Some people just need to be locked up for life. (Forever) ( Archived) (3)

I’ve been interested in the Leslie Van Houten (“The Tate-LoBianca” ‘Helter-Skelter’ murders) story for a long time. I was ten when this happened. Although she has been eligible for parole multiple times, and three times approved by the board, her release has been firmly denied by every California Governor involved. Except for a one-year release in 1970 (some kerfuffle in legal mumbo-jumbo..) she has been incarcerated for over 50 years. Part of me feels some level of pity, and she actually has some staunch supporters, believe it or not, I fully agree with the denials. Some things you don’t get a break on (her involvement in the killings was exponentially grisly…) and the original sentence WAS gas chamber, but commuted to life. Prosecutors and police promised the American public that she, and others, would never again taste freedom. I support their on-going promise. Bravo Brown, Brown, and Newsom. (Hope I got those right)