John Lennon’s Killer Tells Parole Board He’s Sorry for Being ‘an Idiot’

Toroto ^ | Wed Aug 27 2014

[nickcarraway]

John Lennon’s imprisoned killer says he still gets letters about the pain he has caused.

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New York state corrections officials on Wednesday released the transcript from the hearing at the Wende Correctional Facility.

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Chapman told the parole board he’s sorry for “being such an idiot” and seeking notoriety the way he did.

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[RetiredTexasVet]

Well in that case let him out. It’s the only right Progressive thing to do. What are they going to do, hold it against him forever. It’s not like he aborted babies for a living, or was a serial rapist/killer, he only killed some washed up Brit singer.

[nickcarraway]

Chapman, John Hickley, Lee Harvey Oswald, Robert John Bardo and Sirhan Sirhan all had Catcher in the Rye when they assassinated. So did John Booth Wilkes, Giuseppe Zangara, Leon Czolgosz, Charlotte Corday, Bruno Hauptmann and Brutus.

[nickcarraway]

It’s just like starting over.

[eyedigress]

Typical libtard.

I am an idiot therefore I should not be held accountable for my action!

[dfwgator]

Now Hinckley, THAT’S an idiot.

The next time you go shoot someone to impress some girl, at least make sure she’s straight first.

[Tau Food]

Well, it's easy to be critical of his parole board argument, but it's hard to come up with a good argument for him.

He shouldn't get too antsy. He's not going anywhere soon.

[eyedigress]

That dude is whack!

[nickcarraway]

Yes, his father’s guy didn’t get into office for another 7 years and then only one term.

[Hostage]

Uh....what?

Catcher in the Rye was published in 1951.

[informavoracious]

I think he knows that, and I heard Pontius pilot had the Cliff Notes.

[informavoracious]

Pontius Pilate

[jobim]

I did say the world's biggest phony, according to Chapman, was John Lennon, so I am aware of the ostensible reason Chapman gave.

He read the Esquire Magazine interview with Lennon, (I too remember the interview), living as a recluse millionaire in his mansion on Long Island, doting on his son Sean, taking orders from Yoko, and he was moved to off him to save us from this world-famous phony. He bought that pistol on Piikoi Street in Honolulu, flew to NYC, looked for the ducks in Central Park to see if they survived in the winter, looked for the merry-go-round, paid a hooker twice her price for the night but dismissed her without touching her, all in Holden's footsteps. He is quoted as saying that Holden accepted the idea of murder.

But I never heard anyone who was a fan of Salinger or the book blame anyone but Chapman, but I suppose there may be some.

[nickcarraway]

If only he liked Jack London, this never would have happened!

[nickcarraway]

Why would a fan of Salinger blame it on the book? Wouldn’t they blame it on Lennon, or the world?

[Telepathic Intruder]

John Lennon supported the mass murder of millions just by being a communist supporter.

[dr_lew]

Stalking and killing a musician because he stands in the way of your delusion is being a “psychotic killer”. I notice he didn’t apologize for that.

How could he? It's not in him.

I remember the moment I heard the news very clearly. I was warming up the VW in the parking spot behind our townhouse on a cold December night in Chitown, with my breath swirling around me in that uniquely confining space, like a Mercury capsule. There it was.

[HandyDandy]

A friend called me and told me. It had just been announced by Howard Cosell on Mon Night Football.

[Cowboy Bob]

He shot Lennon to impress Jody Foster - a LESBIAN. Yes, I agree. Chapman is an idiot.

[nickcarraway]

No, the son of the largest Bush donor Hinckley allegedly shot Reagan to impress Foster. I doubt it was known she was a lesbian back then. She probably wasn’t even a lesbian at the time.

[Arthur McGowan]

Oswald didn't shoot anybody. JFK was killed by several shooters hired by LBJ. Read: The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ.