What I am trying to tell you Ralph is Tom Kemp has NO merits ~ The parole was overturned last time, as I've mentioned, because there are so many things about this case that you, and the public, do not know. I don't care what versions of the story you heard ~ if you haven't read the reports or attended the hearings you have no idea how twisted and sick the Kemp family really is.
In one of your first posts you stated: "After 20 years in prison, I feel that Tom Kemp is an excellent candidate for parole." And in your last post you've written: "I remember Tom Kemp from years ago. I have not had contact with him in over 20 years." What exactly makes you say he'd be an excellent candidate for parole? You are contradicting yourself.
A few things to consider while you argue for the merits & parole of murderer Tom Kemp:
1. Tom Kemp's initial bond was set at $200,000 in order to protect the rest of the Beno family (my family) due to death threats. Incidentally, he has shown no remorse for his crimes & has never retracted his threats to my family.
2. Tom Kemp had started making death threats to my uncle & family in 1987 ~ there are police reports regarding this.
3. Tom Kemp was in the Navy until he was discharged due to being "undesirable."
There are so many more things I could list, but you've obviously decided to side with a murderer & feel that 20 years is enough time for him to have paid for taking my uncle's life ~ nothing I say is going to change your mind.
Let me remind you again that the parole board overturned his parole three years ago after reviewing the case, taking into account his behavior & lack of remorse. Parole isn't something easily overturned so forgive me if I don't listen to your reasoning when my position is based on fact from those whose job it is to know who deserves parole and who doesn't.
This is my final post on the subject in regards to you Ralph ~ you are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I am not going to see it your way ~ you are an outsider arguing for the man who murdered my family member.
Ralph ~ these other cases have nothing to do with Tom Kemp and what he did to my uncle. I respect your opinion on parole. That is all well and good ~ however, (and I hope you never have to experience a loved one taken from you in a cold-blooded, heartless manner) it is certainly different when it involves someone you love. Your views are idealistic & it is hard to be idealistic when it is personal.
There are reasons why Kemp's parole was overturned three years ago ~ I was at the hearing and there was no question in the minds of everyone on that parole board that the only place Tom Kemp deserves to be is in jail. Tom Kemp's threats to my family, even after his conviction, should not be taken lightly ~ as we've seen he follows through on his threats with deadly force.
As for members of my family reaching out to get letters sent on behalf of my uncle ~ they have a right to do so. They aren't asking for strangers to write letters - they are asking for people who knew & loved Tom Beno to remember him by helping to keep his murderer behind bars. I am sure if you were in this situation you wouldn't begrudge anyone for trying to keep a known & admitted murderer in jail.
You said "If we are going to have parole, it should be fair.” ~ fair to the murderers or to their victims? In my opinion it is fair to appeal & overturn parole based on facts of the case & actions of the guilty party since the crime. It is absolutely fair to keep a murderer like Tom Kemp (who has shown no remorse for his crimes) in jail. What isn't fair is my uncle had no say in the ending of his life.
There is so much more to this story than you will ever know.
Ralph ~ I find it laughable that "except for the events of November 4th" you think Tom Kemp is a pretty good guy. HA! I am the niece of Tom Beno & you have little to no idea what went on the day of my uncle's murder. You say it wasn't premeditated? Holding someone at gun point for hours (hence the kidnapping charge) and then shooting him several times isn't premeditated?!
I grew up around Tom Kemp too ~ and then he shot my uncle in the back & kept on shooting, after holding him for hours at gun point on his wedding day! Yep, that is a guy I want unleashed back into society.... Hope no one else does anything to make him angry ~ Tom Kemp's temper tantrums are deadly.
My mother lost her only brother, my cousins lost their dad, my grandparents lost their only son & my sister and I lost our only uncle.... why exactly does Tom Kemp deserve parole? Answer: He doesn't ~ he has done nothing noteworthy except commit a horrible crime against an innocent man and he should remain in jail period.
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What I am trying to tell you Ralph is Tom Kemp has NO merits ~ The parole was overturned last time, as I've mentioned, because there are so many things about this case that you, and the public, do not know. I don't care what versions of the story you heard ~ if you haven't read the reports or attended the hearings you have no idea how twisted and sick the Kemp family really is.
In one of your first posts you stated: "After 20 years in prison, I feel that Tom Kemp is an excellent candidate for parole." And in your last post you've written: "I remember Tom Kemp from years ago. I have not had contact with him in over 20 years." What exactly makes you say he'd be an excellent candidate for parole? You are contradicting yourself.
A few things to consider while you argue for the merits & parole of murderer Tom Kemp:
1. Tom Kemp's initial bond was set at $200,000 in order to protect the rest of the Beno family (my family) due to death threats. Incidentally, he has shown no remorse for his crimes & has never retracted his threats to my family.
2. Tom Kemp had started making death threats to my uncle & family in 1987 ~ there are police reports regarding this.
3. Tom Kemp was in the Navy until he was discharged due to being "undesirable."
There are so many more things I could list, but you've obviously decided to side with a murderer & feel that 20 years is enough time for him to have paid for taking my uncle's life ~ nothing I say is going to change your mind.
Let me remind you again that the parole board overturned his parole three years ago after reviewing the case, taking into account his behavior & lack of remorse. Parole isn't something easily overturned so forgive me if I don't listen to your reasoning when my position is based on fact from those whose job it is to know who deserves parole and who doesn't.
This is my final post on the subject in regards to you Ralph ~ you are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I am not going to see it your way ~ you are an outsider arguing for the man who murdered my family member.
Regards,
JanaLeigh
September 8, 2008 at 3:43 p.m. permalink suggest removal
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dmets: thank you for your support.
Ralph ~ these other cases have nothing to do with Tom Kemp and what he did to my uncle. I respect your opinion on parole. That is all well and good ~ however, (and I hope you never have to experience a loved one taken from you in a cold-blooded, heartless manner) it is certainly different when it involves someone you love. Your views are idealistic & it is hard to be idealistic when it is personal.
There are reasons why Kemp's parole was overturned three years ago ~ I was at the hearing and there was no question in the minds of everyone on that parole board that the only place Tom Kemp deserves to be is in jail. Tom Kemp's threats to my family, even after his conviction, should not be taken lightly ~ as we've seen he follows through on his threats with deadly force.
As for members of my family reaching out to get letters sent on behalf of my uncle ~ they have a right to do so. They aren't asking for strangers to write letters - they are asking for people who knew & loved Tom Beno to remember him by helping to keep his murderer behind bars. I am sure if you were in this situation you wouldn't begrudge anyone for trying to keep a known & admitted murderer in jail.
You said "If we are going to have parole, it should be fair.” ~ fair to the murderers or to their victims? In my opinion it is fair to appeal & overturn parole based on facts of the case & actions of the guilty party since the crime. It is absolutely fair to keep a murderer like Tom Kemp (who has shown no remorse for his crimes) in jail. What isn't fair is my uncle had no say in the ending of his life.
There is so much more to this story than you will ever know.
Respectfully yours,
JanaLeigh
September 8, 2008 at 1:35 p.m. permalink suggest removal
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Ralph ~ I find it laughable that "except for the events of November 4th" you think Tom Kemp is a pretty good guy. HA! I am the niece of Tom Beno & you have little to no idea what went on the day of my uncle's murder. You say it wasn't premeditated? Holding someone at gun point for hours (hence the kidnapping charge) and then shooting him several times isn't premeditated?!
I grew up around Tom Kemp too ~ and then he shot my uncle in the back & kept on shooting, after holding him for hours at gun point on his wedding day! Yep, that is a guy I want unleashed back into society.... Hope no one else does anything to make him angry ~ Tom Kemp's temper tantrums are deadly.
My mother lost her only brother, my cousins lost their dad, my grandparents lost their only son & my sister and I lost our only uncle.... why exactly does Tom Kemp deserve parole? Answer: He doesn't ~ he has done nothing noteworthy except commit a horrible crime against an innocent man and he should remain in jail period.
September 8, 2008 at 7:50 a.m. permalink suggest removal