John Lennon's killer denied parole for an 11th time

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29. Let me see if I understand you

You don't believe that there is anybody convicted of a second-degree murder by gun of a single victim that has been incarcerated and released on parole in New York State since 1980? You need specific examples of such cases?

I don't think John Lennon, for the purposes of adjudicating punishment, is any more special than any of those victims, for surely there are SOME. Chapman's parole chances should not be based on the fact that the person he killed was famous. I don't find your argument of a crime against the culture compelling; while New York state parole boards are given wide discretion on how they view the "circumstances of the crime," the idea that you've committed "a crime against the culture" just seems random. The law should treat victims and offenders mostly equally.