Sirhan Sirhan recommended for parole

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Some of your points are good. But only a small portion of the family has said they favor parole.

Family members who agree that the convict is a murderer likely would find it distasteful to get into a public disagreement with conspiracy-minded Robert Kennedy Jr. So I think it is a mistake to think “the family” is behind the release.

Also, I don’t think that victim families should be put in the position of having to take responsibility for the criminal’s punishment and welfare. The government of California should do that.

I very much doubt that Gavin Newsom would release the murderer of any Democratic candidate for President, killed while running, much less Robert Kennedy.

Has Larry Elder said what he would do?

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The last time the death penalty in California was on the ballot was 2016 and voters rejected banning it. California voters are an enigmatic lot.

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Maybe. I was under the impression that Douglas H Kennedy spoke as a representative of the family in addition to Robert Jr’s well known stance. But I may be mistaken

Agreed.
But it does take some of the wind out of the cry for vengeance when the relatives are for mercy.

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Was RFK destined to overcome Humphrey and Nixon? Would he ended the Vietnam War with fewer deaths?

I know Sirhan was a directionless young man who attached himself to the cause of the Palestinians, but he is an unrepentant mass murderer.

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How much wind does it take out when said relatives are buying into nonsensical CTs?

Also, the particular muderer under discussion now has not been granted parole. The Parole Board has recommended he be paroled.

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Mass murderer? AFAIK, he only murdered one person.

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Douglas H Kennedy is not Robert Kennedy Jr, nor is the rest of the family.

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I edited the title since we don’t know if he’ll get parole. The parole board recommended it, and the governor gets to decide.

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Is Sirhan a foreign national? Would he automatically get deported if he is granted parole?

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And Gavrilo Princip only two, one arguably manslaughter. And he was an underage first-time offender.

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I"m fine with the edit even though TBH I’m not clear on whether or not Sirhan got parole. The CNN headline I linked to said Sirhan “gets parole,” and other sources have been using the same term, so I went with that. CBS Los Angeles has this headline:

Sirhan Sirhan Granted Parole On 16th Attempt, But Release Not Guaranteed

The story says

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, was granted parole Friday on his 16th attempt.

NOLO says, “In a few states, the state governor gets to review and has the chance to reverse at least some parole grants.”

So technically, was Sirhan granted parole, but the governor might reverse the parole grant, or was he merely recommended for parole? Got me. Maybe one of our legal eagles can help fight my ignorance.

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Old and long enough. Let him out.

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According to Wikipedia, he is still a Jordanian citizen, although his family left that country in 1956 when he was twelve years old.

At his hearing, Sirhan said he would be residing in Los Angeles with his brother if he was released.

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He might not have a choice in the matter. Firstly he will be required to live six months in a halfway house if released. The Feds will decide if he is deported. Allegedly there are several Arab countries willing to accept him.

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Chiming in to add my voice to the keep-him-locked-up-until-he-rots crowd. They should stick his head on a pike and display it publicly after he dies. (Been reading a lot of medieval history lately. Sometimes the old ways are best.)

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I did a quick 'net search and didn’t find any information on that; all I got was directions to the current news item and to the Wiki entry. Can you link to official statements from such countries?

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Turns out you are correct.

.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/27/sirhan-parole-hearing/

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ill try. I read it in an article yesterday.

‘Berry’s pleadings raise the possibility that Sirhan could be deported if paroled, since he did not obtain citizenship before his arrest. “He has said he would give up his right to live in this country,” Munir Sirhan said, “and go back to the Arab world. There are a number of countries who have said they would accept him.”’

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If the death penalty would have stayed, parole would not be an option and he would be kept behind bars where he belongs.

I don’t favor executing the death penalty, but it seems the death penalty is required to prevent parole.

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This varies with the state; but a great many states have the sentence option of life imprisonment without possibility of parole [although the governor (not parole board) always has the option of clemency].