THE FORGIVENESS PROJECT OF UNIT 1012

            On this date, September 6, 1901, the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was shaking hands with the public when he was shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. The President died on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds.
 

            William McKinley who was a devout Christian forgave his assassin but Leon Czolgosz still had to pay with his life. He was executed on October 29, 53 days after the crime and 47 after the president’s death. He was guilty beyond any doubt at all, thank God the Justice System was swift and sure at that time. 

"He didn't know, poor fellow, what he was doing. He couldn't have known."

- William McKinley

Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a concealed revolver. Clipping of a wash drawing by T. Dart Walker.

            We, the comrades of Unit 1012, remember this tragic event every year on September 6. We had made President William McKinley one of the 26 Christian Martyrs of Unit 1012. The lesson we learn from the assassination is that McKinley (who was a murdered victim) still forgave his assassin publicly, this case will debunk the myth that Death Penalty Supporters like us, are all revengeful and hateful. Every year on September 6, we will post an article or interview about forgiveness.