Is it right to give them Rights?
Should murderers be allowed the right to marry?
This was the question that Time asked Debra Tate, the sister of Sharon Tate, who was brutally murdered by Charles Manson and some of his followers in 1969. "Charles Manson took away my sister's right to happiness, and to life itself—he shouldn't be allowed his own."
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Debra also went on to say, "The state of California has long been viewed as a liberal state, but at what point is liberal too liberal? Those who commit such extraordinarily heinous crimes against humanity should be asked to forfeit their own rights to the pleasures of life—which include marriage, the birth of children, and family relations of any kind—as they denied their victims all of these most precious gifts. Why should we as a society allow those who take away life the privilege to enjoy all that life has to offer? I really struggle with this."
-This is a stimulating idea. They took away someone life, why should they be allowed to live life with all the perks? I had never thought about this concept. It does seem unfair that Sharon's family didn't get to attend her wedding, yet her killer gets to have one.
Debra also stated that, "At the same time it proves a point I have been trying to make to the general public for the last ten years. That being, the very fact Charles Manson can convince a 26-year-old woman to be his wife shows the power he still possesses over the young and impressionable individuals who are looking for some bizarre form of leadership."
-The idea of leadership is new to my research. But it does serve as another reason for falling for, or rather following, these serial killers.
I know that this topic swayed from my more focused topic of the reasoning behind marrying serial killers, but this is an interesting viewpoint. Without marriage currently being allowed, I wouldn't have a topic to further research. One day it may not be allowed for murderers to marry, and then people will look back on all those who did and ask the same question I did- WHY?
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