In a true test of strength and forgiveness the mother of deceased Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown Jr. has forgiven Josh Brent and in fact doesn’t want him prosecuted for the death of her son. Read more after the jump.
Brown’s mother Stacey Jackson does not want Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent prosecuted after being charged with intoxication manslaughter following Brown’s death in a car accident.
“I’ve forgiven (Brent), because he has enough on his plate with just reliving the whole thing over and over, and that’s going to be for the rest of his life,” Jackson told WFAA-TV via FoxSportsSouthwest.
She told Brent at her son’s memorial service that it wasn’t his fault.
“[Brent] just knew that I was going to blame him, or go off on him or hit him but no,” Jackson said Friday. “Jerry would frown down on me if I did that, because that’s not the way I raised him.
“He wouldn’t want you to blame yourself, because both of y’all didn’t have seat belt. It was like a little burden lifted off [Brent].”
This may not help Brent’s legal case but I’m sure it helps to lift a heavy burden placed on his shoulders. Jackson is a true testimony to the power of forgiveness and a great showing of extraordinary strength.
