a principal criteria is whether or not you are a serious danger to society. theresa lewis in prison is not a danger. she s been nothing but helpful to fellow prisoners. she needs to be punished and kept in prison. the death beenality is for extreme cases. this is not her participation, her level of culpability and understanding. she doesn t fit this. this deem nonization of her as a serpent and evil is a gross mischaracterization. would we be having this debate if she were a man? there have been a number of articles and people who came out and said this is all about not all about but very much about gender. i don t think this case would attract as much attention. i think if she had gone before a jury and if her lawyers recommended that instead of pleading guilty and going from a judge for sentencing, she wouldn t have been given the den