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Covington neighbors who made headlines now make peace
Bruno Kalonji said everyone he knew recommended that he sue his new neighbors after Robert and Branden Canoles held his parents, who they had mistaken for burglars, at gunpoint until sheriff's deputies arrived and arrested the couple.
"We don't want to take anything else away from them," said Kalonji, who initiated a meeting with the Canoleses on Sunday at their attorney's office in Covington.
Kalonji said he found Robert Canoles, 45, and his 18-year-old son -- both of whom were arrested and charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal trespass -- sincerely apologetic about what happened to his parents, Angelica and Jean-Joseph Kolonji.
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The two families held a joint news conference Wednesday afternoon in Covington. As Channel 2 Action News cameras rolled, the neighbors embraced, and the Canoleses gave the Kalonjis a housewarming gift -- a cake.
more at the ajc:
http://www.ajc.com/news/covington-neighbors-who-made-1430144.html
This is an update to an earlier story posted here http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002603274
What do you think of the situation now?
msongs
(67,435 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Phentex
(16,334 posts)the new neighbors could have shut the door on this part of the story but they are choosing not to.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)be able to forgive a wrong. Hopefully it is sincere and they will become good friends, that would be the best possible outcome for everyone.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)so chocked full of fear that they responded in the manner that they did. From our politicians, to our news, to the dozens of cop and military police shows, we are bombarded with the message... be afraid. Be very afraid. Instead of fighting against the propaganda, we subservient to it. As my grandma used to say, "We don't know whether to shit or go blind."
Phentex
(16,334 posts)I see it in my neighborhood along with the paranoia. Not everyone, of course, but there are plenty of people who are suspicious of anyone they don't know.
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)I hope everyone involved is able to move forward in peace and comity.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)and I have to think the new neighbors are the ones who bring a little feeling of hopefulness to the situation. Deep down I'd like to think the Canoles really learned something but as it's been said, only time will tell.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Once that paranoia is exposed, they're capable of being contrite.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)being let off the hook would tend to make them feel kindly toward their new neighbors.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)I'm a bit skeptical about the motivations of the paranoid neighbors but it's really amazing to see how the new neighbors seem sincere about wanting to get along with them.
I have neighbors who haven't spoken in 6 years over something stupid that happened during the construction of a house. Nothing nearly as major as having a gun at your head and yet they still snarl. I don't get it.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)if their neighbors don't feel kindly toward them after that, they are too dumb to live.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)I still think the Canoles need to be fined at least.