Is that not why we have juries and parole boards?
No. Sentencing is done by judges according to the guidelines established by law.
Always? I thought there was a sentencing phase when the jury decided upon a sentence.
And surely parole boards decide if a person gets parole rather than a judge.
I think that only happens in death penalty cases.
I guess so. But again they are deciding within the range of punishments deemed acceptable by law.
Criminals only get to see a parole board if the law permits it. Some here do not believe every criminal deserves a chance at parole.
Well, it ain’t doing Manson much good. 
Wow. I’m amazed at some of the hysteria y’all are exhibiting.
He’s a guy - a mentally ill fellow who many years ago convinced some people to kill some other people. Not a nice person, and as people have stated he doesn’t seem to have reformed or shown any remorse (mentally ill, see above) - but jaysus!
He’s not the boogyman. He doesn’t have supernatural powers. He’s not from the Elemental Plane of Evil. His very existence in freedom will not poison the air for 20 miles around him. He won’t cause flowers to wilt or mother’s milk to curdle in the breast. He won’t even sneak into your house and eat all the ice cream.
He’s one mentally ill human. No, he probably shouldn’t be free, but I agree with the person above who said he should be in a mental asylum rather than a prison.
Mentally ill or not, fuck Charlie Manson. Let him rot in a cell until it is time for him to rot in an anonymous grave. I favor burial at sea so that that groupies, weirdoes, crime junkies, etcetera will not be able to make a shrine out of his gravesite.
He knew right from wrong – he wasn’t so far gone that he couldn’t control his actions. So fuck no he doesn’t belong in a mental institution.
No, I don’t believe in torture. But I do believe there are some crimes that are so heinous, you’ve forfeited the right to live the rest of your life outside of jail. And Charles Manson is in that catagory.
A lot of people in prison are mentally ill. Usually the worst people. It’s kind of a prerequisite for being a mass murderer after all.
Manson is not some supernatural being. And I don’t think anyone other than you has suggested this. He’s just a really bad person. Nothing hysterical about thinking that.
But Manson is responsible for his actions. He understood what he was doing at the time he planned and committed his crimes and afterwards. He also understood that what he was doing was illegal and he made efforts to conceal his involvement.
Sociopaths are considered insane, are they not?
Lock him up somewhere secure for all time.
I am certain he committed those crimes, but every jury that voted guilty was also sure, and I cannot condone the death penalty under any circumstances.
A jury convicted Leo Frank.
How is there any similiarity to Manson and Frank? What are you trying to imply – that Manson MIGHT have been wrongfully convicted? There is no doubt he did it – in fact, I believe he’s admitted he did it, and doesn’t give a shit who knows it now.
Let him rot in jail.
No, that that jurors who make mistakes are just as sure as Manson’s were. If you had the death penalty for “just really bad guys” you still might convict an innocent person.
Rotting in jail is fine for him.
“Secure” for who?
Not fellow inmates, security or prison hospital personnel, assuming one gives a rap about those people.
We have wardens and folks who can figure that out.
:D:D Well said!
Haven’t actually read the posts, but no, the evil little piece of filth should have been executed, and I would gladly do it unpaid tomorrow.
Hell, there are people who would* pay* to do it.