I fully expected Massachusetts to seek compensation for the family of the MURDERER.

And then the mudererer's family will sue the family of the slain cop claiming he used "excessive force"

There is a reason why the "Wild West" was wild...people took the law into their own hands because initially there WAS NO LAW. Massachusetts has laws...they just ignore them.

EVERY member of the Parole Board that unleashed this madness should sent off to serve a life sentence. every one of them!

It used to be that Massachusetts just gave convicts a furlough (Willie Horton). Now we cut to the chase and just parole them. Less red tape for the ruling class.

The truth about Massachusetts is that the ruling class is completely out of touch with the public. People don't want this crap, but there are few alternatives to the dems, who dominate the state.

All I can say is WOW! I didn't know you could get out if you are serving three concurrent life sentences. I'm speechless really.

Had he committed murder before? Wow-o-wow. And to think I thought of living in that state at one time!

There was a man in Oakland, Ca. during the late 60s who shot, and killed, a police officer and was sentenced to death. The death penalty was overturned and his sentence became life in prison. He was paroled during the 80s and soon thereafter was in another gunbattle with police, wounding two or three. He was sent back to prison until mid 90s, then paroled again. Six mos. later he AGAIN shot it out with the cops, again wounding more than one. Whereupon he was arraigned,and released, ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE by a liberal, biased, judge. True story, I swear...

Like others here I read 'three consecutive life sentences' and I am stunned this man was free to commit another murder. THREE CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES!?!?!? Hopefully, in the days to come, we can learn the names of those who aided this murderer's return to society to murder again.

An extremely sad story especially so close to Christmas. Now for the rest of their lives all the family members will associate this holiday with the death of their husband and father. But that's democracy as it is. Sometimes Ameriacn democracy is closer to the utopias it seems.

In a state where you are criminally liable if you do not shovel your sidewalk before 6 hours after a snowfall, there ought to be criminal liability for paroling someone that has 3 consecutive life sentences.

Unfortunately, the reality is that the leftist egg heads that run the state will just shrug their shoulders at their failures at tell the public that it wasn't their policies that failed, but that it is society (ie the public themselves) that is at fault.

Sickening. From the Herald Story (emphasis mine):

Dominic Cinelli’s parole records show a checkered past: a rehabilitated junkie who started shooting heroin at 14, he was a career criminal who at one point was serving three concurrent life sentences for several armed robberies, armed assault with intent to commit murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

But an appeals court decision made him eligible for parole and he walked in February 2009. The Parole Board at that time noted: “Cinelli’s release to community supervision at this time is not incompatible with the welfare of society."

I gotta correct folks: three CONCURRENT life sentences, not three CONSECUTIVE life sentences.

I'm not saying that it makes it better, but just that it coulda been worse.

J.

If/when we have to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del on this republic we need to bring back the noose.

That, and require that only taxpayers and/or service members get to vote. Parasites have no business voting on how the contributions of others are used.

We are approaching a point where the citizens feel a necessity to take care of lawbreakers themselves. That is not ideal at all, but people are so tired of criminals that are coddled. New Hampshire, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, etc. are states that favor the law abiding citizens. ww

This is the kind of stool that happens when you aren't serious about dealing with that 1-2% of people who will commit serious crimes.

Pray for his family to often people forget officers are on watch 24/7.

WHy do we put people in prison?

Is it so they can become better people?
Or is it so that we can protect society by keeping criminals behind bars.

This guy was a repeat offend with a penchant for violence and murder.
I real do not care what he done with his life it was and will always be danger to society if you want to release him release them when they are to old to commit crimes.

It like Magian's Law. The worst piece of crap in the USA.
If you are going to tell society that if you release a child molester he is highly likely to commit molest again. Then we need to keep them in prison until such time as they are no longer a threat. 500 years which means with good behavior they would be eligible for parole in 175 years.

We should have made it illegal for scumbag felons to buy firearms. 'Cause Lord knows felons scrupulously adhere to all laws and regulations.

"He had been serving three concurrent life sentences."

Well there's a "life sentence" as you and I understand it, and a "life sentence" as a liberal understands it.

People in Kalifornia are wondering WHY the violent crime rate has dropped so much. They'll find out soon, when some federal liberal idiot judge starts releasing "non-violent" offenders - and the crime rate skyrockets.

"Overcrowding"? Those cons have never had it so good.

GF,

I say we house prisoners like US Navy sailors on a fast attack submarine.

The board voted 6-0 to parole him, concluding that he had made strides in prison by combating substance abuse and participating in violence-prevention programs, and had avoided disciplinary problems in prison for nearly a decade.

Wow! He participated in violence-prevention programs! He's the reincarnation of Gandhi, I tell ya!

Perhaps the parole board would treat the public's safety with a bit more seriousness if they put some skin in the game. Can the board members be charged as accessories to the crime? Or can the state at least make them pay a fine every time a paroled inmate commits another crime?

“Cinelli’s release to community supervision at this time is not incompatible with the welfare of society."

That's short for "we don't give a damn what you people think and we don't care how many of you get killed by this scumbag." Remember this is the same state where the Supreme Court refused to overturn the Amirault decision saying that it was just time to move on. So they free a murderous drug addict and they refuse to release a man wrongly convicted. The ruling class really doesn't give a damn about the rest of us and they don't care one bit about justice.

The thinking of the Parole Board defined by A song by Ongo Bongo Only a Lad.

And when he stole the care Nobody dreamed that he would Try to take it so far He didn't mean to hit the poor man Who had to go and die It made the judge cry

Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

It's not his fault that he can't believe
It's not his fault that he can't behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go away
He'll go away

Perhaps the parole board would treat the public's safety with a bit more seriousness if they put some skin in the game.

A modest proposal: let the parolee work as manservant to a member of the parole board who votes to release him.

You think he's rehabilitated? Great. Then you won't mind sleeping under the same roof with him, will you? You and your family. Sleep tight.

But if your asshole puckers at the prospect, perhaps you should reconsider your vote.