Dallas judge says she 'would not' and 'could not refuse' giving a hug and Bible to Amber Guyger after sentencing.
"Following my own convictions, I could not refuse that woman a hug. I would not," Kemp, who has acknowledged her Christian faith, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
"And I don't understand the anger. And I guess I could say if you profess religious beliefs and you are going to follow them, I would hope that they not be situational and limited to one race only." In Kemp's first interview since the end of Guyger's trial, the judge said she felt her actions were acceptable since the embrace came after all official proceedings had been completed.
"She asked me if I thought that God could forgive her and I said, 'Yes, God can forgive you and has,'"Kemp told the AP.The Freedom From Religion Foundation,"If she wanted to start with the Bible, I didn't want her to go back to the jail and to sink into doubt and self-pity and become bitter," Kemp said."Because she still has a lot of life ahead of her following her sentence and I would hope that she could live it purposefully.
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