Tag: Liberty Unyielding staff
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A Portrait of Suicidal Empathy
by the Liberty Unyielding Staff “In 1996, Travis Lewis broke into the Snowden family home in Arkansas during a burglary and murdered 75-year-old Sally Snowden McKay and her cousin. He was convicted and imprisoned. Years later, Sally’s daughter Martha McKay chose radical forgiveness. She visited Lewis in prison, advocated for his parole, and after his…
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Fairfax County Prosecutor Lets Killers Escape Justice Through Insanity Defenses
by the Liberty Unyielding staff The chief prosecutor of Fairfax County is letting some killers escape a conviction by accepting insanity pleas that would almost certainly be rejected by a jury. The insanity defense is used in less than 1% of criminal cases and is successful only about 25% of the time, making it a rare and difficult defense to employ. Defendants typically…