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In reply to the discussion: Jailed 30 Years for Drowning Her Kids, Susan Smith Is Making a Pitch for Freedom [View all]
ecstatic
(35,085 posts)93. Is that really it? Or is it to protect innocent people from someone who might kill again?
Do you know that she will not kill again if given the chance? I sure don't. She killed not one but TWO helpless kids to be with a man, and then tried to blame the whole thing on a black man. She is psychotic. Period. And there's no cure for that. Prison likely made her even more crazy than she was in 1994. If she's released, it needs to be to a mental facility. Just my opinion, of course.
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Jailed 30 Years for Drowning Her Kids, Susan Smith Is Making a Pitch for Freedom [View all]
sheshe2
May 2023
OP
Right, just because someone is hurting does not make it OK to hurt someone else.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2023
#29
Yes, she is a monster. Those kids were conscious when they went into the lake. I can only imagine
Demsrule86
May 2023
#31
So really had she succeeded there would likely have been an additional victim...no doubt that state
Demsrule86
May 2023
#51
That is for sure...he would rot in prison which is why I refuse to serve on criminal juries.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#101
Can you imagine going on television with the fake tears, and knowing your babies were in the bottom
debm55
May 2023
#71
People can be evil whether you believe in God or not. She harmed two innocent kids...she is
Demsrule86
May 2023
#54
She is a violent/ dangerous psychotic person who belongs in a maximum security facility,
ecstatic
May 2023
#96
Oh, woah I forgot that part - the blaming (tough year for me), but mentioning brings it back...Nope.
electric_blue68
May 2023
#76
She had an affaire with the Step-Father as an adult. She was 23 years old. That was a choice.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#56
He slept with a 16 year old which is disgusting...and afterwad she was married and had an affaire
Demsrule86
May 2023
#102
So what do you think should have happened to her? Do you think there's a ?continuum where....
electric_blue68
May 2023
#81
I think we should abolish prisons and use those resources to ensure we don't need prisons.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2023
#82
So, as long as everyone has a good, comfortable life there would be no crime?
brooklynite
May 2023
#98
"Comfortable," "good" and "rich" all have different meanings for different people, and don't
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2023
#99
Is that really it? Or is it to protect innocent people from someone who might kill again?
ecstatic
May 2023
#93
This is from the trial...and honestly she should rot. Findley was the boyfriend by the way.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#55
You do know she was given a life sentence right? She has the possibility of parole...and 30 years
Demsrule86
May 2023
#88
You think her request will be denied repeatedly until her death in another 30 years or so?
maxsolomon
May 2023
#34
I do. This is a henious crime where a Mother killed her children so she could be with
Demsrule86
May 2023
#38
It would not be the first time...a person who is eligible for parole doesn't get it...the crime was
Demsrule86
May 2023
#57
Parole is possible in 24 but it is not guarenteed she could easily serve her life sentence. I hope
Demsrule86
May 2023
#103
That sentence was commuted. They were sentenced to death and when you get life with
Demsrule86
May 2023
#59
She has a life sentence not a thirty year sentence. So she is not 'owed' parole.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#104
Her kids are still dead by her hand and she thinks she should get a life. For fucks sake.
onecaliberal
May 2023
#12
It is called justice for her children's needless deaths. She should never get out.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#33
I think she is a threat...she has show no remorse that I know about and has had issues in prison.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#60
She was also moved around in prison as she was having affairs with various guards.
debm55
May 2023
#42
My son is the same age as her oldest at the time. I followed the case. Read various books including
debm55
May 2023
#68
Having never killed anyone, let alone my own children (not that I have any)...
Jedi Guy
May 2023
#43
I think it's quite possible to have compassion and still feel someone belongs behind bars.
ShazzieB
May 2023
#74
Hate to say it, but this is a perfect example why women should always be allowed to choose
FakeNoose
May 2023
#83
She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole...parole is not guaranteed.
Demsrule86
May 2023
#87