Memo to Brooklyn's Mother & Other Victims' Families

First, make no mistake, Autumn Wood did not deserve parole. She took a life and will give 42 months of her life in exchange. Not quite a fair trade.

However, over and over and OVER we see families state that certain individuals agreed to a serve a certain amount of time. We don't know if these individuals are just obtuse, or if the DA's office does not explain these sentences to them. Not even counting parole, of the 126 months Miss Wood was sentenced to, she will serve only 42 if she maintains good behavior. Her release date is 2017.

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Alison Stanfield should be an inspiration to all young females. Learn all you can, work as hard as you can, give it your all...and someday you too can win an award while being replaced by a Canadian.

Shoalanda