But his defense team argues that a life sentence without parole would be cruel and in violation of the state constitution due to the trauma he endured as a child. [More]
Yes, that’s heartbreaking. It’s outrageous. And it doesn’t matter.
For whatever reason, hone of us knows how to fix something this broken.
The only question when he can be released should be when someone so dangerously deviant from the norm can be trusted, and no one can pretend to know the answer to that.
I’m in favor of giving them a choice.
If life in prison with no possibility of parole is too onerous, allow them to pick a mode of execution from a list.