>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/17/justice/death-row-freedom/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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>>>>"After smoking marijuana and drinking wine, they went to the home of 78-year-old Bible teacher Ruth Pelke, armed with a knife. Cooper struck Pelke with a vase, cut her arms and legs, then stabbed her in the chest and stomach 33 times, according to Indiana court records."
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>>>>"Their loot? Just $10."
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>>>Considering she was just 16 at the time of the crime hopefully she can become a productive member of society. I guess if anyone stands a chance of reforming their ways it would be her.
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>>Yeah. Maybe she has more mature ways to kill people now.
>>She was obviously disenfranchised.
>>Hopefully her victim has recovered - oh wait - she's dead (apparently shredded quite well).
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>I view myself not as a chronic do-gooder - having read that her son approves of freeing her goes a long way of me agreeing with freeing her. While court system was in part created as to stop direct revenge, I think those directly affected by the crime (yes, I realize the most directly affected did not agree...) should be given the largest role in deciding if offender goes free early. So unless you have arguments showing the son being in cahoots or incredibly stooopid in other areas as well...

If she does it to someone else the victims' son ought to get the same punishment as her.