Yeah, one HUGE aspect of the issue, for me, is the fact that THE SONOFABITCH STILL MAINTAINS HE DIDN'T DO THE CRIMES!
If he were truly the reformed murderer they say he is, he'd be saying, "Yes, I murdered them, and I'm sorry, and please look at all the good I've done since then."
Instead, he's saying, "I ain't done it. Now let me live the rest of my life in prison."
Huge point follows:
...Notice, he is NOT asking to be released from prison, just spared the death penalty. If he were truly wrongly convicted of the murders and believed himself innocent, he'd be saying he wants full-on out of prison because he doesn't belong there, period!
Unrepentant murderer is far worse than penitent murderer, and even the latter deserves to die for the crime, so surely does Dookie... er, "Tookie."
-azurefly