EXCERPT:
FORD: "Look, I’m a believer in redemption, in second chances, and if any of us were to have our lives determined or judged, or judged and determined about what we did in high school, we might all have and be leading different lives. I do hope we don’t direct our ire to the young man that shared those words because I believe the young lady, although she gave a heartfelt apology and should not have this held against her as she moves forward in life. And I think she’s learned from it. I hope the young man learns from it, but ire shouldn’t be directed at either. I think it’s important when hateful and racial language is used that we learn from it. But everyone deserves a second chance and I hope this young lady gets one."