Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

The murderer of Ken Kifer, Jimmy Don Rodgers, is still behind bars.
Thank goodness Jimmy Don decided to screw up his chances for Parole.
His release date is now 2023.

Rob

Date: Sun, Sep 4 2005 11:03 pm
Email: Rob Perkins
Groups: rec.bicycles.misc

I was stunned to visit Ken Kifer's pages after a long time and find out
that he had been murdered by a serial drunk driver & drug abuser in Sep
2003. See
http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/index.htm

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

RobertPerkins wrote:
The murderer of Ken Kifer, Jimmy Don Rodgers, is still behind bars.
Thank goodness Jimmy Don decided to screw up his chances for Parole.
His release date is now 2023.

I agree with the "thank goodness" part. Not necessarily for vengeance,
and not for justice (since I don't think justice was served with his
lenient sentence), but for public safety. My safety. Riding my bike
one county away, and regularly driving through Jackson County, I don't
want to have any more drunk drivers, out on bail for drunk driving, on
the road than absolutely necessary.

But the 2023 date is too good to be true. Are you sure he won't come up
for parole in another 3-4 years?

Pat

Date: Sun, Sep 4 2005 11:03 pm
Email: Rob Perkins
Groups: rec.bicycles.misc

I was stunned to visit Ken Kifer's pages after a long time and find out
that he had been murdered by a serial drunk driver & drug abuser in Sep
2003. See
http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/index.htm

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

Pat Lamb writes:

RobertPerkins wrote:
The murderer of Ken Kifer, Jimmy Don Rodgers, is still behind bars.
Thank goodness Jimmy Don decided to screw up his chances for Parole.
His release date is now 2023.

I agree with the "thank goodness" part. Not necessarily for vengeance,
and not for justice (since I don't think justice was served with his
lenient sentence), but for public safety.

With that attitude noone would ever be released. The asshole who hit Ken
got 20 years : this is not a lenient sentence. In fact you could say it
was far too long for what could be described as "an alcohol induced accident".

If he can succeed in rehab then maybe, just maybe this young man can
serve a useful role in society once again.

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

Successful rehab? I don't know about that. According to Ken's website:

"Rodgers had been released from jail just four hours before hitting
Ken. He had been held for 12 hours on charges of DUI (Driving Under the
Influence) and a violation of the open container law. He has been
charged with murder."

The guy had only been release FOUR hours before he killed Ken after
sitting in jail for a DUI violation!

How did Jimmy Don "screw up" his chances for early parole?

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

Hadron Quark wrote:

With that attitude noone would ever be released. The asshole who hit Ken
got 20 years : this is not a lenient sentence. In fact you could say it
was far too long for what could be described as "an alcohol induced accident".

If he can succeed in rehab then maybe, just maybe this young man can
serve a useful role in society once again.

Really? That he had posted bail on a previous DUI just hours before
driving drunk again and then after going to prison decided to risk
literally years of his life so he could get high doesn't bode well for
his successful rehabilitation.
BTW, the "young man" in question is 31 years old. At what age do we
stop excusing intentional criminal acts as "errors of youth"?

Regards,
Bob Hunt

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

"Bob" writes:

Hadron Quark wrote:

With that attitude noone would ever be released. The asshole who hit Ken
got 20 years : this is not a lenient sentence. In fact you could say it
was far too long for what could be described as "an alcohol induced accident".

If he can succeed in rehab then maybe, just maybe this young man can
serve a useful role in society once again.

Really? That he had posted bail on a previous DUI just hours before
driving drunk again and then after going to prison decided to risk
literally years of his life so he could get high doesn't bode well for
his successful rehabilitation.

Agreed : but if he does/can then all the better.

BTW, the "young man" in question is 31 years old. At what age do we
stop excusing intentional criminal acts as "errors of youth"?

Who said it was an error of youth? He certainly deserves punishment :
but to lock away the key is extreme and certainly not how any developed
society or legal system should handle it.


Regards,
Bob Hunt


--

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

Hadron Quark wrote:


He certainly deserves punishment :
but to lock away the key is extreme and certainly not how any developed
society or legal system should handle it.

I'm a bit curious about how other developed societies and legal systems
handle such a thing.

To review: IIRC, he was a person with a long history of putting
innocent people's lives at risk, over and over. He was jailed for this
- itself unusual, indicating a serious problem. Within hours after
release, he repeated the same offense, this time killing an innocent
person.

And, apparently, he behaves badly enough in prison that the legal
system decide he can't be rehabilitated.

Do other societies say "Oh well" and turn him loose on their citizens?


- Frank Krygowski

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

In article .com,
) wrote:

Hadron Quark wrote:


He certainly deserves punishment :
but to lock away the key is extreme and certainly not how any developed
society or legal system should handle it.

I'm a bit curious about how other developed societies and legal systems
handle such a thing.

To review: IIRC, he was a person with a long history of putting
innocent people's lives at risk, over and over. He was jailed for this
- itself unusual, indicating a serious problem. Within hours after
release, he repeated the same offense, this time killing an innocent
person.

And, apparently, he behaves badly enough in prison that the legal
system decide he can't be rehabilitated.

Do other societies say "Oh well" and turn him loose on their citizens?

In the UK he probably wouldn't have been imprisoned in the first
place...

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
Where's the gin?

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

Dave Larrington wrote:

In article .com,
) wrote:

Hadron Quark wrote:

He certainly deserves punishment :
but to lock away the key is extreme and certainly not how any developed
society or legal system should handle it.

I'm a bit curious about how other developed societies and legal systems
handle such a thing.

To review: IIRC, he was a person with a long history of putting
innocent people's lives at risk, over and over. He was jailed for this
- itself unusual, indicating a serious problem. Within hours after
release, he repeated the same offense, this time killing an innocent
person.

And, apparently, he behaves badly enough in prison that the legal
system decide he can't be rehabilitated.

Do other societies say "Oh well" and turn him loose on their citizens?

In the UK he probably wouldn't have been imprisoned in the first
place...

In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the
current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for
him. After doing a made-for-TV movie about his tragic life, of
course. After all, none of his bad behavior could REALLY be his own
fault, could it?

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
 

On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:31:10 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, Mark
Hickey wrote:

In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the
current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for
him.

the more you engage in right wingnut rants like this, the less
i'm interested in your titanium frames. this one was totally
uncalled for.