If the decision was motivated by public safety, inmate behavior, and an unbiased (Reply #11)

In the discussion thread: Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's Killer, Denied Parole For 7th Time In NY [View all]

Thu Aug 23, 2012, 01:35 PM

petronius (26,416 posts)

11. If the decision was motivated by public safety, inmate behavior, and an unbiased

application of the law (i.e., it's consistent with how other murderers with that length sentence are treated) then great.

But if the celebrity factor of either the victim or the parole opponents played a role, then I'd have a problem (the phrase "greatly undermine respect for the law" would come to mind)...

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's Killer, Denied Parole For 7th Time In NY [View all]	onehandle	Aug 2012	OP
Good. nt	msanthrope	Aug 2012	#1
RIP John Lennon n/t	xocet	Aug 2012	#2
Keep rotting, asshole. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Aug 2012	#3
GOOD!!	ailsagirl	Aug 2012	#4
I'm up in the air about this one	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#5
Chapman murdered John Lennon "only because" he was John Lennon	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#7
Are you familiar with the term "Equal justice before the Law"? NT	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#8
Lennon deserves equal justice, too	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#12
Re: Lennon deserves equal justice, too	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#14
It's fairly easy to establish a clear and present danger with Chapman.	Ty Templeton	Aug 2012	#13
You must be full of nothing but air, actually	Scairp	Aug 2012	#19
Re: you don't have the slightest clue what Lennon would say.	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#24
Whatever	Scairp	Aug 2012	#34
how about he killed ANYONE in a cold calculating way & has only served 30 years	wordpix	Aug 2012	#21
If that's normal treatment for a murderer in NY state fine NT	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#25
TRANSLATION: "Have it on MY record that I let John Lennon's assassin go free?	rocktivity	Aug 2012	#6
You got it. Matters not whether Chapman has served a sentence commensurate with similar...	Scuba	Aug 2012	#10
Re: cultural icons	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#15
"Life isn't fair." - James Earl Carter	Scuba	Aug 2012	#16
How would you know?	Scairp	Aug 2012	#20
It sounds to me like you don't want justice, you want vengeance	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#26
He's in prison	Scairp	Aug 2012	#36
While traitors and war criminals walk free and "tell their stories" in the captive MSM like RUMSFELD	bobthedrummer	Aug 2012	#9
If the decision was motivated by public safety, inmate behavior, and an unbiased	petronius	Aug 2012	#11
Agreed	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#17
You "sincerely" doubt do you?	Scairp	Aug 2012	#22
Your rage isn't hurting anyone but you, you know that right? NT	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#27
Condescending comment.	Quantess	Aug 2012	#35
Well	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#31
What If One Of Your Kids Was Killed By Chapman?	HangOnKids	Aug 2012	#23
What if one of your kids WASN'T killed by Chapman and was on the street after 12 years	Trunk Monkey	Aug 2012	#28
Bye-Bye	HangOnKids	Aug 2012	#33
Probably not	alcibiades_mystery	Aug 2012	#30
oooh!... So close!	JohnnyRingo	Aug 2012	#18
I like the way you think.	2ndAmForComputers	Aug 2012	#32
Good. I imagine there would	Cha	Aug 2012	#29

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