Had District Attorney Ted Pearson shown mercy to Walter McMillian, had those in the foster care system shown mercy to Herbert Richardson, had the police shown mercy to Charlie, had the prosecutors shown mercy to Joe Sullivan, had Marsha Colbey’s neighbor shown mercy, had any one of these people shown just mercy, the torment that followed could have been avoided. This is what I believe Bryan Stevenson means by “just mercy” in his book Just Mercy. It is a declaration of what is needed to help combat…
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