[GeekDejure]

"with a chance for parole" ??? Well why not? Then I won't need to pay for his support any more, eh? BS. . . execute the freekin' murdering bastard !!!

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Maybe we should make more of an effort to understand his motivations.

[Ratatoskr]

The defense said he was lead-poisoned and was neglected by his drug-addicted mother

Which makes it extremely likely that he is too dangerous ever to be free, since brain damage and a bad childhood are not reversible. It's frightening when such a thing can be a defense strategy.