Okay, as they used to say on slashdot when I frequented it (and maybe they still say it), "I know I'll be downvoted for this ...". But I'll say it anyway: Mr F

Okay, as they used to say on slashdot when I frequented it (and maybe they still say it), "I know I'll be downvoted for this ...". But I'll say it anyway: Mr Fennell was a good candidate for parole. I'm not opposed to parole for him. He didn't need to be in jail any longer. But ... Why oh why can 5 un-elected people be allowed to decide that his incarceration was "cruel and unusual punishment". As one of the dissenters on the court noted, mandatory life sentences "could not plausibly be described" as unusual when a majority of states endorse them. Giving the Supreme Court the power to do this is IMO very bad. People simply love love love it when the result is something they agree with, but what about all the other decisions? I really don't like this court decision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._Alabama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_v._Alabama