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- SIRBERUS, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6If we don't, then are we not unmerciful as well?
With that said, I'm not exactly sure what mercy would be given here... maybe mercy on the family by allowing them to visit the lady?
I'm certainly glad it isn't my job to decide what is merciful and what isn't. - Cancerkitty, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6Not to sound like an uncaring ass or anything, but just because she's sick doesn't make her past crimes disappear. She should be provided with the medical care she needs, and serve out her sentence like any other prisoner.
- JerichoSam, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5It's an interesting question. I don't know the answer, but I'd lean toward keeping her in prison. Being sick, even terminally ill, shouldn't reduce the punishment for such a horrific crime. And, as some have commented on the article site, the argument about saving money doesn't hold water: it's likely that her family couldn't pay the medical bills, anyway. Taxpayers are paying for her medical care now and would probably still pay if she was "released."
- GiJoeBob, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5Mercy would be to put her out of her misery.
- FuryOfThor, on 07/07/2008, -0/+5I would have liked to have seen if she's made any effort to make amends. If she has reached out to the family or publicly repented, then maybe it'd be ok to see the state save millions in these next couple months and let her stay with her family.
If not, let the bitch rot. She ruthlessly helped kill a pregnant woman. If she were a guy, I doubt this would even be a question. - inactive, on 07/21/2008, -0/+5Making legitimate parole is one thing, but I'm not too sure about compassionate release. You know what they say - Buy the ticket, take the ride.
- redcolumbine, on 07/08/2008, -0/+3What is incarceration? Protecting the public? She's no longer any danger. Deterrent? Compassionate release wouldn't change anything. Revenge? Then let her die in prison. You have to be honest with yourself about the motivation for punishment to know what to do when circumstances change. The vast majority of Americans view incarceration as revenge.
- wishninja, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3It goes to that heart of why we have a prison. If just to rehabilitate and protect the public she might have a chance if she is incapacitated and will soon die. If prison is mostly to punish then we should keep her in.
The consideration of cost should be a mitigating factor at best. I would think they should let about half the non-violent drug war prisoners go before any murderers no matter the medical needs of those few murderers. - 11Christine, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3I think it doesn't matter now whether she's released or not. She has already been punished by one of the worst diseases - cancer.
- inactive, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2Atkins was sentenced to death in 1972. The only reason she's lived all these years is because the Calif. Supreme Court overturned the death penalty. The question to really ask: Is our justice system in the business of revenge, rehabilitation, protection or all three?
- manzplan, on 07/08/2008, -0/+2being ill should not be a "Get out of Jail Free" card...
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