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Could you forgive Murphy or Sean Poorman?

posted 8 years ago by jsn_hylnd
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I honestly don't know, thoughts?

[–] allieb956 8 years ago

Sean was just a dumb teenager who was probably looking for a quick buck. I'm sure Parnell paid him. Luckily Timmy didn't have to endure any of the sexual abuse Steven went through. Maybe I could forgive Sean.

[–] allieb956 8 years ago

Murphy on the other hand, I don't think so.

[–] jsn_hylnd 8 years ago

Well, Murph was never a bad guy, just a naïve simpleton who would do anything for his "friend". From reading a couple of books, Murph truly felt bad for what he had done and was willing to accept punishment so maybe I could forgive him. Sean poorman like you said was a dumb teenager who was into drugs and was so lost in them it blocked out in his mind the gravity of kidnapping a child.