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Originally Posted by fintstone
We don't know he is a better person, just more wealthy. His innocent victim never had that opportunity (for a "do-over"). This case is different than most...as it was the cold, calculated execution of a total stranger (not a robbery gone bad or an accident). While it is great that he apparently earned his lesson and has not killed again, making a good deal of money or even saying you regret it happened is really not redeeming to me.
Sad we do not treat rich socialites that committed crimes quite the the same as others. If he was a poor truck driver, no one would say a positive thing about hm.
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"Revealing his past now, Miller says, will free him to discuss his experiences with at-risk youth and people in prison, and perhaps help steer others away from violence and toward a productive life."
You are right, we'll have to take his word regarding whether living with the guilt of taking another's life for 56 years has indeed changed him. I would agree the fact he did not go back to the streets indicates there was indeed a change.
I think we'll have to disagree regarding the difference between seeking out a potential victim and taking life during a criminal activity. I know the law treats it differently, but in my pov, if you take a life while committing a crime, it is just as bad. Indeed the laws seem to echo this if the life taken is that of a police officer.
Regarding your comments regarding the treatment of rich socialites vs. poor truck driver, I think you're right: there is indeed a different standard. A poor person, if they stated their intention to work with youth at risk or incarcerated persons when they retired to attempt to atone for a crime committed half a century ago would be granted some grudging respect by some. A rich person better pay the family for what he did. It seems many value cash more than deeds.
Best
Les