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Elessar Zappa

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5. I'd give minors at least a chance at parole.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Fri Sep 29, 2023, 01:23 PM

Sep 2023

People, especially young ones, can and do change. But when considering parole, it needs to be looked at very carefully with psych evaluations, good behavior in prison, etc.

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Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 when he killed 4 Michigan students, could spend the rest of his life behi [View all] sarisataka Sep 2023 OP

Is there any kind of insanity or mental impairment defense in Michigan? mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #1

This was the case sarisataka Sep 2023 #3

I would like to see teen murders receive life with parole no sooner than 40 years served. sinkingfeeling Sep 2023 #2

Kick nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #4

I'd give minors at least a chance at parole. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #5

No one should be sentenced to life in prison. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #6

Jeffery Dahmer should have been paroled? Mosby Sep 2023 #7

We often point to European countries sarisataka Sep 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Sep 2023 #16

Kind if Like NowISeetheLight Sep 2023 #18

My position is that we shouldn't have prisons at all but I didn't want to derail the thread lol WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #10

I thought about a "no prison" option sarisataka Sep 2023 #11

I pondered for a long time before commenting, because truly, I know my opinions are often WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #13

This case is quite interesting sarisataka Sep 2023 #14

Agree with everything you say here. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #15

Now let's see some prison time for the overtly enabling parents (bought him the gun knowing he had hlthe2b Sep 2023 #8

At least in this case sarisataka Sep 2023 #17

This kid never stood a chance with the parents he was born to Buckeyeblue Sep 2023 #12