Kevorkian leaves prison after 8 years

COLDWATER, Mich. â?? Jack Kevorkian had few words but a broad smile as he walked out of prison Friday, ending eight years behind bars for helping end the life of a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.

The retired pathologist known as "Dr. Death" said his release felt "wonderful â?? one of the high points in life" as he paused near a van that was waiting to drive him to the home of friends in suburban Detroit.

Outside a gift shop across from the 25-acre prison grounds, about a dozen people stood in a show of support. The group held signs bearing such phrases as "Jack, we're glad you're out of the box" and "Dr. K is on his way!"

The attention focused on a man who claimed participation in at least 130 assisted suicides brought a rebuke from the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

"For 10 years, Jack Kevorkian's actions resembled those of a pathological serial killer. It will be truly regrettable if he's now treated as a celebrity parolee instead of the convicted murderer he is," archdiocese spokesman Ned McGrath said in a statement.

The 79-year-old Kevorkian, wearing his trademark blue cardigan and a striped shirt and tie, spoke only a few words to reporters after leaving the prison with his lawyers and legal assistants.
Kevorkian leaves prison after 8 years | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Glad to see him released........trying to ease the pain of those suffering shouldn't be a crime.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

yeah he shuld have never been in prison

hes gotta creepy smile

He shouldnt have been locked up. If you want to take your own life and you can do it peacefully (aka, besides a gun to the mouth or whatever) then who has the right to tell you otherwise? It's your life, the government should have no say in that.