[17th Miss Regt]

With Mr. Spitzer’s political capital depleted...

and without any spine whatsoever...

[TheBattman]

I’ve got an idea... just hang all the violent felons, and then no-one has to worry about parole....

[CindyDawg]

So someone should get more time for killing a cop than the average citizen? Well, Isn’t that special.

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

Isn't NY one of those places that doesn't ever want to execute anyone (no matter how violent they are or how heinous their crime was)? I thought that was the whole idea behind the sentence of "Life Without Parole"?

Now the "violent felons" want to sue for the Right to Receive Parole? And, this in a state that almost always rejects a citizen's right to own a handgun and protect themselves from these vermin?

This is certainly not a place I ever want to live again...

[wardaddy]

I would be perfectly happy with all but the nastiest felons having a right to petition to have rights restored short of a presidential pardon.

For 200 years there were plenty of avenues available to reformed criminals to have someone vouch for them and apply for voting, gun and professional rights restoration.

I don’t see why the average felon should have rights revoked permanantly.

Who can apply is arguable but there is no doubt at all that we have more felons today as a percentage than ever...and this needs to be addressed.

I’m sure the FR gallows humour (the kid deserved to die) crowd will be in complete accord..lol