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Richard · 04-06-2013, 13:41

We can “what if” this forever, however:

Kathy Boudin was an active member of a militant group involved in criminal activities.
As a member of the group, she was an accessory to a murder – she did not murder anyone.
What she did was decidedly wrong.
She was caught, tried, and sentenced for her wrongs IAW the law.
She served 22 years of a 20-75 year sentence and was paroled IAW existing law.
Since her parole, she has worked for a hospital, as an SME advisor on prison matters, and as an adjunct lecturer at Columbia University.
What she, the hospital, the prison systems, and the university are doing is not illegal.
Beyond that is but conjecture, opinion, and editorializing on all our parts.

Personally, I have neither empathy for nor animosity towards her at this point.

In the realm of conjecture, she could have wound up like Patrick Bearup in Arizona, and Ms Boudin's associates might be the ones now free and the topic of discussion.

Less Culpable, but With Longer Sentences

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/us....html?hpw&_r=0

Richard

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Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	We can “what if” this forever, however: Kathy Boudin was an active member of a militant group involved in criminal activities. As a member of the group, she was an accessory to a murder – she did not murder anyone. What she did was decidedly wrong. She was caught, tried, and sentenced for her wrongs IAW the law. She served 22 years of a 20-75 year sentence and was paroled IAW existing law. Since her parole, she has worked for a hospital, as an SME advisor on prison matters, and as an adjunct lecturer at Columbia University. What she, the hospital, the prison systems, and the university are doing is not illegal. Beyond that is but conjecture, opinion, and editorializing on all our parts. Personally, I have neither empathy for nor animosity towards her at this point. In the realm of conjecture, she could have wound up like Patrick Bearup in Arizona, and Ms Boudin's associates might be the ones now free and the topic of discussion. Less Culpable, but With Longer Sentences http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/us....html?hpw&_r=0 Richard __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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