So he killed a guy, escaped from prison, and justice caught up with him? Freedom story.
Unintentionally killed a guy. This wasn't some cold-booded murderer who pre meditated his crimes before hand. This was some average joe who was probably driving through the influence and accidentally hit and killed an innocent pedestrian. Plus Freshwaters has been living a law-abiding life since his escape from prison. What we have here is a waste of money that could be spend by improving education or other meaningful contributions from the government.
I am so ridiculously unsympathetic to all "They've been free for so long since they escaped justice" pleas. He killed a guy through gross negligence, got a second chance with probation, blew it, and then escaped prison.
I doubt he'll see much time in prison given his advanced age, but I'm glad his crimes caught up to him before he died.
The only crime he committed was not intended to harm the life of the other individual. His history otherwise has shown he is no threat to society, which is why I believed he should have been left alone and rest till death. The SS fraud is soothing to condemned him for but I understand why he made the choice to go under another name given the circumstances. Society will often neglect low level criminals and scapegoating them as bunch of uneducated thugs and Freshwaters case was no different. Someone who has been in isolation for so long will forget the ability to communicate with the community at large. This whole capturing should be dealt away with.
By your logic the following crimes are not serious enough to warrant real punishment:
1. DUI or OWI causing death
2. Negligent or reckless homicide
3. Unlawful discharge of a weapon in a public area
All 3 are serious felonies (except maybe #3 in some jurisdictions), so the law contradicts your assertions.
And you are a danger to others if you drive under the influence or otherwise are extremely reckless.