Robert Kennedy assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, denied parole: official

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:02pm EST

Robert Kennedy assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, denied parole: official

Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole for the 15th time on Wednesday, a California prison official said.

Sirhan, 71, had a suitability hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego, the California Board of Parole Hearings said on its website.

Sirhan will be up again for parole in five years, said Luis Patino, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The Palestinian-born Sirhan is serving a life sentence for gunning down Kennedy, 42, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. The shooting occurred minutes after the U.S. senator from New York and former U.S. attorney general gave his victory speech after winning the California Democratic primary. Kennedy died the next day.

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[NiteOwl1]

1. Manchurian candidate

Assassin my ass

[MH1]

4. ??? (welcome to DU ? ) nt

[NiteOwl1]

7. TY

Thanks for the welcome

The entry point of the bullet relative to the location of Sirhan creates serious doubt that he was the shooter. The fact that Sirhan has no recollection of anything related to the event is not coincidental. Just another lone nutjob Kennedy assassin... kinda strains credulity.

[mwrguy]

8. This was the beginning

Of using Arabs as scapegoats.

[bigwillq]

2. Good.

May he die in prison.

[GummyBearz]

3. Guess they know he is still brainwashed by the CIA

and will be a public threat

[Wilms]

5. That's one way to look at it. n/t

[scscholar]

6. Good

I know a lot of those Republicans will be very upset about this. Very upset about this.

[Zorro]

9. This asshole will die in prison

He directly contributed to the state of the USA today.

[Zorra]

10. A reminder of how critical it is to do our best to ensure the safety of Senator Sanders.

End of story.

[DerekG]

11. I was thinking the same thing, Zorra

Bernie had better be safeguarded, whether the threat be a lone nut or some establishment lackeys.

[Pastiche423]

12. Thane Cesar

[WillowTree]

13. Is anyone surprised?