Following her father's lead, the sister of a murdered man embraces forgiveness and the power of restorative justice [latimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 12/12/1812:00 PM

It took years for Tasreen Khamisa to move from anger to forgiveness for the person who killed her brother, Tariq Khamisa, during a 1995 robbery over pizza in North Park.

For her father, compassion came quickly — the ability to see victims on both ends of the gun fired by his young son’s killer.

The gunman, Tony Hicks, was a skinny 14-year-old in junior high. He was also a gang member.

[For more on this story by TERI FIGUEROA, go to https://www.latimes.com/local/...-20181209-story.html]

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