Victim of 9/11 Hate Crime Fights for Attacker's Life

I stumbled across this story from Dallas about a shooting victim now working to save his assailant from Death Row. Its an interesting story about forgiveness, faith and and if you were given a second chance at life what would you do with it.

Its fairly long so I am posting the first few paragraphs but more at the link.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43241014/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts

A victim of 9/11 hate crime now fights for his attacker's life
Immigrant badly wounded by 'Arab Slayer' mounts long-shot bid to halt execution

Days after the 9/11 terror attacks, 31-year old laborer Mark Stroman went on a shooting spree in the Dallas area. In a drug-fueled mission of revenge, he killed two South Asian immigrants and shot another — Rais Bhuiyan — in the face at close range, blinding him in one eye.

Shortly after his arrest, Stroman boasted of his role as "Arab Slayer."

Now, as Stroman faces imminent execution in Texas, an unlikely champion is fighting to save his life: Bhuiyan, who spent years recovering from the wounds he suffered in the attack.

"I've had many years to grow spiritually," said Bhuiyan, a Muslim who immigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh and now works as technology professional in Dallas. "I'm trying to do my best not to allow the loss of another human life. I'll knock on every door possible."

Bhuiyan began collecting signatures late last year on a petition asking the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute Stroman's death penalty sentence to life in prison without parole through his website "World without Hate." Now he is working systematically through legal and political channels save Stroman's life.

 

Do you really think that is why Bhuiyan is doing this?

 

Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard of that before but my respect for Chris Paul has gone way up.

 

I don't think geography was his strong suit.