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This may be a little late in mentioning this but I am very outraged! A month or so ago the California parole board had recommended that convicted Manson killer Bruce Davis should be released from prison. He was not involved in the Tate-LaBianca killings but along with Manson and another follower ( Steve " Clem Tufts " Grogan) he took part in ranch hand Donald " Shorty " Shea's murder. Grogan was released in 1985. These two animals-Davis and Grogan- should remain behind bars for the rest of their lives. They were lucky they did not die in the gas chamber at San Quentin because the death penalty in California was abolished from 1972 to 1976. It has to go through higher powers to get Davis's release approved and I hope it gets denied. He may have rehabilitated while in prison but because of the heinous nature of the crime he should remain there until he dies. I also feel Grogan should have never been released.
Prisons are, and always will be, a luxury to any society, as the neverending recession is proving to be. CA is under the gun to release some 10,000 this year. And other states who can't afford these luxuries anymore?
We have among the highest sentences for crimes in this country of waste and do we feel any safer on our streets as a result of it?
Check the maximum sentences for murder in Israel or other parts of Europe and you may be shocked. And, where do I feel safer? Walking the streets of Europe, or even Central America!
Prisons are, and always will be, a luxury to any society, as the neverending recession is proving to be. CA is under the gun to release some 10,000 this year. And other states who can't afford these luxuries anymore?
We have among the highest sentences for crimes in this country of waste and do we feel any safer on our streets as a result of it?
Check the maximum sentences for murder in Israel or other parts of Europe and you may be shocked. And, where do I feel safer? Walking the streets of Europe, or even Central America!
Makes a lot of sense. State of CA releases 10,000 violent offenders while making it impossible for many citizens to obtain CCW permits. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens of Orange County takes it a step further and revokes permits issued by the previous sheriff, claiming they were not justified. I guess a celebrity or politician in CA can get a permit. Average taxpaying sheep are not worthy. The inmates truly are running the asylum.
I was very much against the death penalty until I read Bugliosi's book. Which was incredibly graphic for its time. What happened to all of the victims of the Manson family was sickening.
Keep these people locked up and throw away the keys.
"Davis was deemed to have earned parole because he remained discipline-free since 1980 and participated in all available education, vocation and self-help programs, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He became a born-again Christian and married a woman he met through the prison ministry.
"But while virtually everyone agrees that Davis has been a model prisoner, some believe the only way to adequately pay for his crimes is to spend the rest of his life behind bars."
Location: Prescott Valley, Az (unfortunately still here)
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"Helter Skelter" an absolute must read for anyone wanting to know the history behind Manson. I read it in 7th grade and couldn't put it down.
I guess they have at least served a long sentence, but I believe in the death penalty, especially when there is no doubt as to their guilt.
Charley ain't ever getting out!
I have that book. I'ver read it twice. Great read.
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