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Accountability leads to forgiveness.(Triad)

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From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
Date: 20070330
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Byline: GEORGE AND PAT GATES

"Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star."

-- Ambrose Bierce

Our son Stephen was killed by a hit-and-run driver. A legal loophole, subsequently closed, made it possible for the perpetrators to escape accountability. So, we've had good reason to think long and often -- obsess, maybe -- about accountability.

After reading "Anchor Speaks About Accident" and repeatedly watching the video released ...

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