Crime and Punishment
David Farrow, new addition to the blogroll, feels there is something tragically wrong with our penal system. He shares an example that hits close to home:
The tape went on forever. The horror went on longer.
Richard Valenti has had 15 parole hearings. Will he ever get out of prison? He’s 61. He’s due for another parole hearing in a year and a half. As long as Paula Clark Marion, the older victim’s sister lives, he will stay in maximum security. Still, this poor woman has to re-live this heartbreak every two years.
Kim:
This unbelievable story, happened right here in my hometown of North Charleston, SC. To keep the bill collectors at bay, Melanie Grant submitted a fake obituary to a funeral home that was published in the local newspaper The Post and Courier. In the obituary, Melanie Grant said her daughter Melissa Grant a US Airforce officer was killed in Iraq. The problem is not only didn’t Melissa Grant die and was not a US Airforce officer, Melissa Grant DOES NOT EVEN EXIST!
Both Kim and Greg comment on the obituary itself:
The fake daughter would have been born when her “mother” was 15, and would seem to have a family full of creative nicknames.
Heather @ May 23, 2008