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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would take Dan’s money and live a good life. Forget all that crazy shit she did. He was not that great and he was not worth all that crazy shit. Take the money and enjoy life.[/quote]

Therein lies the problem. It wasn't all Dan's money. She should have gotten 50%, but he swindled her. She also played right into his hands with her antics, but yes she should have outsmarted him. Good psychology wasn't her strength either. [/quote]

He knew she reacted emotionally rather than rationally. He manipulated her every step of the way, and yes she played into his hands until she couldn't take it anymore and snapped. I absolutely think none of this would have happened had he treated her decently and with respect. And Linda was dumb and narcissistic, enjoying twisting the knife instead of encouraging Dan to be generous and kind to a grieving ex, the mother of his children who had helped him build the successful life they both got to enjoy. A nasty pair, those two. Good riddance, except for the damage to those poor children.[/quote]

Do you think Betty should have gotten away with murder? What should the punishment be for a murderer if you think the victims deserved it?[/quote]

I think she still should have served substantial time, maybe 15-20 years. The lady who ran over her cheating husband with her stepdaughter in the car was out in 15. Many others far more dangerous to society than Betty Broderick served far shorter sentences. The fact that she's still in after 30 years is nuts to me. The juror who was persuaded to go along with 2nd degree murder said she thought she'd be out in 3 or 4 years, said she would have held out if she had known the sentencing would be that harsh. A male juror from the first trial said he didn't know what took her so long to do what she did. I absolutely believe there were unique aggravating circumstances that should be taken into consideration and that she is not a danger to society beyond those two highly specific victims. [/quote]

But Betty killed 2 people, not 1. I think that explains the longer sentence.[/quote]

The roadkill husband was "only" cheating--I think the degree of abuse in BB's case was far worse and therefore mitigating. At any rate, she's already served double that woman's sentence. So release her already?[/quote]

I thought she got 15 years for each murder, so she only just served her time. If she keeps getting denied parole because she doesn't say the right things to show remorse or acknowledge wrongdoing then she isn't helping herself. I don't think the system is working against Betty as much as she is sabotaging herself. Maybe she doesn't want to get out?[/quote]

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