Menendez Brothers’ Parole Hears: Justice or Overreach After Three Decades Behind Bars?

After almost three decades locked behind bars for the chilling murders of their parents, Erik and Lyle Menendez are now on the cusp of convincing a parole board to grant them freedom. Their parole hearings, conducted via videoconference this week, mark a critical moment not just for these brothers but for American justice itself.How Does Justice Serve America When Violent Crimes Are Reconsidered?The Menendez case has long been a lightning rod. At the time, the brutal slayings of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their opulent Beverly Hills home shocked the nation. The prosecution argued that greed—a multimillion-dollar inheritance—drove these young...