Robert F Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole for 16th time

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California's governor denies parole to the man serving a life prison sentence for assassinating US presidential candidate in 1968, saying he remains a threat to the public.

Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy in 1968, has been denied parole by California's governor, who said the killer remains a threat to the public and hasn't taken responsibility for a crime that altered American history.Governor Newsom made the announcement after a review board in August recommended Sirhan be released

Aside from causing Kennedy's then-pregnant wife and 10 children "immeasurable suffering," Mr Newsom said the killing "also caused great harm to the American people". He said Sirhan still lacks insight, refuses to accept responsibility and has failed to disclaim violence committed in his name.In his statement, Gavin Newsom called Robert F Kennedy a "visionary and champion of justice".In 1973, terrorists took 10 hostages at an embassy in Sudan, demanding the release of Sirhan and other prisoners and killing three diplomats when their demands weren't met, he noted.

State law holds that inmates are supposed to be paroled unless they pose a current unreasonable public safety risk, she said, adding that "not an iota of evidence exists to suggest Mr Sirhan is still a danger to society".

 

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Never!

Take a life do life maybe 🤔

Haha

is he angry, still? let him try, try, and try again. Why should anyone care?

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