The Sad Story of Judith Clark - Essay Example

Similar individuals involved in the crime pleaded for lesser charges; however, Clark received a seventy-five-year sentence. It seems that while the extraordinary circumstances surrounding her crime – namely its ideological underpinnings – may have contributed to increased attention, there is also the recognition that her sentence was in-line with that many individuals would receive for similar charges. Still, her strong ideological stance at the time prevented her from establishing a plea arrangement for a lesser sentence; this is an ideological stance she claims to have since abandoned.

Even while Clark claims she has been rehabilitated, she remains an accomplice to murder. Her strong ideological bent at the time of the crime may have also contributed to its planning and execution. Ultimately then while Clark’s seventy-five-year sentence may be too extreme, it does not seem a fair principle of justice to release her from prison anytime in the near future.