Don't take offense, but it doesn't matter to me who was crying for whom really. She needs to be punished if she did what she has been charged with. I think the crying comments in the article are there to make the reader feel for this criminal. That's where I'm coming from.

Maybe I'm being extremely thick, but who is Pam Smart?

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

http://www.whdh.com/news/articles/local/B64711/

New England News

Councilors Cool To Idea Of Pamela Smart Parole

01/07/2005

01/07/2005

Councilors Cool To Idea Of Pamela Smart Parole

CONCORD, N.H. -- Two of New Hampshire's Executive Councilors say they are against giving a pardon to Pamela Smart, who's serving a life sentence for her role in the 1990 murder of her husband.

Smart was convicted in 1991 of persuading her teenage lover and his buddies to kill her husband. Four teens, including one who admitted pulling the trigger, testified against her in what became the state's most publicized murder trial.

In a pardon request filed last week, Smart repeated her argument that she didn't get a fair trial because of all the media attention, and says her sentence was too harsh. But some members of the Executive Council -- which decides pardon requests with the governor -- aren't open to the idea.

Councilors Ray Burton and Peter Spaulding both say they oppose Smart's request. Spaulding says Smart has two chances -- quote -- slim and none. (AP)

Don't take offense, but it doesn't matter to me who was crying for whom really.

I can get behind that, but your citation addressed the concerns of the victim's family, who are 100% behind you. I'd tie her (and Pam Smart) to a tree tomorrow if I could.