Arthur Bremer scheduled to be released

[Björn Toulouse]

I started to post this in the political forum because I wondered what effect his presidential campaign may have had on the 1972 election had he not made that stop in Maryland. I stumbled upon a George Wallace for President rally in 1968 in Georgia, attended by a raucous crowd of about 100. That was the last year that I voted for any mainstream candidate (Nixon - well, the other choice was HHH). I signed a petition to put Wallace on the Georgia ballot because I thought he had enough support and deserved the chance to see who would come out for him. I was living in a commune in New Mexico, far removed from the world of politics when Bremer did his thing.

35 years. He shot a man who didn't die and got 35 straight years, so far. Is it because who Wallace was, what he was trying to become, what the public thought about it, or something else?

Because I'm posting it on JREF, I'm sure it's the "something else". You guys are so way ahead of me.


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-bremer1108,0,7987210.story?coll=bal_news_local_pro mo

[Sir Robin Goodfellow]

I think it has to do with what could be considered an assault on the very process of democracy. It could be said that a harsh sentence sends a message that intimidation of those who would actively participate in the electoral process will not be tolerated. It's similar to the rationale behind stiffer punishments for those who attack peace officers.


I'm curious as to what the average sentence was at the time for attempted murder.