25 years in prison is a long time, and yet the transitioning thing suggests a degree of narcissism. I dunno, I'm not against people getting out for a horrific crime if they serve the full 25; over a quarter of one's expected life. Maybe he will go and sin no more ... but if he does fuck up, he probably won't get out of prison ever. If capitol punishment wasn't so expensive, this would have been solved 25 years ago.
I was talking about the millions of dollars in legal process that can take 3~6 years. In some states with the death penalty, it's literally cheaper to just give them live in prison.
Yonks ago (200*, I did participate in protests for Troy Davis, not because I thought he was "innocent," but because it was impossible to really determine his guilt:
There have been people who have been put on death row and exonerated, and there are others who may have never actually committed the crime as well. I dunno. I don't think it's as simple as people think. :blobcatshrug: