>ZERO change of something that already happened reoccurring?

a 22 yr old who has previously committed the offenses of possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor will NOT re-offend. it's impossible.

>beyond that - you just said/added "forgive"
>
>does this imply that YOU were directly a victim of their
>crime/indiscretion?
>
>plus...methinks there's a difference between "i stole some gum
>as a kid" and "I murdered a bunch of schoolchildren" on the
>"likely to let slide" scale

the question is are you willing to forgive a person's past indiscretions (SERIOUS ONES) w/o regard for their likelihood to commit the indiscretion again? if you know that they will not ever commit the indiscretion again are you willing to look beyond the fact that they previously committed it at all?