iran, the government did not have the authority to condemn the killer. The family did. For killers,young or old were persecuted. Killers are humans as well and they should deserve a second chance. Mercy from these families can be able to give out a second chance in life. There are not always second chances, but the possibility of the killer living a better life is high. As Kevin O'Leary says,”I could have easily gone down the wrong path and dropped out of school, but I was given a second