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Nurse Suspected of Killing Up to 46 Kids Set to Leave Prison

A nurse convicted in 1984 of killing an infant and suspected of murdering dozens more will be released from prison without completing her 99 year sentence because of an expired Texas law that grants a "mandatory release" to inmates with good behavior.
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This is why all criminal legislation that includes "mandatory" should be repealed. We have judges for a reason, let's allow them to do their job and exercise common sense.
 
She was convicted of one death, and has served 29 years. That doesn't seem all that unusual.
 
29 years for one murder is a long time. There are a lot of murderers that spent a lot less time in prison.

And for those of you wanting judges to decide, most let people out even earlier. Especially someone like her.

I don't know if it is right or wrong, but the reality is, we don't have room in our prisons, and if someone has been good for 5 years, no matter what they did, they are probably getting out if eligible.
 
green said:
29 years for one murder is a long time. There are a lot of murderers that spent a lot less time in prison.

And for those of you wanting judges to decide, most let people out even earlier. Especially someone like her.

I don't know if it is right or wrong, but the reality is, we don't have room in our prisons, and if someone has been good for 5 years, no matter what they did, they are probably getting out if eligible.
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Yeah, 29 years is enough. I mean it isn't like the person she killed had to give up much more than 29 years, so it's only fair. And as long as she says she won't do it again I am sure we can all believe her at her word. No one who just killed one person would lie to us or anything. I mean it's not like she was caught with a few ounces of marijuana or something horrible like that. Then that would be really bad.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Yeah, 29 years is enough. I mean it isn't like the person she killed had to give up much more than 29 years, so it's only fair. And as long as she says she won't do it again I am sure we can all believe her at her word. No one who just killed one person would lie to us or anything. I mean it's not like she was caught with a few ounces of marijuana or something horrible like that. Then that would be really bad.
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I agree with everything you said. The problem here is you are talking about the ideal and I am talking about reality. Reality is, most murderers don't spend 29 years in prison. Heck, most don't spend 10 years in prison. If she had killed a 21 year old instead of a baby, she would have been released a long time ago. Is that fair that she spent 29 years in prison, and someone who killed a young adult only got 7?

The drug issue is one of the bigger problems. This "war on drugs" is pathetic. The mandatory guidelines fill our prisons up with "victories" from the war on drugs and murderers and child molesters are allowed to go free. Messed up.
 
If our prisons are crowded why not build more? If we don't have the monies then why are we still shipping billions to Egypt?
 
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What were the children in prison for? Sad that she killed them when they were about to get out.
 
The Thriller said:
If our prisons are crowded why not build more? If we don't have the monies then why are we still shipping billions to Egypt?
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Why did the Republicans start a stupid war on drugs in the first place?

*hint* the same reason Dems send money to Egypt.
 
The Thriller said:
If our prisons are crowded why not build more? If we don't have the monies then why are we still shipping billions to Egypt?
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Because there are millions of people in prison who don't need to be there. It is inhumane to imprison people who do not pose a threat to anyone.

Build more? We have been. We can't keep up. There are still millions of black people on the street despite the best efforts of the drug war.
 
Gameface said:
Because there are millions of people in prison who don't need to be there. It is inhumane to imprison people who do not pose a threat to anyone.

Build more? We have been. We can't keep up. There are still millions of black people on the street despite the best efforts of the drug war.
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Straight to the race card, huh? You look just as crazy as Thriller when you do that.
 
green said:
Straight to the race card, huh? You look just as crazy as Thriller when you do that.
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Look up who gets arrested for drug offenses. Look up who gets prison sentences for drug offenses.

Get back to me.

Besides that I said it tongue in cheek. Get a sense of humor.
 
green said:
Straight to the race card, huh? You look just as crazy as Thriller when you do that.
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Well, until you look at the statistics of how our drug laws are enforced, when Gameface's point suddenly looks quite sane.
 
green said:
I agree with everything you said. The problem here is you are talking about the ideal and I am talking about reality. Reality is, most murderers don't spend 29 years in prison. Heck, most don't spend 10 years in prison. If she had killed a 21 year old instead of a baby, she would have been released a long time ago. Is that fair that she spent 29 years in prison, and someone who killed a young adult only got 7?

The drug issue is one of the bigger problems. This "war on drugs" is pathetic. The mandatory guidelines fill our prisons up with "victories" from the war on drugs and murderers and child molesters are allowed to go free. Messed up.
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Agreed.
 
Gameface said:
Look up who gets arrested for drug offenses. Look up who gets prison sentences for drug offenses.

Get back to me.

Besides that I said it tongue in cheek. Get a sense of humor.
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Is that on a per capita basis or in some other way normalized? Is it possible that the reason it appears racially lop-sided is because it really is racially lop-sided? No one ever talks about that part because they don't want to be labeled a "racialist", but it has to be considered. Either it is a vast conspiracy against people of color, or maybe there is just a bigger problem among that community than others. Are we even allowed to consider that possibility or do we instantly get demonized for even hinting at it?

I know there is way more behind it than just race, and that there are way more issues that tie into this. It is like a giant jenga puzzle. You can't pull one stick and say "here is the whole truth" while the rest collapses around you. But it is still a valid point to consider.
 
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