If your child or a loved one was murdered, could you forgive?

It's hard to forgive after a tragic event. Some people will forgive easily while others will look to seek revenge.

For Dr. Buck Blodgett, he founded the Love Is Greater Than Hate Project after his daughter was murdered in her home by a friend. It is an effort to end male violence against women.

Each day in the United States women are victims of all types of violence at the hands of men – murder, domestic abuse, sexual assault – yet too often as a nation, we take little or no notice. 

One out of three U.S. adult women experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetimes, and one out of four experience domestic violence. Meanwhile, advocates for victims scramble for funds; federal measures such as the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) are stalled in the U.S. Senate. 

But on occasion, for some people, the violence hits home and can no longer be ignored. Dr. Buck Blodgett’s daughter, Jessie, was 19 when she was murdered in her home by a friend.  Her death left Blodgett stunned, shocked and filled with anguish, yet also inspired him to do all he can to prevent such horrors from happening to others.

“It’s too late for Jessie, but not too late for millions of girls and women,” Blodgett says. “My question is: How many more Jessies will there be before we get the job done?”

Since her death, Blodgett has worked to end violence and to educate, motivate, and inspire young minds to choose love over hate. He speaks nationally in schools, conferences, and prisons.