Mercy for a Murderer? Charles Manson Follower Susan Atkins Up for Parole

abc news ^ | Sept. 2, 2009 | By SARAH NETTER

[elizabethgrace]

Forty Years After Gruesome Cult Killings, Susan Atkins is Paralyzed, Near Death

Charles Manson follower and convicted mass murderer Susan Atkins is expected to appear in person today to plead for parole so she can die outside of prison, but officials said her condition is on an "hour by hour" basis.

[luckymom]

It sounds like she is literally rotting in prison... Amazing.

[elizabethgrace]

Look at post #20. Her recent photo.

[elcid1970]

For behold, it is written,

“Karma’s a bitch! And bad karma’s a real SOB!”

(Peace)

[pray4liberty]

You reap what you sow! If that's not a statement on the divine law of cause and effect (i.e. karma) I don't know what is.

Observe God's punishment on this unrepentant sinner.

[mkjessup]

I hope that she gets right with Jesus before she checks out.

[pray4liberty]

She looks like Bette Davis.

[TNdandelion]

If she's the one I'm thinking of, someone did a television (cable?) special on her and she converted to christianity years ago and has been not only a role model prisoner but has helped or led some kind of program in the prison for other prisoners.

I don't care either way, but I think it kind of sucks that some murderers and rapists (Garrido?) can serve 1/10 to 1/4 of their prison sentence and get out to re-offend and then there are cases like this. I think I'd rather let her out so they can make room for younger, violent offenders.

[elizabethgrace]

Sharon Tate and yes, Susan Atkins is the one who stabbed her to death and while Sharon was begging for her life so she could give birth to her baby, Susan said to her "I have no mercy for you, bitch."

I wasn't born either, but I've read Helter Skelter and several articles and books, even Tex Watson's "Will You Die For Me?"

[pray4liberty]

What a shame. She was so young and pretty once, and threw her whole life away on that demon-possessed Manson.

For her sake I hope she's saved.

[elizabethgrace]

They all threw their lives away. Leslie van Houten was a homecoming princess. Patricia Krenwinkle came from a nice family.

Manson, drugs, free love, the 60's. Ugly and evil.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I don’t care about mercy, I do care about saving money. If she can go somewhere and die for free it’s a good deal better than wasting another penny on treating her. In a perfect world the jailers would just let her suffer but I bet her medical treatments have cost the taxpayers a fortune.

[chris_bdba]

She was sentenced to life and that is what she and the rest should have to serve.

[skeeter]

If anyone truly deserved life behind bars, its her.

[MarMema]

[pray4liberty]

Manson, drugs, free love, the 60's. Ugly and evil.

Possessed, the whole lot of them. And people say there is no such thing as evil? Give Susan an exorcism, then let her repent and die.

[elizabethgrace]

Well, Tex was allowed conjucal visits so he is married and has 3 children! All of them were sentenced to death but their sentences were commuted to life when the death penalty was briefly outlawed in the 70s'.

Call me hard-hearted, but none of the Tate-LaBianca murderers deserve to be breathing air.