Unforgiving nation!

I am bothered by the denial of parole for terminally ill Susan Atkins , one of the Charles Manson murderers. Ms. Atkins has served over 38 years in prison for the horrible crime she committed. She has been a model prisoner all these years helping others. Now she is dying of brain cancer. Certainly she is not a threat to the society any more. But the Parole Board refused her request for mercy with the justification that Ms Atkins did not show any mercy to Sharon Tate when she killed her. This spirit of getting even, revenge, permeates the US justice system. USA is one of the few civilized countries in the world where death penalty meted out in abandon, although there is no proof the death penalty discourages crime. 'An eye for an eye' is the rule of law in this country!