[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4908-H4909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RICHARD SPECK'S EASY TIME IN PRISON FOR MURDERING EIGHT NURSES

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago Richard Speck killed eight 
nurses in Chicago. Opponents of the death penalty said Richard Speck 
should get life in prison. That is much harder time and much more 
punishment.
  Well, check this out. News reports now confirm that while in the 
Illinois State Prison, Richard Speck had total freedom, all the cocaine 
and marijuana he wanted, and sex parties. In fact, it was such a hard 
time, Richard Speck, with two other inmates, made a 2-hour video, a 
porno video, in the prison TV

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studio. Two hours. And listen to what Speck says on the tape. He says, 
``If those squares knew what a good time I was having, they would 
actually turn me loose.''
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Eight nurses are rolling over in their 
graves. The only free thing that Richard Speck should have gotten was 
50,000 volts. Is it any wonder America has more murder than any other 
country on the planet?
  All the politicians down here are worried about the rights of 
criminals. I think they better start being concerned about the rights 
of the American people.

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