After Margaret Mizen’s truly selfless words following the murder 
of her 16-year-old son Jimmy, which mother do you feel sorry for?
Jimmy, a devout Roman Catholic, was slashed across the neck with a broken glass dish in a bakery in south-east London by a man in his 20s who had unsuccessfully tried to goad him and his 18 year old brother Harry into a fight on Saturday morning.
Jimmy’s mother said afterwards that she felt only sympathy for her son’s attacker and his parents:
“I don’t feel anger, just sorrow for the parents of our son’s killer. They must be in pain. It’s so painful to know that one of your children has been so cruel, so wicked.”
One can only have the greatest admiration for such dignity and kindness. And her poignant words are very true. But will it make any difference to the killer and his family? Or to others who live their lives by violence?
Accidental death is one thing, but a deliberate unprovoked murder on a decent teenager is another.
My sympathies are with the exemplary Mizen family for the loss of their gorgeous son, similar in age to my two boys, who should have been preparing for his GCSEs right now.
I feel sorry for Mrs Mizen – where there’s life there’s hope.
I feel for both mothers..Mrs Mizen for losing such a loving son and brother…and the other other mother because she must feel dreadful knowing that her son is a killer.
I would devastated if either of my sons committed such a crime..the thought of them even thinking about it feels me with horror!!!
ooops…that was meant to be “fills” me with horror..
It is absolutely awful and of course I feel for both mothers. But I have doubts about the media interviewing the bereaved whilst they are still in shock.
I wonder if his brother feels so charitable
Feel most sorry for the Mizens, but have some compassion for the other family as well.. Not a lot, but some.
It’s both for me too. Of course with the Mizens on the loss of their son but I’m sure the other mother is devastated too. No one can imagine their child being capable of this.
I wonder if the killer’s mother knows what her son has done. If so, is she shielding him, because he is still on the loose?
To lose a child must be horrendous! And I think it’s valiant of Mrs. Mizen to forgive her son’s killer. We should feel compassion for the other mother, too, but I can’t help but wonder how that boy was raised for him to do such a thing.
The killer should hang unless found to be mentally deranged:
– Smash someone over the head with a glass tray
– kick them in the head
– stab them …
It’s clear what the consequences might be and obvious to me what has happened in our society. Psychopathic behaviour is now venerated and copied because the law no longer terrifies criminals.
Anyone who would murder one of my sons will die at my hand. The contract between law abider and law enforcer has broken down since the former’s agreement to lay down arms for the latter’s protection no longer exists.
http://electro-kevin-electrokevin.blogspot.com/2008/05/eye-for-eye.html
My own post on the subject.
(Hope you don’t mind the link, Ellee)
It shouldnt be jimmys mother.
She has welcomed many people into her home and made them feel welcome…cooking for them and making sure they are all ok. meanwhile her visiters of family and friends are struggling to deal with seeing jimmys birthday cards still on the kitchen dresser.
She has tremendous faith and its that which is getting her through. We dont know the circumstance of the murderers family although he was living with his family and not working and often had £5000 cash in his bedroom …you would think alarm bells would have been ringing lousd and clear.