Road Rage Victim’s Forgiveness Stuns Court
From The Advocate
A 70-year-old man who lost eight teeth, suffered a cut on his upper lip that required 40 stitches and had his hearing aid crushed into the inner canal of his ear during a road rage attack last year astonished Baton Rouge state court officials Tuesday with an act of forgiveness.
Steve Bonfanti told the court he would set aside the $41,000 in restitution that District Judge Richard Anderson ordered from the mother of his two attackers for the education of her two young grandchildren.
Anderson, who said he had never witnessed such an extraordinary move in his court, sent Baton Rouge brothers Johnny Mutrie, 26, and Eric Mutrie, 19, to prison and put their mother, Rhonda Mutrie, 54, on probation for their roles in the violent beating of Bonfanti.
Johnny and Eric Mutrie pleaded guilty in July to one count each of principal to second-degree battery and principal to cruelty to the infirm. Rhonda Mutrie pleaded guilty to principal to cruelty to the infirm.
Before they were sentenced, the Mutries – all of 9187 Kingcrest Parkway – apologized to Bonfanti in court.
“If I could take it back, I would,” Johnny Mutrie said.
Eric Mutrie and his mother asked for forgiveness.
“I’ve had almost 365 days to think about it. I still feel bad about it,” he said.
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Just when I was losing all hope in mankind…God bless Mr. Bondanti’s soul
“Feel bad about it” huh?
You feel “bad” when you forget to someone’s birthday. You feel “bad” if you arrive late for an appointment.
You should feel like the lowliest and more detested of all God’s creatures for beating a 70 year old man. Someone you ought to have been helping across the street, holding a door open for, carrying his grocery bag to his car.
Most youth today have absolutely no respect for the sagacity that should be accompany age. I hope they are all old when they get out of jail. Maybe then they’d learn a little respect for the elderly.