tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post6119561866755749249..comments2024-02-27T17:19:31.228-05:00Comments on Mascara and Murder: "Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship" by John WatersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511821585455787383noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-42630642242488694222018-06-29T17:46:40.390-04:002018-06-29T17:46:40.390-04:00italian...You have no idea what your talking about...italian...You have no idea what your talking about. louis365https://www.blogger.com/profile/14404892998314899727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-61642892263753447402014-12-23T08:29:30.196-05:002014-12-23T08:29:30.196-05:00U deserve to get cancer U deserve to get cancer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-82441469288127886102014-12-23T08:24:07.476-05:002014-12-23T08:24:07.476-05:00Leslie was sentenced SEVEN YEARS TO LIFE WITH THE ...Leslie was sentenced SEVEN YEARS TO LIFE WITH THE CHANCE OF PAROLE, idiot. Kitty, based on you ignorant posts, I would suggest you do some fact checking to know of Leslie's involvement. Your "let her burn" submission also shows your not only an idiot heartless close-minded judgmental psychopath. You may check a book out, or research the facts...Sorry watching helter-skelter isn't the way to know the facts Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-77056852726264245782014-12-23T07:55:58.988-05:002014-12-23T07:55:58.988-05:00Your a fool. Your a fool. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-48132577920419581542014-12-13T17:15:41.947-05:002014-12-13T17:15:41.947-05:00I can't wait till she dies in prison, she dese...I can't wait till she dies in prison, she deserves it!<br />italiangal56https://www.blogger.com/profile/11023079765089220027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-65599404485550662642014-05-11T15:40:15.434-04:002014-05-11T15:40:15.434-04:00Ms. van Houten is stigmatized for life, and rightl...Ms. van Houten is stigmatized for life, and rightly so. To maintain a deterrent effect--to the extent one exists for homicidal maniacs in the moment of crime--society cannot permit second chances for the like of Ms. van Houton. I would also add that there appears to be a gender-based double standard at work here. Male perpetrators of Manson crimes get no traction whatsoever in their parole hearings despite their apparent rehabilitation. Why should the women? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-42078523352414807802013-05-22T13:07:57.425-04:002013-05-22T13:07:57.425-04:00Leslie was not sentenced to death. Hers was a mist...Leslie was not sentenced to death. Hers was a mistrial. She was retried in 1978 and sentenced to life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-52934011834805842372013-01-14T15:57:10.200-05:002013-01-14T15:57:10.200-05:00ITA, Angel. I think it's interesting that we d...ITA, Angel. I think it's interesting that we didn't hear many calls for Susan Atkins' release; even as she lay on her death bed, I think the general consensus was: LET HER BURN. I can't help but wonder if people are more sympathetic (perhaps unconsciously) to Leslie's situation because she was the All American Beauty Queen of the Manson Girls. <br /><br />Besides, her life in the slammer doesn't appear to be THAT bad -- not many people get to participate in mass murder AND pose for photos with famous film makers. I love John Waters, and really enjoyed reading this thoughtful and enlightening piece, but that doesn't change the fact that Leslie et al must (continue to) accept the consequences for their most heinous actions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511821585455787383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-89525959704533215572013-01-14T15:29:53.586-05:002013-01-14T15:29:53.586-05:00They were sentenced to death, not rehabilitation. ...They were sentenced to death, not rehabilitation. They got their 2nd chance when the sentences were commuted to Life. <br /><br />While I don't believe them to be no longer a danger to society, I feel they should die behind prison walls.Angelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-74169522195916222912013-01-12T20:24:10.043-05:002013-01-12T20:24:10.043-05:00I think Leslie should be released... Reformed crim...I think Leslie should be released... Reformed criminals can have a profound effect on non-reformed criminals, & help prevent criminals from coming into being. I'm not saying that all reformed criminals should be counselors. What I am saying is that they know both sides of things, as it pertains to committing crime. They can basically let anybody that crosses their path know that they are gambling with misery that can last a lifetime. The misery involved with murder is universal. Everyone involved suffers. Leslie is a model of reformation, in my opinion. She seems to understand both sides of things & I think she deserves freedom. Keeping a reformed criminal in prison is an injustice to reform itself.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-49068303106065464872012-08-13T11:06:12.454-04:002012-08-13T11:06:12.454-04:00I agree, Anon. I suspect that Leslie holds out eve...I agree, Anon. I suspect that Leslie holds out even less hope now that Atkins is gone -- she wasn't even granted leniency while she was half-dead from a brain tumour!<br /><br />Personally, I don't buy into the "influence of Manson" song and dance. I understand that he ruled the roost at the ranch, and that shit rolls downhill, but each and every one of those kids made the initial decision to stand there and wait for the sewage to wash over them. They rolled the dice, and now they're paying the price.<br /><br />From what we've seen of the imprisoned Manson Girls over the years, life in prison still looks infinitely better than what they did to their victims. Roll the dice, pay the price! Sorry ladies!Kitty LeClawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006739666538857277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5672681175965110397.post-13999710165793296602012-08-12T13:10:09.704-04:002012-08-12T13:10:09.704-04:00Kitty.. I have read both articles (Susan & Lin...Kitty.. I have read both articles (Susan & Linda) and found them both interesting from the "where are they now" standpoint. Each claim to have remorse and I believe they do but remorse does not reverse the crime. What they did was inhuman and their antics during trial didn't help. <br /><br />Yes, they were under the influnce of Manson but they did it. They should find peace in that they have made the most of their situation but should never expect to be free.<br />TimmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com