DIALOGUE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WITH MY VICTIMS

Sad Consequences

I was terrified; I was a boy who was terrified absolutely terrified about the position in which I have found myself.
In result of my anger, guilt, selfishness and violence behavior, I am in this position, dressed in the orange black printed, prisoner clothes here in jail, thinking about my life about my future.

The Victim Impact
You can only imagine the things going in the minds of the victims. I have learned from the previous sessions and the movie Tsotsi about the important that my violence behavior had on them. Pain, sadness, loss and regret for the victims-the victim’s family, friends and community. I regret the situation that I made all the above mentioned to face, because of my violent act, many lives will never be the same again.

As long as people fail to break the pattern, violence will continue. Anyone can break this pattern, first must be a change in the inside. From the experience I had on the programme, I have learned that victims need healing. Counseling and comfort from what they to put up with. And I am one of the medicine that can bring about healing in their lives, by admitting confessing and asking for forgiveness of the pain I caused them though this might not be easy for them, but I would just pay and hope for this. I’ll be soon going out of prison, and I am ready to give back to my community, I pray & hope that I will manage to open the victim support group.


As soon as you feel calm or as you keep yourself approach the person you feel has offended you:

a) Name the offence that was done to you by that person.
b) Say how you feel.
c) Say how you thought about the offence.
d) Request what you would need from them next time.

Love thy neighbour as thyself (bible quote) Remember Violence is born from a lack of Love.

T.