>>>Should she be let out of prison? Why?
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>>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/13/manson.atkins/index.html
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>>I recall many people here argued that in lue of the death penalty, they would be for an absolute life sentence. Infact, some said it should be hard labor camp for these murders.
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>>Why should she get special treatment?
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>I think circumstances matter. We have no dispute that she committed a heinous crime and was properly sentenced. (Well, maybe you wanted death, which I disagree with). Let her spend the rest of her life in prison -- we are in agreement there.
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>But then things change. It's 4 decades later and she has been diagnosed with 6 months to live. It's hard to make a case that she has not suffered for her crime or is a threat to society. I dunno.

I am one of those who argued against the death penalty and said 'life' should mean 'life'. That means if you get a life sentence, you die in prison. She has 6 months to live, so what's the point of letting her out now? So she can say she beat the system? Nope. I say leave her there. Let her out when she's dead. And that's from a bleeding heart liberal pinko.