Let me just bring up a side note. Many relatives of criminals get branded for things their criminal relatives have done. They can sometime be shunned or branded. That’s not fair. Many of the relatives are decent people. Witness the moving story we have heard above.
I am also thinking of the family of a recent murderer in Brooklyn. I have heard that people are seeking to exact revenge on his family, or at least shunning them. They are ignoring the fact that they are innocent victims, too, and had nothing to do with the murder in any way. They are in pain and may need our understanding, support and solace, too, as any innocent victim deserves.