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Restorative justice says No, the offense affected a relationship and what you are seeking for is to restore the relationship, to heal the relationship.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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Justice
Restorative
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Offense
Affected
Heal

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