There are some people who have committed especially notorious crimes. As a result, they’ll never again breathe the free air. Some examples contain Sirhan Sirhan, Manson, or Chapman. On December 7, 1980, Lennon was returning to the Dakota, the high rise luxury apartment building he lived at in New York. Chapman shot him five times within the back. Not too long ago, Mark David Chapman became eligible for parole, for the sixth time. His request for parole was denied. It isn’t as if he has any fans out there. Few individuals would like to view him go free.
Chapman parole rejected
According to ABC, Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. His sentence, for the murder of John Lennon, started in 1981. He was first eligible for parole in 2000, but it was rejected. He was eligible for parole again this year, which he has been each second year after his first instance of eligibility. The parole board was not satisfied the community would be well served by his release, and denied his parole for the sixth time. Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, has opposed his release each time he has come up for early release.
The madman in the rye
There is one more rather cultish component concerning Chapman. Namely, his obsession over J.D. Salinger’s novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. The book, and the main character Holden Caulfield, were claimed by Chapman to be the prime motivations for why he murdered one of the Beatles, and one of the greatest popular music figures of all time. Caulfield is an angry teenager, rebelling against the “phoniness” he finds in adult life and institutions. The book is associated with more than one murderer, though it has always been a popular work that is still required reading in some schools. The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan which was carried out by John Hinckley Jr., one more rabid fan of the book. Delusional interpretations of the book weren’t the sole reason, as he was diagnosed with severe mental health issues.
Probably the most effective strategy
The crime of Chapman was almost a generation defining moment. Like JFK, people talk about where they were the day Mark David Chapman killed Lennon. The parole board agreed the community is better served with him behind bars, as outlined by CNN, and that was the reason the board denied his request. He is up for parole again in August of 2012.
Find more information on this subject
CNN
cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/07/new.york.chapman.early release.hearing/index.html
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11580349
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