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James Traficant: 30 years ago Richard Speck killed eight nurses in Chicago. Opponents of the death penalty said Richard Speck should get…

On the recordMay 14, 1996
30 years ago Richard Speck killed eight nurses in Chicago. Opponents of the death penalty said Richard Speck should get life in prison. That is much harder time and much more punishment. Well, check this out. News reports now confirm that while in the Illinois State Prison, Richard Speck had total freedom, all the cocaine and marijuana he wanted, and sex parties. In fact, it was such a hard time, Richard Speck, with two other inmates, made a 2-hour video, a porno video, in the prison TV studio. Two hours. And listen to what Speck says on the tape. He says, ``If those squares knew what a good time I was having, they would actually turn me loose.'' Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Eight nurses are rolling over in their graves. The only free thing that Richard Speck should have gotten was 50,000 volts. Is it any wonder America has more murder than any other country on the planet? All the politicians down here are worried about the rights of criminals. I think they better start being concerned about the rights of the American people.

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the case of Richard Speck and the implications of prison conditions on crime and punishment.

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