Posted on 08/29/2016 4:01:16 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — John Lennon’s killer will remain behind bars after being denied parole for the ninth time.
The New York state Board of Parole on Monday announced that it has again denied parole to Mark David Chapman, who on Dec. 8, 1980, shot and killed the former Beatle outside his luxury Manhattan apartment.
The 61-year-old Chapman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is serving a sentence of 20-years to life in Wende Correctional Facility in western New York.
In a description of its decision, the parole board noted that Chapman has since described the murder as “selfish and evil.” The board concluded that the factors supporting Chapman’s parole were outweighed by the premediated and “celebrity-seeking” nature of the crime.
“Your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would so deprecate that seriousness of the crime as to undermine respect for the law,” the board wrote.
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John Hinckley Jr is wandering around free.
God save us!
Demonstrating again, shoot a Democrat (e.g., Lennon or RFK), you’ll be in prison forever. Shoot a Republican (President Reagan) you’ll eventually be released.
It seemed timely. Didn't they recently let Hinkley out? Yet Lennon's killer gets refused parole?
People have their priorities out of whack.
Yes, they release President Reagan’s asassin because President Reagan was a Republican. It never would have happened to a Democrat President like John F. Kennedy, LBJ, Bill Clinton, or Barack Obama.
Isn't Sirhan Sirhan still in jail?
Seems like the facts support your point. :)
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