Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives clemency to domestic terrorist Judith Clark

[Derec]

As a Weather Underground (a left wing radical terrorist organization) member she participated in the Brinks robbery in 1981 which led to murders of two police officers and a guard. She was originally sentenced to 75-to-life for the three counts of felony murder, but Cuomo commuted her sentence to 35-to-life, which means she can be paroled this year.
Cuomo's clemency for Brinks heist driver Judith Clark brings criticism, protests

I guess he is not looking to run for president in 2020 then. It may play well with the Sandernistas but not with the vast majority of Americans.

Edited to add: how long before a lefty university hires her for a teaching position? Perhaps she can work at Columbia, alongside another WU terrorist Kathy Boudin.

 

[bilby]

As a Weather Underground (a left wing radical terrorist organization) member she participated in the Brinks robbery in 1981 which led to murders of two police officers and a guard. She was originally sentenced to 75-to-life for the three counts of felony murder, but Cuomo commuted her sentence to 35-to-life, which means she can be paroled this year.
Cuomo's clemency for Brinks heist driver Judith Clark brings criticism, protests

I guess he is not looking to run for president in 2020 then. It may play well with the Sandernistas but not with the vast majority of Americans.

Edited to add: how long before a lefty university hires her for a teaching position? Perhaps she can work at Columbia, alongside another WU terrorist Kathy Boudin.

Do you consider it likely that she might re-offend?

What purpose is served by keeping her in jail - do you imagine that potential robbers might say to themselves "Well, I was worried about getting caught and sentenced to 75-to-life, but now I can commit a robbery, kill three people, and be secure in the knowledge that there's every chance I might only be in prison for 35 years!"?

What benefit is there to the US (and her citizens) in keeping Clark in jail, that justifies the cost of her continuing incarceration?

What, not to put too fine a point on it, is your fucking point here? Why should anyone care? Why would this decision matter to the voters, or to the public, or to anyone other than Clark and her family and friends?

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Wasn't Derec in favor of leniency when it came to that guy who raped 1000 women?

 

[repoman]

1,000 women? How is that possible?

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Maybe it was 1000 rapes of various women where each individual woman could have been raped 1 to many times.

 

[J842P]

Maybe it was 1000 rapes of various women where each individual woman could have been raped 1 to many times.

Was it Daniel Holtzclaw, the ex-Oklahoma City officer convicted of rape? He got hundreds of years.

 

[KeepTalking]

1,000 women? How is that possible?

I am guessing the guy was really committed to his full time job as a rapist. A rape a day for 3 years would do it, and that would still leave about a month for vacation every year.

 

[laughing dog]

As a Weather Underground (a left wing radical terrorist organization) member she participated in the Brinks robbery in 1981 which led to murders of two police officers and a guard. She was originally sentenced to 75-to-life for the three counts of felony murder, but Cuomo commuted her sentence to 35-to-life, which means she can be paroled this year.
Cuomo's clemency for Brinks heist driver Judith Clark brings criticism, protests

I guess he is not looking to run for president in 2020 then. It may play well with the Sandernistas but not with the vast majority of Americans.

My guess is the vast majority of Americans do not care one way or the other.

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Edited to add: how long before a lefty university hires her for a teaching position? Perhaps she can work at Columbia, alongside another WU terrorist Kathy Boudin.

These ignorant and irrelevant observations make whatever argument you offer to seem even more immature and ill-conceived than they already are.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

My guess is the vast majority of Americans do not care one way or the other.

^This.

Edited to add: how long before a lefty university hires her for a teaching position? Perhaps she can work at Columbia, alongside another WU terrorist Kathy Boudin.

She is only eligible for parole and has not been paroled.

 

[Derec]

Do you consider it likely that she might re-offend?

What purpose is served by keeping her in jail - do you imagine that potential robbers might say to themselves "Well, I was worried about getting caught and sentenced to 75-to-life, but now I can commit a robbery, kill three people, and be secure in the knowledge that there's every chance I might only be in prison for 35 years!"?

What benefit is there to the US (and her citizens) in keeping Clark in jail, that justifies the cost of her continuing incarceration?

What, not to put too fine a point on it, is your fucking point here? Why should anyone care? Why would this decision matter to the voters, or to the public, or to anyone other than Clark and her family and friends?

Your points would be well taken if we were talking about sentencing reform, something that would apply to all people in similar circumstances. But this is a one off, a special dispensation given to a left-wing terrorist.
The article itself says that other commutations Cuomo did were for non-violent offenses by teenagers, not deadly bank robberies by 30-something year olds.
It is obvious Cuomo gave her the special dispensation because of her left-wing politics. After all, he is not commuting sentences of right-wing terrorists or even of non-political thugs.

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She is only eligible for parole and has not been paroled.

No shit Sherlock. But she is not very likely to be commuted this year, which is ridiculous. She should rot in prison where she belongs.

 

[Derec]

My guess is the vast majority of Americans do not care one way or the other.

We shall see. Cuomo cozying up to left-wing WU terrorists might play with a certain segment of the base, but will not play in the population as a whole.

These ignorant and irrelevant observations make whatever argument you offer to seem even more immature and ill-conceived than they already are.

These observations are neither irrelevant nor ignorant. Kathy Boudin was member of the same terrorist organization and was involved in the same deadly robbery. She got released and was hired by Columbia, the same university she tried to bomb 40 years earlier. So why is it inconceivable that Judith Clark might be rewarded in the same way by either Columbia or some other lefty university?

Btw, just look at her eyes. Those evil, dead eyes.

 

[laughing dog]

These observations are neither irrelevant nor ignorant. Kathy Boudin was member of the same terrorist organization and was involved in the same deadly robbery. She got released and was hired by Columbia, the same university she tried to bomb 40 years earlier.

Ms. Boudin was hired as an adjunct professor. While in prison, she earned her doctorate and published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals. In other words, she appears qualified for the part time position. Is it your position than a released felon should remain unemployed and live on the dole?

So why is it inconceivable that Judith Clark might be rewarded in the same way by either Columbia or some other lefty university?

I did not say it was inconceivable. I said it was irrelevant and ignorant. From what I can tell, Ms Clark does not have the academic qualifications at this time. If she achieves them, and if she is paroled, would you prefer her to live off the state or become a productive member of society? If the latter, what qualifications do you have that would give any sane person the confidence to trust your judgment on the possible merits of academic appointments?

Btw, just look at her eyes. Those evil, dead eyes.

You really are only fooling yourself with such remarks.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Gov. Cuomo changed her sentence to at least 35 years. I must be on some other planet, because on Earth, 35 years is a long time to be in prison.

I'm curious, is prison just a storage tank instead of a place where people get rehabilitated?

 

[LordKiran]

Gov. Cuomo changed her sentence to at least 35 years. I must be on some other planet, because on Earth, 35 years is a long time to be in prison.

I'm curious, is prison just a storage tank instead of a place where people get rehabilitated?

Derec has no problems with lying to people so this doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

 

[laughing dog]

Gov. Cuomo changed her sentence to at least 35 years. I must be on some other planet, because on Earth, 35 years is a long time to be in prison.

I'm curious, is prison just a storage tank instead of a place where people get rehabilitated?

It appears reducing the length of the sentence moves up her time for parole eligibility to next year. Since Derec likes to bring up people like Ms. Boudin as worrisome examples of the leniency, he seems to have forgotten that Ms. Boudin did not get paroled until her 3rd hearing. So it seems Derec is a bit premature in his ejaculations of protests.

 

[blastula]

As a Weather Underground (a left wing radical terrorist organization) member she participated in the Brinks robbery in 1981 which led to murders of two police officers and a guard. She was originally sentenced to 75-to-life for the three counts of felony murder, but Cuomo commuted her sentence to 35-to-life, which means she can be paroled this year.
Cuomo's clemency for Brinks heist driver Judith Clark brings criticism, protests

I guess he is not looking to run for president in 2020 then. It may play well with the Sandernistas but not with the vast majority of Americans.

Edited to add: how long before a lefty university hires her for a teaching position? Perhaps she can work at Columbia, alongside another WU terrorist Kathy Boudin.

As long as he runs as a Trumpian Republican, nothing in his past will matter to those voters.

 

[untermensche]

I guess one man's terrorist is just another's cop killer.