Comments on: California Gives Manson More Life

By: Charles Manson Still Interviewed | Carceral Nation

Charles Manson Still Interviewed | Carceral Nation — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:30:29 +0000

[...] years ago, Charles Manson orchestrated the murders of eight people, possibly more that have never been discovered. In my best [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:35:56 +0000

He was a living monster under the bed, Anne. He was a haunting, cultural, icon and he loved every moment of his infamy.

By: ANNE

ANNE — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:07:09 +0000

The man nightmares are made of. I hated him. He escaped death. No Californian of the right age will ever remember him as anything but a creepy killer.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:32:38 +0000

You make a fine point about goodness, Lynnette, but it is interesting how Manson never killed anyone.

By: Lynnette Perry

Lynnette Perry — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:07:14 +0000

Charlie IS looking old and sad. However, we make choices in life and then have consequences for those choices. Manson and those he was leading at the time of the murders took lives of others. Now they happen to be ageing and ill..in one case terminally. But they made a choice and the conseqence was to serve the remainder of their lives in prison. There is no reason to release any of them now. Many pass away in prison. And so will they.
Had they made good choices, they would have had good consequences and a better life, free and out of prison. They did not.
To me it is that simple. It should be a lesson. Good choices equal good consequences. Bad choices land you in prison where you may die. Best to make positive choices. But if not, take a good look at this man and the others that followed him. That’s what happens when you CHOOSE to kill.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:19:10 +0000

Gordon –
California said it was “routine” to re-mug shoot inmates with long-term incarcerations — I get that — it’s important in a case of escape or ID in the prison… but why make those re-shoots public unless you are seeking publicity for, and attention from, your most vicious killers?

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:12:11 +0000

It really is ridiculous that the photo was released. Did they even give a reason for its release other than just because?