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发帖数: 2555 | 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg2pRyQKcD4
The Long Island woman who was nearly killed in 2004 when a teenager randomly
chucked a frozen turkey through her car windshield died on Monday.
Victoria Ruvolo’s tale of survival garnered headlines after she worked with
prosecutors to grant clemency to the teenager who threw the frozen bird.
Her death was announced on her website and Facebook page on Tuesday. She was
59 years old.
“It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the sudden and unexpected
passing of our beloved Vickie,” the note on her Facebook page read.
In November 2004, a group of teenagers used a stolen credit card to buy the
20-pound turkey in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. They then climbed into a car and
drove onto Sunrise Highway.
During the trip, 18-year-old Ryan Cushing threw the bird out of the car and
into Ruvolo’s windshield.
The impact broke every bone in Ruvolo’s face, which required a 10-hour
surgery, three titanium plates, and a wire mesh for her left eye socket to
correct.
The teens were arrested shortly after the assault, and several of them
agreed to testify against Cushing. He would have faced up to 25 years in
prison if he was convicted of throwing the turkey at Ruvolo’s car.
Instead, Ruvolo intervened on his behalf and worked with his lawyer to get
him amnesty for the crime.
“Some people couldn’t understand why I’d done this but I felt God had
given me a second chance and I wanted to pass it on,” Ruvolo wrote on her
website after the ordeal.
Cushing was sentenced to a six-month prison sentence and five years of
probation.
Ruvolo became an inspirational speaker and went on to work for the
Forgiveness Project in Long Island.
“Forgive someone today,” the death announcement on her website reads.
Cushing could not be reached Wednesday night. | s*l
发帖数: 9421 | 2 I will do the same most likely. | a*o
发帖数: 19981 | 3 这样的所谓forgiveness可以让你自我感觉良好，很神圣很救赎，可是对整个社会来说
就是犯罪的代价变得很轻，你觉得是好事儿吗？
【在 s*l 的大作中提到】
: I will do the same most likely.
| s*l
发帖数: 9421 | 4 不是为了感觉良好，主要是自己的伤害已经造成无法挽回了，而对方的人生才刚开始，
年轻人要允许他们犯错误，当然我也是有原则的，如果是惯犯故意伤害者除外，对于激
情恶作剧的可以宽恕。
【在 a*o 的大作中提到】
: 这样的所谓forgiveness可以让你自我感觉良好，很神圣很救赎，可是对整个社会来说
: 就是犯罪的代价变得很轻，你觉得是好事儿吗？
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