An Old Story that is currently in the News regarding Clemency for a woman responsible for the death of a child. I will defer to someone else to decide which forum it belongs in.
I am interested in others opinions on whether she has served her time and deserves to be free. Whether she was actually raped or not did she have the right to take the life of her newborn?
On Friday evening, Kerri Brosius stood up in front of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons and begged for mercy.
The plea was not for herself, but for her mother, Tina Brosius, who has been in prison since Kerri was a child.
Brosius was 18 years old and already the mother of two children in 1994, when she learned she was pregnant again — the result of a date rape. Her father had said if she had another child, he’d put all of them out on the street. She believed him. So, when she gave birth again, she allowed her newborn baby to drown in a portable toilet.
But even after being sentenced to life in prison, Brosius’ connection with her two older daughters remained strong. Kerri told the board about all the milestones her mother had missed — and asked them not to let even more time elapse.
“She has grown into a wonderful and supportive mother, and I think it’s time for her to be free,” she said. “She has paid her debt; 23 years is enough.”
The board agreed: All five members recommended clemency. Now it’s up to Gov. Wolf to grant it — and there’s no deadline for him to do so. But if he does, Brosius will be the first Pennsylvania woman in nearly three decades to win commutation of a life sentence.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/p...ecades-recommended-for-clemency-20170915.html
I am interested in others opinions on whether she has served her time and deserves to be free. Whether she was actually raped or not did she have the right to take the life of her newborn?
On Friday evening, Kerri Brosius stood up in front of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons and begged for mercy.
The plea was not for herself, but for her mother, Tina Brosius, who has been in prison since Kerri was a child.
Brosius was 18 years old and already the mother of two children in 1994, when she learned she was pregnant again — the result of a date rape. Her father had said if she had another child, he’d put all of them out on the street. She believed him. So, when she gave birth again, she allowed her newborn baby to drown in a portable toilet.
But even after being sentenced to life in prison, Brosius’ connection with her two older daughters remained strong. Kerri told the board about all the milestones her mother had missed — and asked them not to let even more time elapse.
“She has grown into a wonderful and supportive mother, and I think it’s time for her to be free,” she said. “She has paid her debt; 23 years is enough.”
The board agreed: All five members recommended clemency. Now it’s up to Gov. Wolf to grant it — and there’s no deadline for him to do so. But if he does, Brosius will be the first Pennsylvania woman in nearly three decades to win commutation of a life sentence.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/p...ecades-recommended-for-clemency-20170915.html