Rasberry Williams, Convicted Killer, Could Be Freed!

[lotus503]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...erry-branstad_n_2962329.html?utm_hp_ref=crime

I don't know what to think here,

On the one hand the guy killed someone and needs to pay for that.

On the other it doesn't seem like he is the same person who killed the guy as evidenced by his decades of conduct.

thoughts?

 

[SheHateMe]

Rasberry?


Wow.

 

[highland145]

What would Lester say?

 

[Matt1970]

He shouldn't leave prison in anything other than a body bag.

 

[werepossum]

I do not believe that I can stay angry at a man named Raspberry for thirty-eight years even for first degree murder, and superficially this sounds more like a murder 2 kinda thing.

I am surprised to learn that not everyone named Raspberry is a young lady gyrating on a pole . . .

 

[lotus503]

I do not believe that I can stay angry at a man named Raspberry for thirty-eight years even for first degree murder, and superficially this sounds more like a murder 2 kinda thing.

I am surprised to learn that not everyone named Raspberry is a young lady gyrating on a pole . . .

Yeah my concerned is he is institutionalized and may not function the same in society as out in society. Maybe it was the parameters of prison that allowed him to become a better person what does he do without them?

I don't think he is a danger to society though

 

[Fern]

I don't see any controversy here. He's already served 38 yrs. The governor's action would serve to make him eligible for parole should the parole board see fit to do so. The parole board is said to support this.

If he's now as good a man as all say I see no benefit to keeping him in prison.

Fern

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

38 years is a long time - longer than he could ever have served in much of the world. I have no problem with his being released and hope he is able to make it on the outside.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Considering the circumstances of the murder I think the punishment was far too stringent to begin with.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

He should be released as he's paid his fair share of debt to society. He's also demonstrated that he's not likely to be a menace once released. Our prisons are full enough...justice has been served....mercy is a good thing.

 

[Matt1970]

Nothing makes me feel safer than convicted murderers walking the streets.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Nothing makes me feel safer than convicted murderers walking the streets.

Don't worry...just don't gamble with him and you should be OK.

 

[lotus503]

Nothing makes me feel safer than convicted murderers walking the streets.

i'd be more concerned with un-convicted murders walking the streets.

 

[WackyDan]

He is the exception to the rule... So I kinda think he should be released, monitored and studied.

 

[soundforbjt]

i'd be more concerned with un-convicted murders walking the streets.

This.^ Casey Anthony's pregnant again.

 

[fskimospy]

I have no comment other than that he has an awesome name.

 

[Vic Vega]

Let him rot.

 

[highland145]

I have no comment other than that he has an awesome name.

Maybe you and WP could talk.

 

[lord_emperor]

Is the governor going to resurrect Lester Givhan as well?

 

[werepossum]

Yeah my concerned is he is institutionalized and may not function the same in society as out in society. Maybe it was the parameters of prison that allowed him to become a better person what does he do without them?

I don't think he is a danger to society though

That is a concern.

Is the governor going to resurrect Lester Givhan as well?

No. However, he is going to commute Givhan's murder to death by natural causes, so if they wish the parole board can try resurrecting him.

 

[CitizenKain]

Nothing makes me feel safer than convicted murderers walking the streets.

You must be completely terrified at all times then, as a lot of people leave prison after completing their sentence.