watta u gusy think of charles manson

[wayoftheleaf]

meh, we pay taxes for a reason I guess.

[TokinAsianGuy]

there are certainly heaps more individuals who have commited more crimes than manson. but none of them have the influence he had. Manson had the ability to control a large number of people. enough control to get them to do horrific things.

he was right when he said "Man, I am jesus". he pretty much had a cult. a band of followers and believers.

someone with that much influence, shouldn't be let out, especially if they could potentially harm others.

i just woke up, so my brain isn't working at full capacity, but somewhere in this post is truth.

[Tomorrow Never Knows]

I've heard that before but think it's a crock. Honestly, a nice jolt of electricity or a lethal injection doesn't cost that much. Keeping it tied up on the court system with appeals is what costs us. :madnoel:

mad deck...

[fasterspider]

let the guy go, he can't be worse than lews therin kinslayer after all.

I read books with that character in them back in the 90s, they were good books. There was a series of books with him in them weren't there?
I remember when the book Helter Skelter came out back in the 70s and the movie too.
Charlie first came up for parole in 76 and was denied then as he will be when he comes up again. As long as there are people from the Folgers empire still alive, Charlie will never see the light of day on the outside.

[Pipe Dreams]

i thinks its great, i hope he does get parole

I wouldnt mind seeing what happens if he gets out... However, he lead a cult or some such shit, hes gotta be somewhat smart and pretty manipulative.

[orange floyd]

mansons mad interesting. blown way out of proportion though, didnt have no fuckin "cult" or "family", it was just a bunch of mothafuckaz chillin and doing drugs that lived in a house. one of their friends got fucked over in a drug burn or some shit liek that and killed a guy in self defense, and then the next murder was a copycat murder to get their friend out of jail (cuase the law would think the real killer was still out there) that they thought up of when they were on waaaay too much acid and amphetamines. he probly didnt even remember telling them to do it the next day, let alone by the time the trial came and etc. but the media really fucked him over if you look into it (not justifying what he did, just saying). i have one of his albums, some of the shits interesting, its like country shit tho which im not into.

[Pipe Dreams]

Actually, it costs the state (and therefore you, the taxpayer) more to put someone to death than it costs to keep them in prison for life. Just some food for thought.

I believe that you sir, could be full of shit.

[Reefer Rogue]

That south park episode was on last night. Such a good one.

[LittLeWinG]

Actually, it costs the state (and therefore you, the taxpayer) more to put someone to death than it costs to keep them in prison for life. Just some food for thought.

Uhhh are you sure about that??
Here in Australia it costs taxpayers $60,000 a year to keep a man in prison.... Times that amount by how many years he is in prison for.....

[GHoSToKeR]

I agree...I really don't see why hes like so, infamous. Like, theres plenty of other murderers out there. If someone knows then please fill me in.

Meh, every so often someone or something inspires the morbid curiosity that's imbedded within humans, probably due to the fucked up movies we watch, music we listen to and games we play. It doesn't mean that person was any more anything than any one (lol), they just struck a nerve, so to speak.