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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
A part of me says, "Fuck her, she didn't show Sharon Tate compassion."
Another part of me says, "Wait a minute--that doesn't mean the state shouldn't show compassion. The state isn't Susan Atkins, nor should it be placed on the same moral plane as her."
The second part is the larger.
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To be on the same plane as Atkins requires a persistant disregard for humanity while selfishly and horribly destroying beauty and promise.
I think a carefully made and meticulously enacted judgement in a public court, supported by evidence and ungoverned by the emotional hunger for Lynch Law puts the state on a higher moral plane.
Too many times does life in prison mean a brief pitstop in a holding cell. Here in Canada we let nasty sociopaths out to reenact their terrible crimes, which is totally f*ed up IMHO. If the sentence is "Prison until we feel softhearted enough to let you roam free" then the judge ought to say that. If the sentence is 10 years, then make it 10 years. Period.
Life means life. If she wants to suicide in order to ease her suffering, that ought to be a private matter between her and whoever she needs to help her die. Which is a different topic entirely.