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@Torn Mind , would you sentence him differently? Would you make his current living conditions worse to make him pay more for his sins?
Modern fascination with "forgiveness" ultimately winds up turning the legal system into a one-way factory of letting scumbags out to repeat their behaviors. What the untrained(which is about all but lawyers, cops, and wise criminals) doesn't get is that judgments and actions in the legal system are based on procedure and grounds. There is no all-seeing eye nor can rules be automatically be suspended because of "speculation".
I see enough of his writings to be concerned that victim #2 could result from a wiser Reiser, and this wiser version him would cover his tracks far better than the younger version of him 18 years ago.
Unlike some, I don't assume NIna was spotless or purely innocent, she might have had a few character flaws or more, but that doesn't excuse Reiser's conduct or the concerning aspects he conveys in his writings.
Reiser appeals to the lay morality of the modern day of "talking through things". Of course, the lay individuals of the modern day don't realize not all points are talkable. Some matters are very much either/or, and one must prevail over another. The use of "talking" in these scenarios is to essentially lead the other into surrender.
The riskiest part of releasing Reiser would be if he got education in the "right field", that is anything related to law, even a paralegal. Because that's the body of knowledge that could turn him into a mini-Bundy.
There's a reason I wouldn't ever buy Dave's Killer Bread, even if "Dave" is no longer involved in the business. Because going from criminal to "legal" businessman actually doesn't require a single bit of moral change, just a little more self-control in harness the behaviors the criminal already has.