but it's still not likely that someone who's done something like that will likely "undo" the damage they've caused despite all the good they'll try to do (not that that kind of damage is particularly "undo"-able)
I guess it's like a perpetual effort on their part at that point, constant effort toward redemption.
Some people probably fail to stay on that path; someone like your coworker, tc, obviously knocked it out of the park as far as trying to make up for his past...
unfortunately it's hard to look past their initial crime anyway
idk what im trying to say really
its a complex issue, and youre sharing your complex thoughts about it, which is valid ---