Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The trial could have been an expensive media circus and gone on for weeks . He defended himself and offered no defense, the trial went through in record time and saved us the tax payer a lot of money. As things stand there is nothing whatsoever for anyone to use as propaganda and his story stops here Martyr him with execution and the story runs and becomes more of a win for the idiots who believe in his ridiculous cause.

Exactly. Let him rot in his cell from this day forward and not a soul will ever talk about him publicly. He will be irrelevant for the remainder of his sorry wheelchair tied days. I can't understand why anyone outside of that radical religious fringe would want to afford him publicity and martyrdom at this point. Just let him rot outside the spotlight.

[Pooky 3,838]

Exactly. Let him rot in his cell from this day forward and not a soul will ever talk about him publicly. He will be irrelevant for the remainder of his sorry wheelchair tied days. I can't understand why anyone outside of that radical religious fringe would want to afford him publicity and martyrdom at this point. Just let him rot outside the spotlight.

If that is to be his sentence, then why have the trial in the first place?

The trial took place because his guilty plea was refused, as to accept it took the death penalty out of the equation.

[Peikko 1,575]

If that is to be his sentence, then why have the trial in the first place?

The trial took place because his guilty plea was refused, as to accept it took the death penalty out of the equation.

You raise a good point. I do not know. I could speculate, but that's not very helpful. Do you think that's the reason, they want to execute him? It doesn't make much sense to me to do so, but there you are, I am not in the judiciary.

[jkelly07 120]

execute inject him with pork blood

[Karee 4,191]

Editorial: Miserable life in lonely cell would deny Nidal Hasan martyrdom

Published: 23 August 2013 01:25 PM

Updated: 23 August 2013 02:08 PM

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Nidal Hasan’s guilt for the horrible Nov. 5, 2009, massacre at Fort Hood was certain even before he admitted it in the opening remarks of his court-martial. No one seriously disputed that a heavily armed Hasan gunned down dozens of fellow U.S. soldiers, killing 13 and wounding more than 30.

That was the verdict a military jury of 13 senior officers reached Friday, after seven hours of deliberations over two days. Not only did Hasan concede his actions, he barely mounted a defense after demanding to serve as his own lead counsel.

The only real question remains unanswered: What price will he pay? Because jurors unanimously found him guilty all 45 charges, including 13 of premeditated murder, Hasan is eligible for the death penalty. Testimony in the punishment phase of this court-martial begins Monday. If jurors are not unanimous for death, Hasan, 42, would receive life in prison.

Even with the heinousness of Hasan’s crimes, this newspaper stands by its opposition to the death penalty. Tempting though it might be to argue for an exception for an Army major and psychiatrist who plotted to kill U.S. troops in cold blood, lethal injection would give this jihadist exactly what he wants.

Hasan, a Virginia-born Muslim, never intended to stand trial and fully expected he would achieve martyrdom in a burst of return gunfire that day. Over his objections to the war, Hasan had been scheduled to ship out with the soldiers he would attack in a processing center after screaming, “Allahu akbar!” He told jurors he “switched sides” and assumed the role of enemy fighter, hardly the “workplace violence” the federal government has called it. The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, disallowed his planned “in defense of others” trial strategy, “others” meaning the Taliban leaders he sought to protect from U.S. troops.

As his minimal defense proves, he still believes he can die a hero to fellow jihadists overseas by taking the needle. Why reward him?

Although he survived his shootout, a bullet struck his spine and left him paralyzed from the chest down. He relies on others for basic hygienic and therapeutic needs. It would not be a stretch to presume he sees life on this planet as intolerable. His body has become a burden.

Why grant him relief, while family members of those he killed and those who survived will never truly get theirs? Why give the killer an easy out?

If you believe in justice, consider a Nidal Hasan sentenced to a lonely, miserable life in an American prison cell, unable to perform the most basic tasks. As the months tick past, his fame diminishes among other jihadists. Instead of martyrdom, Hasan gets hour upon hour, year upon year to contemplate his hate. Maybe one day he will find remorse and shed tears for the lives he ruined.

To give him death is to deny America the justice too long overdue.

Source:

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20130823-editorial-miserable-life-in-lonely-cell-would-deny-nidal-hasan-martyrdom.ece

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Why grant him relief, while family members of those he killed and those who survived will never truly get theirs? Why give the killer an easy out?

Exactly!

[Darnell 8,479]

Maybe he and Chelsea could share a cell? That'd be a hoot..

[Karee 4,191]

Maybe he and Chelsea could share a cell? That'd be a hoot..

That would be pretty cool. I'm sure the good major is somewhat un-educated when it comes the finer points of transgendered folks. Chelsea would have a "captive" audience to explain it all.

It gives me images of those Richard Speck videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLXi2L_s8OY

[Peikko 1,575]

I am sure you are joking but I do not think the two crimes are in any way comparable. I don't salivate at the thought of anyone's punishment, I enjoy living in a country where the judicial system does not apply vengeance as a criteria for assessing sentencing. Someone who massacres their colleagues, whatever their percieved justification should be locked away for life to reflect on his foolish and heinous behaviour, not because I want to gloat but because that is a just punishment for the crime.

[Darnell 8,479]

Ya, I was just a-goofing, there - Please not take me seriously about that one bit.

[Ban Hammer 13,589]

I think it'd be more fun to have him on the desk of a US Navy AirCraft Carrier, docked outside of whatever country his parents came from, 100 pounds of lead tied to various places on his body,

then pushed over the side.

I'd pay the PPV fee on that one.

carries do have catapults, ya know?

[Darnell 8,479]

Ya, it's at least a 100 ft drop, also.

I can think of other fun bits for carrier destruction, but I won't go into them...