Mike Lawlor Interviewed for Anderson Cooper 360
State Representative Mike Lawlor was interviewed for a taped segment that aired on Anderson Cooper 360 Tuesday regarding the parole process in Connecticut in light of the Petit tragedy.
Lawlor quotes from the report (my transcription, and thus may have errors):
“In my 25 years, there’s never been a case worse than this one”
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“If they had seen that stuff, they would have seen a few warning signals. It was discussed in court about his mental illness, his history of sexual abuse and I think the uniqueness of it would have set him apart and I think they would have paid a different level of attention to this case when it came before the parole board.”
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“When the parole board has asked for copies of police reports, and asked for copies of sentencing transcripts, prosecutors and court clerks have refused to give it to them complaining about the cost of postage or the effort involved in making photocopies and that’s totally unacceptable.”