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Corgigal

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33. I remember it as a child,

Fri Aug 27, 2021, 06:34 PM

Aug 2021

was the first time I cried from a TV event. I was a little thing, I just remember the kitchen help raising his head and his arm out. Found out later he asked, if everyone was alright?
Of course he did, and he’s gone and we still have Trump. Life isn’t fair.

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California parole panel votes in favor of release from prison for Sirhan Sirhan [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 OP

Ridiculous. He should stay till he dies. oldsoftie Aug 2021 #1

He's the SAME PERSON as the one is this photo! LET HIM ROT IN PRISON UNTIL HE DIES!! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #37

Good greenjar_01 Aug 2021 #2

Life in prison for first-degree murder is perfectly sane. NYC Liberal Aug 2021 #3

Sentences have to be reasonably the same to be fair and sane. former9thward Aug 2021 #39

His sentence was sane, moral and well deserved. paleotn Aug 2021 #8

This POS and Chapman musette_sf Aug 2021 #13

Fuck him. mobeau69 Aug 2021 #4

Put me down for this please. Corgigal Aug 2021 #31

I cry about it from time to time still. mobeau69 Aug 2021 #32

I remember it as a child, Corgigal Aug 2021 #33

wow me too for the crying part gopiscrap Aug 2021 #38

I can't believe it iemanja Aug 2021 #5

I can. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #7

Well they will have to take care of him in old age. former9thward Aug 2021 #40

No. Absolutely not. paleotn Aug 2021 #6

Disappointing Owl Aug 2021 #9

Let him rot. musette_sf Aug 2021 #10

I think Ethel is still with us. In her 90s. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #12

Yeah, I just checked, thank you for reminding me. musette_sf Aug 2021 #18

Ethel is still alive. Shes 93 dflprincess Aug 2021 #17

Thank you for making me aware, I thought she had passed. musette_sf Aug 2021 #20

I don't know anything, just guessing that they wouldn't go against their mother on this mountain grammy Aug 2021 #56

Ethel Kennedy is very much alive and 93 IronLionZion Aug 2021 #19

Thanks, I thought she had passed. musette_sf Aug 2021 #21

Possible dumb question, but I've asked them before... AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #11

Compared to the1/6 terrorists he does seem pretty tame but he should spend the rest of his life yaesu Aug 2021 #14

Disgusting. OnlinePoker Aug 2021 #15

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent a letter to the parole board on Friday in support of Sirhan ..." left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #16

RFK, Jr. is a well-known conspiracy nut-job... regnaD kciN Aug 2021 #27

OMG ! OMG ! OMG ! left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #29

Maybe since RFK Jr. is spreading dangerous anti-vaccine propaganda, Jetheels Aug 2021 #49

Apples and oranges. n/t left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #50

Thank you 👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #62

Well, apparently RFK, Jr radical noodle Aug 2021 #55

Because RFK jr iemanja Aug 2021 #71

Its applies because when you're a known whacko, your opinion no longer matters oldsoftie Aug 2021 #78

RFK, Jr. is a well-known conspiracy nut-job... LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #61

Thank goodness there's 6 other Kennedy children that are opposed to the parole. Jetheels Aug 2021 #67

Thank goodness there's 6 other Kennedy children that are opposed to the parole. LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #70

NEW EVIDENCE? Jimvanhise Aug 2021 #22

"The crime was caught on camera and in front of multiple witnesses." LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #64

FUCK THAT SHIT! Mysterian Aug 2021 #23

I was mulling that over earlier Unwind Your Mind Aug 2021 #45

Keeping fingers Gov. Newsom does the proper thing and reverse this decision. Devil Child Aug 2021 #24

This will affect the recall ripcord Aug 2021 #44

Maybe that's the intention of RFK Jr. promoting the parole. Jetheels Aug 2021 #52

The article says it will be reviewed by the full board for 90 days before it goes to Newsom, so the petronius Aug 2021 #69

Probably doesn't help much FBaggins Aug 2021 #79

He'd better change it or the GOP will tie this right around his neck. hadEnuf Aug 2021 #48

Anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. wants Sirhan released? n/t area51 Aug 2021 #25

Yet Leslie Van Houten is still locked up? rollin74 Aug 2021 #26

I don't see how Governor Newsom can approve the Sirhan parole when Jetheels Aug 2021 #51

I want her to be let out janterry Aug 2021 #93

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2021 #28

Looks like the family agrees. mountain grammy Aug 2021 #57

Right. H2O Man Aug 2021 #59

Completely wrong. Jetheels Aug 2021 #63

The family is not ok. Jetheels Aug 2021 #68

How is paroling a formerly death-sentenced terrorist a good thing? Devil Child Aug 2021 #83

53 years is long enough n/t left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #30

I don't give a shit what anyone says. Mr. Evil Aug 2021 #34

Unbelievable. Nope, nope, nope. Joinfortmill Aug 2021 #35

So "threat to society" is the standard? Ridiculous! His punishment should last his entire lifetime! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #36

Is our system about punishment or rehabilitation? quakerboy Aug 2021 #53

Well, I guess that all depends on the crime, doesn't it? For this crime: punishment. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #75

???? PutGramaOnThePhone Aug 2021 #95

Oh, please. Spare me. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #96

I guess i misunderstood quakerboy Aug 2021 #101

That's a much better headline than the ones Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #41

No. Die in prison. n/t TygrBright Aug 2021 #42

He robbed a whole nation of a political choice Bucky Aug 2021 #43

Anyone think the Republicans will let John Hinkley Jr. out? hadEnuf Aug 2021 #46

Maybe Newsom won't sign off on him. BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #47

NO! Dawson Leery Aug 2021 #54

Fuck this asshole ellie Aug 2021 #58

He is still an emotionally unstable nutjob. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #60

Does Newsom have the power to rescind the parole board's decision on this? jstephenj Aug 2021 #65

Yes, he does. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #66

Witness to an assassination Larissa Aug 2021 #72

Robert Kennedy Funeral Train 1968 Larissa Aug 2021 #73

Thank you mahina Aug 2021 #94

Whatever Cheezoholic Aug 2021 #74

Rehabilitation? The Jungle 1 Aug 2021 #76

Robert Kennedy Jr. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #77

Fuck this shit. (nt) Paladin Aug 2021 #80

What are the chances that, if he is released, wnylib Aug 2021 #81

I'd say the chances are good. LudwigPastorius Aug 2021 #92

Six of Kennedy's children have signed a a letter opposing this Jose Garcia Aug 2021 #82

Newsome nwliberalkiwi Aug 2021 #84

No, no, and NO! Bayard Aug 2021 #85

And yet Leonard Pelteir still rots in prison LiberalLovinLug Aug 2021 #86

I wish they would free him, too janterry Aug 2021 #88

I wished Obama had pardoned or granted clemency burrowowl Aug 2021 #99

I was hoping Trump would release him Polybius Aug 2021 #90

Nine Things You Probably Didn't Know About Parole left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #87

This guy got his lucky break/shot of mercy when California did away with the death penalty. LudwigPastorius Aug 2021 #89

I'm fine with it Lokilooney Aug 2021 #91

Mercy nvme Aug 2021 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Aug 2021 #98

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