Reply #24: This is why some DP proponents argue against LWOP. [View All]

I'm against the DP but it bothers me that a murderer gets to make the case that "I'm old now" and people fall for it. This guy did a cold blooded murder for hire! The same case has been made for parole of murderers. They are old now and haven't killed anyone in 20 years. BFD!

<<<<<When they entered the house, Nixon brandished a .22-caliber pistol and said, “I brought y’all something.” (meaning the gun I guess. I like it when murders taunt their victims)
The Tuckers offered to buy the men off, but the elder Nixon said that, “the deal’s already been made.”
Thomas Tucker was able to escape despite being wounded.
John Nixon then turned the gun on 45-year-old Virginia Tucker, who was being held on the floor. Nixon put the gun an inch away from her head and fired. She died the following day.>>>>>

The deals already been made? He held her down and shot her in the head??

I think the case against the DP should be made because it unfairly targets the poor and minorities and it's quite possible that we will kill innocent people(see post #19). I'm not going to hold any candle-light vigils for this guy. I guess I'm a little bias though. I'm dealing with a similar situation where my brothers best friend, a kid I grew up with, was killed by his father-in-law in '92. The FIL is now seeking parole based primarily due to the fact that he is old and in poor heath. Big f--ing deal.