Forgiveness in a teenage drinking death

Last July, 15-year-old Makamae Au Mook Sang died of acute alcohol intoxication after drinking hard liquor at a party hosted by 25-year-old Michael Clark in Hawaii. This month, Clark was sentenced to a year in prison. Au Mook Sang's mother has forgiven Clark, though, according to a story on Honolulu's KITV:

'When God spoke to me I felt like he was telling me that you, Michael, are just as much a child of God as I am,' said Tracy Ah Mook Sang. 'So, God is, like, telling me he loves you too.'

While this tragedy highlights the dangers of teenage drinking, it also puts a spotlight on the power of forgiveness.