oh so conflicted
Since Klansmen kidnapped and killed civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner near here in 1964, this town of more than 7,300 has struggled to establish an identity beyond those slayings, depicted in the fictional film, Mississippi Burning.
The community took a step forward on June 21, 2005 — the 41st anniversary of the killings. That's when a local jury convicted sawmill operator Edgar Ray Killen of orchestrating the slayings, and a judge sentenced him to 60 years in prison.
Now that judge is considering a request to free Killen from prison until his appeal is decided — an action defense lawyers predict would allow the 81-year-old part-time Baptist preacher to die at home instead of behind bars.
USATODAY.com - 1964 killings again haunt Miss. town
well... not really. although i harbor no sympathy for the man, what the fuck is he gonna do? kill again? and 81 yr old baptist preacher? clearly the only reason to imprison him is revenge and i don't think revenge does anything for anyone. maybe a forced apology or something, restorative justice. show him that people can be better than him. way fucking better.
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