House arrest

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:52 pm

Actor Robert Blake is currently on house arrest.

Feel free to add replies to this poll voicing your opinion.

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:21 pm

Considering the preferential treatment she received in Jail I would say yes.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:42 pm

The severity of the crimes would weigh heavily against her.

On the other hand she's not a flight risk.

Just thinking out loud.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:34 am

I voted no.
I hadn't really thought about house arrest before. Good question.

My feeling is 10 months in jail, treated well by her friend, Mrs. Wright- that is the only State-sanctioned punishment Lizzie got for the crime.
(She had to be at the least, accessory-after-the-fact.)

Nancie · Post by **Nancie** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:48 pm

i voted yes because Lizzie wasn't going anywhere,
no risk. She was not guitly.

Gramma · Post by **Gramma** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:07 pm

Although I voted yes, I wonder if her being jailed in Taunton was not a protection for her in a way. If what I believe was true she might have been in danger if she had been easily accessible.

Gramma

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Wed May 26, 2004 5:59 pm

Does that mean whatever *threat* was there was removed by June? Or do you think Lizzie continued to be in danger?

Gramma · Post by **Gramma** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:16 pm

I think she continued to be in danger, although I think the intensity of the threat diminished as time went by. I do believe she was "watched" closely and she knew it.

Gramma

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:22 pm

BTW...

It is nice to see you posting Gramma...

Are you ready to pony up that Jelly Roll recipe?

I will trade....

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:21 am

Was Emma also in danger? Does this have any bearing on their split?

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:50 am

The Jelly Roll recipe should be in "Lizzie Borden Living" magazine.

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Thu May 27, 2004 11:13 am

Yes Fairhaven.....

I LOVED that idea and think you should run with it for The Hatchet!

I would help you!

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:18 pm

Audrey,

I honestly don't know enough about either Lizzie or Martha to do either of them justice, even in a spoofy way.

Feel free to run with the idea yourself. There were some good suggestions posted in the other thread.

Chris

Lizzie Borden Society Forum

House arrest

Assuming that house arrest existed in 1892-1893, would you have let Lizzie stay at home until the trial instead of being confined at Taunton?

House arrest