Murder and Repentance

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My favorite are idiot conservatives who rail and whine against hate crime legislation but want big increases in punishment for killing a cop.  Who has a gun.  Who knows the risk.

My answer is yes.  But because we can't see your mind or your heart it will take some time to be convinced.  And because it's murder they will be on parole for life.

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I mean there are cases where the details of the case might help suggest true repentance...such as if a man murders his wife because he finds her cheating (pretend he didn't find and kill her in the act...but killed her after confronting her later that day)...
This man might already get some leniency if he shows remorse to the court but I'd imagine he truly regrets what he did and might genuinely be repentant.

Maybe Badger could provide insight on that.