11-09-2009, 02:49 PM
It depends on the crime. In very rare circumstances which I cannot define at the moment life without parole is just--not for punishment, necessarily, but to keep the criminal locked away and out of society.
As far as which crimes would deserve this sentence, I would have to go with Justice Potter Stewart and say that the judge would know it when he sees it.
And if the sentence passes through the various appeals unscathed, then I would say that it's an appropriate sentence.
Lee Boyd Malvo was a juvenile when he killed all those people in the Washington sniper case. He got life in prison without parole, and I think that's exactly what he deserves.
As far as which crimes would deserve this sentence, I would have to go with Justice Potter Stewart and say that the judge would know it when he sees it.
And if the sentence passes through the various appeals unscathed, then I would say that it's an appropriate sentence.
Lee Boyd Malvo was a juvenile when he killed all those people in the Washington sniper case. He got life in prison without parole, and I think that's exactly what he deserves.