I'm left of center politically but I'm against passionate release in this case.

For those of you have read Bugliosi's Helter Skelter, the main book about the Charles Manson cult and the Sharon Tate, et al murders, you may recall that the book opens with the reporting of a group of day-campers overnighting on the campus of a girl's school.

Bugliosoi interviewed a couple of the counselors, not us campers. So the story is not exactly accurate. I was a camper and awake. Those of us awake did, as reported, hear the murders of Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger (the coffee heiress) and others. The 40th anniversary just passed one month ago. I still have post-traumatic stress nightmares. Being an earwitness is much like being an eyewitness, I imagine. The murders were not quick. The victims begged for their lives. Sharon Tate begged for the life of her unborn child by Roman Polanski, her husband.

I've seen the police photo of Sharon Tate's and another victim's body. I'll never forget the horror of the endless screams. No, this time I, a doctor's daughter and a card-carrying liberal, do not vote for compassionate release.
Source(s):
From very personal experience


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