D.A. Cooley protests Susan Atkins' release request

LA Times ^ | July 14, 2008 | Andrew Blankstein

[jazusamo]

The district attorney says despite Atkins' terminal brain cancer, the Charles Manson follower's crimes warrant denying a 'compassionate release.'

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley has strongly urged state prison officials to reject former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer Susan Atkins' request for "compassionate release" because of a terminal illness.

In a July 11 letter to the chairman of the state Board of Parole Hearings, Cooley said Atkins' "horrific crimes alone warrant a denial of her request" to be released because she is dying of brain cancer. The board is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday to consider Atkins' request, which, if approved, would then place the matter before a Los Angeles County judge.

Cooley said Atkins, 60, was not a good candidate for compassionate release because she has "failed to demonstrate genuine remorse and lacks insight and understanding of the gravity of her crimes."

[jazusamo]

Good for Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley.

[WayneS]

They should show her exactly the same amount of compassion she showed Sharon Tate.

[Old Grumpy]

“They should show her exactly the same amount of compassion she showed Sharon Tate.”

Exactly. The bloodthirsty little monster should be shown no mercy. She doesn’t deserve it, brain tumor or not.

[jazusamo]

None of the Manson family deserve to be released, ever.

[enraged]

What part of ‘for the rest of your natural born life’ don’t they understand?

Let the bitch rot from the inside out for all I care.

[VR-21]

Ditto. To hell with Sexy Sadie (after she croaks in prison).

[Tamar1973]

Considering the fact she was originally sentence to the death penalty, I see no reason for her not to die in prison.

[vetvetdoug]

Leave her where she is with the Beatles' Helter Skelter playing non stop.

[jazusamo]

Exactly...The reprieve they got on their death sentence was more than they deserved.

[Scarpetta]

Wasn't Kevorkian given an early compassionate release because he too was supposedly dying?

And wasn't he considering a run for elected office shortly thereafter?

Disgusting.

[jazusamo]

Yes, it's very disgusting.

The turkey is running for Congress and was just notified he has enough signatures to get on the ballot as an I. Can't believe anyone would sign the petition of a murderer..

Kevorkian Has Enough Signatures For Congress Run

[Condor51]

She should get her 'compassionate release' just like John Gotti did when he had terminal cancer.

oh wait .. he didn't get one and died in Prison. Never mind.

:-)

[happygrl]

Any mercy shown in this world should be contingent upon it's being agreed to by the survivor families.

Yes, God is merciful, and she will obtain mercy at the Mercy Seat.

[wardaddy]

every hour arguably someone dies in a prison infirmary for crimes far less than her's
often just someone old maybe who got convicted at 6o or up for a non violent crime
the Feds are full of old men dying for smuggling pot or not paying taxes

let her stinking butchering ass rot....her and the rest of that spoiled assed doped up little girl posse...a bunch of c-words./

She repeatedly stabbed this beautiful 9 months pregnant woman while Sharon pleaded for her baby's life

[jazusamo]

Agreed...I lived in SoCA not too many miles from where the murders took place when they took place, I remember them well. People were appalled at what happened and none of the Manson clan deserve any sympathy or mercy at all.