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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I don't. That's why I stated I'm in favor of them letting her out, let her or her family pay for it.
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Sorry, I needed to be sure. (It's still early for me.)
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Originally Posted by kramus
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.
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- She is available for parole. (Though her next hearing is in 2009.)
- She is terminally ill. (Brain cancer took down my grandmother in under two months.)
- She only has one leg.
- She's 60 years old.
- She has good prison behaviour, having participated in a number of prison programs (and has been commended for saving two lives).
- She's been a born-again Christian for over 30 years.
The first two should be enough to suggest the compassionate release isn't as big a deal as people are making it out to be. There will be no "roaming free" going on here.
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