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Though he has only met Chancellor twice, Carruth says he has been keeping up on Chancellor through newspaper and television stories that feature his sons struggles and triumph and requested to be an ongoing part of his life after he is released. Now, as Rae Carruths prepares to be released from jail in the fall, the person responsible for most the pain and loss that young Chancellor has suffered in his life now wants to be a permanent part of the rest of his life. Despite the many trials that come with being the guardian to a special needs person, most of us simply do what needs to be done without need for accolades of acknowledgement. To raise a special needs child is to dig deep into ones character on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Carruths son, Chancellor Lee Adams, is now 18-years-old, suffers from cerebral palsy and is being raised by his grandmother Saundra Adams. He was sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison and is scheduled to be released this fall. Adams was seven months pregnant with Carruth’s baby when the shooting occurred. Mugshots: Rae Carruth – NFL HitmanĬlick here to watch great FREE Movies & TV: On the night of November 16, 1999, Cherica Adams, the girlfriend of NFL star Rae Carruth, was shot four times in a drive-by shooting.

He was found not guilty of the first-degree murder charge. Carruth was also convicted of shooting into an occupied dwelling and using an instrument to destroy an unborn child. The 24-year-old was pregnant with Carruths child, who he hoped to kill with his attack as well. In 2001, star Carolina Panthers wide-receiver and former 1997 first round draft pick Rae Carruth was convicted in the murder of Cherica Adams.

Though it doesnt appear so to the offended at the time, forgiveness generally in the best interest of the forgiver, whether some getback is gotten, or not. This pain is not only physically and mentally uncomfortable, but psychologically damaging.

With that being said, Im also aware that it is just unhealthy to coddle the burning pain of unrequited punishment deep into our bosom. Whenever I watch a television conference featuring the family of an innocent black or brown citizen who has been killed by police, I expect there to be a weeping family member, a religious leader of some sort at their side, to go before the world and pronounce forgiveness for an officer who, in most cases, has given the offended party no reason to forgive. Sometimes forgiveness goes against everything else we hold dear against our pride, against our righteous indignation and against our personal view of how we deserve to be treated. Indeed, to be able to let go of the pain and resentment that being perpetually wronged causes to well up deep within us, is arduous. Its one of those attributes that most of society agrees makes us better human beings.