I agree with you. This kid's life was ruined, too. I do not think that he is a threat to anyone else and is truly remorseful for what he did, all at the urging of his teacher, who said that she was being abused by her husband.True, but he was also seduced by a teacher...an adult that used a child to get her husband murdered. I think that at 16, he was being brainwashed by this woman. I do think he needed to go to jail...but I am glad he didn't get the death penalty. You are correct, a few more years won't hurt him. I forgot what she ended up getting. Anybody here remember?:behindbar
There is a big difference in being a do gooder, wonderful husband and stepfather, etc while in prison and living that life on the outside. Besides, who cares if he is the most wonderful man alive now...he did a horrible crime and he should have to do the time. What if every prisoner decided that they should get out of prison after doing a certain number of years regardless of the sentence that they received!!! Wouldn't the world be a wonderful place to live! Poor Greg Smart didn't do a thing to this guy...he didn't even know hiim did he? I'll be Greg's family will fight this tooth and nail. I know I sure would.
I think the guy has probably changed a lot since he was 16 -- I know I have.
What bothers me is that he had the ability to kill someone -- an innocent man who was begging for his life -- in the first place.
What evil makes someone able to kill another person? I could never do that except by accident (meaning no one is at fault) or in self-defense.
To my way of thinking, there is a huge difference between people who can cold-bloodedly murder another person, and those of us who cannot.
That difference is enough for me to want the guy to stay in prison. Besides which, if I were a family member of the victim, I sure would not want his murderer to get out of jail.
RC
True, but he was also seduced by a teacher...an adult that used a child to get her husband murdered. I think that at 16, he was being brainwashed by this woman. I do think he needed to go to jail...but I am glad he didn't get the death penalty. You are correct, a few more years won't hurt him. I forgot what she ended up getting. Anybody here remember?:behindbar
--Remorseful?? BWAHAHAHA--He s NOT remorseful in the slightest, and even if he was(lie-detector time), who the hell cares? He murdered a young man, robbed this guy Greg of 50 or 60 years of HIS life--so he should ROT in jail for 50 years himself!--Why don't you explain your position to Greg's family?? I'm sure they would love it lolI agree with you. This kid's life was ruined, too. I do not think that he is a threat to anyone else and is truly remorseful for what he did, all at the urging of his teacher, who said that she was being abused by her husband.
I feel the same and was ashamed I felt that way. Thank you for saying it first.True, but he was also seduced by a teacher...an adult that used a child to get her husband murdered. I think that at 16, he was being brainwashed by this woman. I do think he needed to go to jail...but I am glad he didn't get the death penalty. You are correct, a few more years won't hurt him. I forgot what she ended up getting. Anybody here remember?:behindbar
The fact is that we're going to have to release some prisoners over the months and years. The question they need to ask themselves is whether they'd rather have this guy out on the streets or someone else. I think in a side-by-side comparison, he's probably the lesser of two evils.
I agree with you both.I agree with you. This kid's life was ruined, too. I do not think that he is a threat to anyone else and is truly remorseful for what he did, all at the urging of his teacher, who said that she was being abused by her husband.
Ole girl must have a dope connection behind bars because only a crackhead could come up with this asinine idea!!! I mean, did she sit up nights working on this particular choice of words?? I had to read her "suggestion" twice because the first time I thought I was reading some type of political op-ed piece. I HAVE read of politicians/activists suggesting that a dialogue- a conversation if you will- needs to be put in motion to work on ways to, say, get more emergency aid to Darfur, or Haiti... I also "get" those TV commercials urging parents to spend more time talking seriously with their teenagers, to open new lines of communication in an effort to keep them in school and away from drugs and unprotected sex. No matter what opinions I may have, THOSE ready-made topics are relevant and logical. And then we have ...*sigh*... Pamela Smart...:floorlaugh:!!! Yes, according to the article, those lucky, lucky residents of NH were recently- and seriously!- given a topic to discuss! Man, I bet they are SO relieved, being told what to think and talk about within their state lines (btw, isn't their motto "Live Free or Die"? I love it-)...Apparently, homegirl ain't learned a thing in two DECADES about humility, honesty, and, oh yeah- REMORSE!!!:furious: I always knew she was an egomaniac but I think her delusional "thought" processes have now "promoted" her to the rank of PSYCHOTIC egomaniac. WHY, pray tell, does she seriously think that anyone in New Hampshire (except for maybe her mom) is going to waste his energy "having a conversation" about how to get poor, innocent Pam out of prison??? Don't you just know she is eaten up with rage and jealousy that those two young men WILL be getting out and she WON'T!! I'll bet she sits in her cell and fairly SHAKES with anger at the "unfairness" of it all; never mind that she and she alone masterminded the MURDER of her young husband Greg, and for what? So if they divorced, she could "keep it all"? Jeez, all they had was a condo and their cars; we're not talking about Swiss bank accounts and country estates here. And STILL, no admission of guilt, absolutely no remorse, which we all know is a MUST for parole boards... but then, PS never WILL be eligible for parole, NEVER, and all the retarded soundbites she and her atty. can muster will never change STATE LAW!!! And, honey, I hate to burst your bubble, but the truth is that NH doesn't give a tumbling _ _ _ _ about your wanting them to converse. About your sorry self. So just go away, there are great lives to be lived out here in the free world, for those of us who know that murder is NEVER an option. One more thing- Pam Smart was NEVER a real teacher, she had no credentials, her "class" was like a community-taught elective. As a former teacher, I always hated that so many assumed she was what I call a REAL teacher. THAT particular line of work requires a 4-yr. college degree, minimum, plus certification and continuous coursework which many teachers take in the summer.:twocents: