"the two teenage boys"

[themaninblack]

has it ever been learned as to why these two stupid people went on a killing rampage?
this ranks as one of the most senseless acts of violence i can think of!

[mercy1825]

This ranks up there with the most appalling series of crimes ever profiled on UM. I am curious as to what drove them to it, however I suspect they were just what is called "thrill killers". They just took lives because they wanted to experience the "thrill" of murdering someone. They will probably be paroled in 2020. Scary thought.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by mercy1825

They will probably be paroled in 2020. Scary thought.

Well, let's hope the parole board has the good sense to turn them both down. Besides, if I'm not mistaken, they are incarcerated in Texas since they committed one or more of their crimes there. Texas is a conservative state (a general contrast to my home state of Massachusetts), especially when it comes to law and order. So if there is there is any justice in this world, their release from prison will only occur posthumously.

Their guilty pleas probably helped them avoid the possibility of the death penalty. Considering the fact that they have been imprisoned since 1990, had they been sentenced to death, one or both of them would probably have already been executed.

[nohwheregirl]

Originally Posted by Kane

Besides, if I'm not mistaken, they are incarcerated in Texas since they committed one or more of their crimes there. Texas is a conservative state (a general contrast to my home state of Massachusetts), especially when it comes to law and order. So if there is there is any justice in this world, their release from prison will only occur posthumously.

Just because Texas governors have been quick to inject doesn't mean their parole board is any better or badder than any other state. We're talking about the same state that released Kenneth McDuff. Texas has A LOT of crime and I'm pretty sure no less of it is committed by parolees than anywhere else. That said, they probably won't, and shouldn't get out. If Texas were smart, they'd put life without parole on the books...but then they'd have a harder time justifying their execution rate.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by nohwheregirl

We're talking about the same state that released Kenneth McDuff.

I'm well aware of that. In fact, McDuff's unfortunate parole resulted from prison overcrowding, and the board's failure to carefully review McDuff's record. Had they been careful, McDuff would never have been paroled, and his post-parole killings would have been averted.

As for a sentence of life without parole making it difficult to justify the state's high execution rate, well, maybe. But some states (including California) do have both the death penalty and life without parole on the books.

Indeed, crimes are often committed by parolees. I don't mind parole for someone jailed for minor offenses (such as receiving stolen property), as such offenses typically call for short jail sentences anyway. But parole for violent offenders is hard to accept.