“California’s Board of Parole Hearings recently found that Sirhan is suitable for parole. I disagree,” writes @GavinNewsom for @latimesopinion. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
“After carefully reviewing the case, including records in the California State Archives, I have determined that Sirhan has not developed the accountability and insight required to support his safe release into the community.”
“Kennedy’s assassination not only changed the course of this nation and robbed the world of a promising young leader, it also left his 11 children without a father and his wife without a husband.”
“The most glaring proof of Sirhan’s deficient insight is his shifting narrative about his assassination of Kennedy, and his current refusal to accept responsibility for it.” 
“Incredibly, in the 1990s, Sirhan began dodging responsibility. He claimed he could not remember the crime, then stated he was innocent.”
“Sirhan is now 77 years old, but he remains a potent symbol of political violence. In the past, terrorists took hostages — and ultimately killed some of them — in Sirhan’s name.”
Newsom, who as governor has the final say on Sirhan’s release, had appeared resistant from the outset. latimes.com/california/sto…
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