The man that killed and a California police officer in 1963 was denied a compassionate prison release this week he is presumed to have cancer. He did not want to be released, also they thought that because he didn't want to be released he might commit another crime just to go back to prison. He will remain in jail till he dies from his cancer.
When I first read this I thought good there is a reason he is there to begin with. Why should he get special treatment just because he is sick. When normal people who haven't killed another person gets cancer they don't get to have speacial treatment. So why should he the man that took a life. I agree that he should be released also because he didn't want to be and might commit another crime. Im glad that the people who make this decision didn't want another persons blood on their hands.
I agree. I don't think Powell should be released. According to the article, his past history proves to serve very unsteady grounds. However, I'm sure that if he had not declared that he "did not want to be released", he would have been let out. That's a scary thought. Yes, he's dying, but you never know what a person might do with their dying breath.
ReplyDeleteHe was getting free treatment from the government. That's a good reason to stay in prison. This man is sick. Mentally. Anyone who purposely takes a life unless for self defense, is sick. If he had maybe changed as he grew older he would have wanted to leave to die as a free man. But he showed the board that he couldn't be trusted. Good riddance.
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