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In reply to the discussion: From the sane Kennedys [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,906 posts)130. Indeed, when I think of
what could have been had RFK been prez instead of motherfucking fascist paranoid warmonger Nixon, it's almost unbearable. The damage Sirhan inflicted on both RFK's family and the nation, and perhaps even globally, is incalculable and irreparable.
This motherfucking cold-blooded assassin should never see the light of day to his dying breath and I'm in utter disbelief that the parole board would even consider such a recommendation. I have to wonder if it was a political decision.
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What is the wise course that the prescient amongst us should be seeking?
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2021
#5
Well, Gandalf, this little Gollum has been prevented from further murders by watchful elves...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#75
"No one"? The families of the dead remember & "complain" -- some attend every Parole Board mtng
Hekate
Aug 2021
#54
They would only be the same if they killed someone with same prominence and importance as RFK.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#111
Please give some links to proof of that claim, which you repeat throughout this thread..
Hekate
Aug 2021
#131
Statistics. State report. Investigative reporting by the SacBee or LA Times. You know...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#138
According to WaPo, he is remorseful and has been eligible for release since 1975.
intheflow
Aug 2021
#55
I read that this time he did show remorse. If it was my parent that he killed
Maraya1969
Aug 2021
#76
Orwell said "Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them."
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2021
#3
So do I. The only reason I didn't know in real time was my transistor radio gave out...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#71
Being in NYC (and still so), and a HS Junior in '68, I was marched off to bed...
electric_blue68
Aug 2021
#127
I read somewhere else that this letter was not actually written by the Kennedy but instead by
Escurumbele
Aug 2021
#12
It has. Off the cracker, bounced on the chair, rolled onto the floor and under the refrigerator...
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#27
Thank you for this. Those (inexplicably) supporting Sirhan's parole here keep citing RFK JR
hlthe2b
Aug 2021
#16
Just a correction, Rory is the youngest Kennedy, she was born 6 months after RFK's assassination.
dflprincess
Aug 2021
#119
Political assassination is a special crime because it disrupts the course of government & replaces i
Hekate
Aug 2021
#74
He robbed rhe voters of the chance to vote for the candidate of their choice
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2021
#85
We spared his life...he has no rights any longer. It was a cold blooded murder in plain site.
ashredux
Aug 2021
#28
We currently have people in jail who aren't able to be paroled. A real life sentence.
ashredux
Aug 2021
#36
How old are you? Were you around when he got shot? Do you understand what it meant to our nation?
ashredux
Aug 2021
#38
I was alive when RFK was shot and I agree with the poster you're replying to.
intheflow
Aug 2021
#63
When it had/has incalculable ripple effects for the USA, and the World - yes
electric_blue68
Aug 2021
#129
The Kennedy Children are objecting for political reasons? I doubt that.
True Blue American
Aug 2021
#134
Indeed. It's not like we're holding a petty grudge; we watched the course of history change
Hekate
Aug 2021
#110
It was suppose to be the death penalty. So no the pos doesn't get out. You're just trolling
rockfordfile
Aug 2021
#96
It wasn't just a Kennedy, it was most likely he would've been the next President of the United State
ashredux
Aug 2021
#46
There could well be numerous reasons to not grant Sirhan Sirhan parole.
BobTheSubgenius
Aug 2021
#32
During the initial sentencing the Kennedys asked for life imprisonment, not the death penalty
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2021
#92
It's also whether you should protect the public from copycats who might be deterred
pnwmom
Aug 2021
#133
Political Assassination is a different kind of murder, for it kills the future of a nation. ...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#83
A lot of talk in this thread about Sirhan2 and Kennedys and assassination, but a big question
RockRaven
Aug 2021
#132