Posted on 02/22/2020 6:18:44 AM PST by Islander7
A California prison inmate confessed in a letter that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars just hours after his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored, a newspaper chain reported Thursday.
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Pardon time?
I have this odd feeling of knowing that doesn’t make him a better person, but I feel he’s a better person.
Will you take him into your house?
Serious question, I’ve taken felons into mine. I don’t make a habit of it, but have on a few rare occasions recognized genuine redemption.
Yet, Hillary is out loose.
You are greater on this count than I - I would want nothing to do with that element of society
How about a big THANK YOU!!!
Has anyone ever been bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom while in prison?
Dollars to donuts says the dead guys families end up suing the state and either winning or settling for an “undisclosed” sum.
EDKH
The article was written as though this incident may have been coordinated by the prison administration.
I read the article, and after such this man needs to be punished to the absolute maximum.
For starters, solitary confinement. His cell should be specially lined with stocked beer coolers, a snack bar as well as a phone so he can get special foods catered. To support his mental heath, he should be allowed “comfort women” once in a while.
To keep him somewhat normal, he should be allowed out of solitary once in a while, say when another child molester arrive. Due to his lack of exercise, he will also need a cane.
I don’t see this as an act of redemption.
I’m not willing to let him out of jail, but he deserves something for doing society a solid.
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Genuine redemption is rare. You are prudent to be skeptical of any convict. I’ve only known 4 cases in my 6 decades.
Nor I!
Prison justice. It seems the only kind left.
One of them is now married, has two kids and is a restaurant manager for a major chain.
I coached him for the interview for his first job with that company.
Reading this, I was struck by how practical this inmate was. He saw a problem - he addressed it.
About 30 years ago, my youngest brother basically did the same thing, except he was not already in prison. He deliberately shot & killed one of the biggest, well-known, drug dealers and pimps in his area.
During his sentencing, he told the court that he did the community a huge favor and should be thanking him instead of sending him to prison. Needless to say, the judge wasn’t impressed. He remained in there about 15 years, learned the electrician’s trade, got out early on parole for good behavior, got a job, got married and started a family. It took it’s toll on him and our immediate family, especially my mother. He’s definitely not the same guy I grew up with. However, he’s managed to stay out of trouble from then on.
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