12-07-2013, 02:52 PM
(12-06-2013, 10:26 PM)Maggot Wrote: I would not want him as a neighbor at any rate. He may find it tough to be accepted in any situation his entire life, and that might just be the spark that puts him over the top again.
Who can guarantee that? Nobody.
Definitely a risk.
This recent parole of another teen murderer has some people up in arms.
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Kristina Fetters in 1995 - 14-years-old
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Kristina Fetters today - 33-years-old
Fetters broke out of a treatment facility back in 1995 when she was 14, along with a friend. She went to her great aunt's home and stabbed the elderly woman multiple times.
The aunt died and Fetters was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison for the murder. Her lawyers had argued "insanity", but the prosecutors and jury believed she was sane - her motive: robbery.
Now, almost 20 years later, Fetters is suffering from terminal stage 4 breast cancer and an Iowa judge and parole board have agreed to release her from prison and into home hospice.
Can't argue with those pointing out on news sites that a lot of people die of terminal diseases in prison and life should mean "life", no matter what.
But, for me, the main concern with paroling killers is exactly what you pointed out: re-offending and posing a danger to society. In this case, it seems highly unlikely that Fetters could be dangerous. So, I don't oppose this compassionate release, but it wouldn't have bothered me if she'd been forced to die in the pen either.