[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Jim Guthrie]

From: Eleanor Braun

Strictly speaking, she was sentenced to 20 years; however 13 years were
suspended.  If after her release from prison in 7 years she violates the

Exactly how is the suspension and Parole related? They're certainly not the same 
thing. A parole could let her out in fairly short order, but that doesn’t affect 
the length of the sentence or the suspension part of it.

The exception would be if the sentence included a clause restricting the 
availability of parole.

Those who think this is to lenient might consider that there's a considerable 
amount of white privilege at work when one pulls the car past the foot of the 
driveway.

See:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/us/racial-disparity-traffic-stops-driving-black.html?_r=0
Cheers,
Jim Guthrie