IMO, that would be considered to be cruel and unusual punishment.

hmmmmm interesting point. As long as she was given pain meds, without which I would agree would be cruel and unusual punishment, I could agree with no chemo etc.

Actually I don't think I was assuming so much as questioning if the statement also applied to everyone. You didn't specify in that first post who it was meant for, originally I was a bit confused because your second post wanted her fried, which didn't fit the original thought.

I knew that you meant that statement specifically for her later, just wondered if it also would apply to you and to me as individuals, if it applied to her as an individual. So should we expect mercy if we show her no mercy?

In the end doesn't that same statement apply to us all?

Boo, how much mercy should she be shown?

She was granted mercy when they reduced her sentence from the death penalty for life in prison. Should she be entitled to more mercy? to what end?

(just asking)

I am not questioning mercy shown to her by others or the courts. I am talking about the statement made about mercy. I am suggesting that the statement (Those who show mercy shall obtain mercy) appears to apply to us all in both directions.

It was really just a curiosity to me that it was applied to this person, yet doesn't stand for everyone? If so then my individual judgement of her applies as well. If I show her no mercy in my heart, I should expect no mercy... that brought to my mind my own conflict with mercy in such a case.

What is mercy if it doesn't apply to all. No she didn't show mercy, so there for I should show no mercy? It them becomes not about her but about me.

One side of me would have a difficult time showing her any mercy at all, but that statement made me stop and think. It made me question my own capacity for mercy!

See what I am getting at? I was really really just curious, since I struggle with having mercy myself.

It's not a big deal, I don't need to know, just curious.

I believe the statement "those who show mercy shall obtain mercy" apply to all of us, yes.

IMO....there are many people in prison that have grown old or sick there. why let her out and not everyone else??? IMO don't do the crime if you can't do the time. I realize she is very sick but that doesn't change what she did. Prisons monitor visitors and most conversations. that way the prisoner can't get someone else to commit a crime on their behalf. who would monitor her?

Ok we have that much so far, thank you. Now my last question would be does that not also mean that we must show her mercy as well, individually, whether we have any way of actually influencing that mercy or not?

Again I am just curious how others might answer this, not making any judgments because frankly even I am conflicted.

As to her getting out and not others. I believe that the prisons or courts or whom every makes decisions, make them based on time served and other criteria who is actually up for that consideration at the time.

Her time for that consideration may have come up, and so the question was posed should she blablabla.

So I don't think it's a matter of all prisoners in her category or some category should all be let go because she might be let go. They have some sort of organized way of dealing with such instances.

Hope I said that right.

What would constitute showing her mercy? opening the doors for her... if it's good enough for her it should be good enough for all... If the govt had some sort of organized way of dealing with such instances, this would not be an option

boo - ya know I'm just picking on ya - respect your stance on the issue, glad we can agree to disagree.

ok type really slow, how does one show mercy? by allowing or accepting unacceptable behaviors from others? is that mercy? is mercy releasing a convicted murderer because she's dying, we are all dying every day we are closer to death. Sorry to sound so morbid, but someone please explain it to me.

Those that have shown mercy shall obtain mercy from whom?

LIKE I SAID LET HER PAY FOR IT



the govt would not pay for the treatment for a middle class woman without heath insurance so why should a criminal get it

and not a productive citizen

Somethings are worse than death...

like?

like a life of prison and a slow death by cancer... I would rather move on to the next phase via death then to have such a life. jmo

Should she be freed? should she have that choice?

I too would rather move to the next phase, than live like that. But we are not convicted murderers with a life sentence imposed on us.

very true. I'm with you on this. she is the one that committed the crime. that was the sentence she got without stipulations

Aye so let us show mercy.

Commute her sentence back to death and let her go.

Save her some pain. Save her victims some pain.

Free all non-violent offenders from prison. Stop locking people up for growing dope and stupid stuff like that

Showing mercy is a thing we we all could have more of.
She was unable to show mercy as a drugged out teenager..we are not like her.

Okay....one more time

If we show mercy to others, we will be shown mercy. She did not show mercy when asked (by Sharon Tate), therefore IMO she gets none.