Moussaoui's verdict - life without parole, no death...

What do you think?

By Christylee on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 08:45 am:

I think it's a shame, he will hold no remorse, sure he looses his freedom but now WE as taxpayers have to continue to care for him. He was even gloating in the courtroom, what a shame.

By Colette on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 08:50 am:

I haven't totally decided how I feel on the verdict. I really hope that he cannot be extradited back to France though. I saw his mother was requesting the French gov't to intervene.

By Ginny~moderator on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 09:22 am:

I think it is a tribute to the U.S. courts and the jury system that this trial was held, taken so seriously, and that this jury considered as long and as hard as the members did, rather than making a knee-jerk decision.

I also think that Moussaoui has much less chance of being seen as a martyr this way. The former head of the prison where he will be held described the setting on NPR yesterday. 23 hours alone in a 7x12 cell, with no chance for communicating with any other prisoners, and 1 hour a day, again alone, in an exercize cage. No privileges - no school, no television, no worship services, very little reading material if any.

I think the man is a nut-cake, a wanna-be. I also think that the FBI had plenty of information well ahead of time, as came out in testimony, if the higher-ups had only listened to the investigators in the field.

I don't think he can be extradited to France - extradition is only if there are charges pending in another jurisdiction, and that seems not to be the case. There is some speculation that because he is a French citizen the French government (being the French government and often a pain in the btt) might ask that he be transferred to a prison there, but I very much doubt that the U.S. government would ever consent.

By Emily7 on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 09:58 am:

I agree Ginny. As much as I hate the fact that our tax dollars will go to support him, at least now he won't be seen as a martyr.

By Dawnk777 on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 03:10 pm:

Giving him death was giving him what he wanted. I agree with not making him a martyr.

By Luvn29 on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 04:25 pm:

I so totally believe he kept saying the things he said in court to try to tick the jurors off enough to make them give him the death penalty so they would make him exactly what he wanted to be: a martyr. Now he won't be given that.

Life in a prison cell is exactly what he deserved. Death is too good for him. It's what he wanted. Let him suffer in prison cell for life. I'm so glad the jury got it and didn't fall into his little manipulative ways.

By Reds9298 on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 04:35 pm:

Ditto Adena.

By Alberobello on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 05:08 pm:

What did he do?

By Alberobello on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 05:11 pm:

Ok i know now. I'm sorry...

By Christylee on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 07:09 pm:

You know, I never really thought of it that way. I think you guys have something there, I didn't see it that way. I was just thinking about the $$ issue and not the bigger picture, thanks!

In the end death IS to good for him.

By Luvn29 on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 10:56 pm:

You know, Christylee, I felt the same about having to support him at first, but then after listening to him, and thinking about it, that's when I came to the conclusions I came to. It's worth the money!

No problem, Maria!!! It's hard keeping all of these people in the news straight sometimes!

By Mrsheidi on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 12:14 am:

Life in prison and a sex change...that oughta humble him!

By Tink on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 04:02 pm:

ROFL, Heidi! Not quite humane but oh-so-appropriate!

Oh, and by humane, I'm referring to how the "system" would view it, not myself personally.

By Sandysmom on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 09:13 pm:

My husband said that he won't last long in prison. Remember Jeffrey Dahmer, the cannibalist, he only lasted about two years in jail and then someone killed him. I doubt this guy will last.

By Cocoabutter on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 09:54 pm:

Why is it that I always thought Dahmer killed himself?

I guess now that I have read some responses here, I agree that life in prison is better so that he isn't a martyr. That may be what the jury was thinking all along.

But I would prefer death by torture.

By Tripletmom on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 10:06 pm:

Ditto Cocoa-Death by torture,I thought at first also.Let him rot!!

By Crystal915 on Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 12:27 pm:

He's going to be in solitary, I was hoping they would just allow him into general population, where he would likely be killed, but there was an article saying he'll be in a cell alone 23 hours a day, and let out to exercise alone for 1 hour.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:08 am:

Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered while in prison..

Per Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Sentenced February 17, 1992. Murdered/beaten to death with a bench-press bar from the prison's weight room, November 28, 1994 by Christopher Scarver. Who claimed God told him to do it.

By Dawnk777 on Monday, May 8, 2006 - 10:28 am:

Yes, Jeffrey Dahmer didn't last too long in prison. He wasn't one of Wisconsin's prouder moments.