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Comrade Grumpy

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3. Many murderers do get out of jail. They don't all get life without parole.

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 03:40 PM

Mar 2012

These particular ones got out a little sooner

As I said above, the executive has the power to exercise mercy. It should be exercised more often, in my opinion.

And no, I don't think that if someone has killed someone else, they can necessarily never be rehabilitated.

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Miss. Supreme Court rules Barbour pardons valid [View all] RandySF Mar 2012 OP

Good. The politics around this was ugly. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #1

Good to let murderers out of jail? Politicalboi Mar 2012 #2

Many murderers do get out of jail. They don't all get life without parole. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #3

So there should be no rules? atreides1 Mar 2012 #4

It looks like the state Supreme Court has decided he followed the rules. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #5

while that may be true mnmoderatedem Mar 2012 #6