Let Chapman rot in prison til he’s dead. Whatever his flaws, John Lennon would have improved the world considerably had he lived his life out naturally. Chapman is garbage.
Now that Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan are gone, only Stephen King can clear Chapman’s name. But will he? Will he?
Chapman better be held for the rest of his life for his own safety.
If Sirhan Sirhan had strolled into the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel on June 6, 1968 and shot and killed the cook and two waiters he’d be a free man driving a cab in LA today.
If Chapman had shot Yoko, he’d be a free man now...and a national hero.
I remember handbills plastered all over Manhattan claiming the CIA had killed Lennon.
Theory was Lennon was making a comeback, and thus would again be able to advocate anti-war, etc.
Keep him locked up and throw away the key.
The Beatles are more popular than Obama.
There was a lot I didn’t like about Lennon, of course, but he used to do a lot of interviews that ended up on the radio, long talks about a wide range of subjects, and I remember once he defended Dylan against critics who didn’t like Dylan becoming a Christian.
His defense of Dylan wasn’t as strong as Dylan’s own defense of himself, but Lennon still did defend him and went into some detail about it. I respected him for that. I mention it because I’m trying to have one good thing to say about the commie creep (other than the fact that he also happened to be a genius composer).
Anyway, here’s Dylan’s defense of himself during his Christian period:
Years ago they ... said I was a prophet. I used to say, “No I’m not a prophet” they say “Yes you are, you’re a prophet.” I said, “No it’s not me.” They used to say “You sure are a prophet.” They used to convince me I was a prophet. Now I come out and say Jesus Christ is the answer. They say, “Bob Dylan’s no prophet.” They just can’t handle it.
As for Chapman, throw away the key. I don’t really mourn the loss of Lennon (a commie creep with a talent), but that crime — murder in cold blood on a public street — deserves life in prison. Actually, it deserves the death penalty, but that’s not on the table, so keep the scumbag locked up forever.
And it’s not because “he might commit more crimes”. It’s because the crime he committed deserves maximum punishment.
It’s quite possible that Lennon was becoming more conservative in his outlook. See Jack Kerouac for precedent.
That copy has since been sold at auction (someone at the scene picked it up off the ground).
Who's the real sickie? The guy who got it signed, the obsessive fan who thought it would be a good memento, or the collector who bought it later knowing what it was?
I know this is rhetorical but why is John Hinckley Jr. granted partial freedom and Chapman rots in jail?